How Many Words in a Story? What if it's a novel? How many words in a novella? You may be wondering, how long should a book be, and maybe you even asked. Were you given the dread answer, "As long as it needs to be?" Ugh. I know, you wanted an average, something to give you a ballpark figure to work with. No worries, tune in to learn about the average number of words in a story, or the average number of words in a book, whether you're tackling a novel or a novella.

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Looking for writing resources? When writing a book for the first time, an author's tools are available in multiple varieties. The tools for authors in this podcast are other writing podcasts, writing websites, newsletters, and other quick author resources that can give you a nice baseline for getting started. Find the full list of writing resource links mentioned in this podcast here: Resources for Writing (Websites about Writing)

If you're looking for writing books, you'll love checking out these fiction writing books to get you started. I've highlighted a few that I find to be helpful for those starting out. I love writing books and have well over 150 of them, so I may get a little excited talking about books for writers! I hope you join me. #podcastforwriters #writingpodcast #writingsmarter - You can fid more information at WritingSmarter.com