Cynthia B Ainsworthe, experienced and successful author is telling us about the difference between page count vs. word count. Quite valuable information in my opinion. Thank you Cynthia for sharing this with us.
Page Count vs Word Count in Fiction Books
During several book signings, one question frequently asked of me has been, “How many pages is the book?” I always explain that the novel is over 90,000 words. The person’s expression, tells me that I might as well have been speaking a foreign language.
I have no idea why the publishing industry has not educated the reading public that word count determines the length of a novel and not the number of pages, and that a 70,000-word book can have more printed pages than a 90,000-word novel.
There are several reasons for this that are useful to the publisher:
- Font style and size: A font style and size will either increase or decrease the number of characters per page. Times New Roman font delivers fewer characters per page than Garamond. The industry standard for size is from 10 point to 13 point…
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Auora, Thank you so very much for reblogging my post. You are very kind. 🙂
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It was a great honor and pleasure to do so, Cynthia.
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