how many pages do i need to get copyright of my story and what else i need to look over?

Answer 1

The US Copyright Office will want a deposit of the work in its entirety.

See the last 2 links in the source box. The application is fairly simple & the cost is $45 per application.

Despite what others state, a "poor man's" copyright is NOT the same as registering it. Here's what the US Copyright Office has to say:

"The practice of sending a copy of your own work to yourself is sometimes called a 'poor man’s copyright.' There is no provision in the copyright law regarding any such type of protection, and it is not a substitute for registration."

Hope that helps! I wish you much success & happiness in all your ventures!

Answer 2

if you put the date and your name on your work it is copyrighted, any thing that you add to it will be come copyright by inclusion. to ensure that you have legal standing mail yourself a copy registered mail and do not open it. if there is ever a court case you can enter the sealed envelope as evidence. it will then be opened in court and whatever is inside it will prove your copyright claim with a date. the other thing you can do is file your copyright with the government agency in charge of copyrights, i'm not sure who that is but a quick web-search will help you find it.