I culled this info from Agent sites and hope it helps all you other wannabe writers out there:
MG or Middle grade fiction = 25k-40k
YA or Young Adult = 45k-80k;
PR or Paranormal Romance = 85k-100k
Romance = 85k-100k
Cozy mysteries = 65k-90k
Horror = 80k-100k
Sci-Fi = 90k-110k
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5 months ago
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I think these are all pretty spot-on from what I already knew of the subject. Although I'd like to add that some fantasies go for longer word counts -- anywhere between 120k - 175k.
Huh, now I'm curious to see where my current WIP is at!
Thanks--it's great to have an update on these numbers. This aligns with what I caught from a recent agent/editor interview.
Angela @ The Bookshelf Muse
David: That's so true. But I think an average is in the range I listed. There are always EPIC Sci-fi and Fantasy manuscripts. Right now my hubby is reading The Lord of the Rings Trilogy - an endeavor
Thanks, Kim. It seems these number change from time to time. My MG is at 50K and I was thinking it was too short.
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