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So many things factor into this, it's impossible to give a 'right answer'. Some books need longer, some need shorter, and it's almost entirely a creative decision. But 5000 is very heavy, kind of regardless. if you need an easy variance, I'd say 1.5 to 4k with exceptions is a decent guideline.

Sure. I write almost entirely fantasy for my personal projects. My background is in creative writing but also politics. I tend to write a lot about generational trauma, social issues, political issues, political history. Lots of queer stuff, being queer myself. I also love mythology, classical...

Yes. Now imagine ALL of that on TOP of managing a plot and characters that span a whole novel! What do you mean by subjects? Prose style, themes, genres, tropes, characters?

So, first thing to note - short story compilations like that are a hard sell in the market if you care about that. But if not, it can be a lot of fun. I've done it myself! The stories differed. Some actually had chapters, forming about ~10k words, whilst some were about 3k. The first draft (the...

Morrigan here! I am a professional writer and writing tutor, just looking to get a bit more comfortable in the online space. I am currently querying my book The Apostate Saint, whilst working on three more books, The Warg (On Draft 2), The Wytches of Drogmor (On Draft 1), and Apoligia (On...