Is 50,000 words too short for most publishers when writing a novel?

Answer 1

Length is not really an issue. Your story should be just as long as you need to tell it. Some great novels are 75 pages long, others take up 1 000, or more.

Answer 2

According to the National Novel Writing Month website, 50,000 words is about 175 pages of a novel. Many books are around 250 or so...but there are always edits and additions. Good luck!

Answer 3

Probably. While saying 'the story needs to be as long as it needs to be' is good general advice, there is a set of generally accepted standards in the publishing world and they vary widely depending on the genre of the novel. Mysteries and romances tend to be shorter 75K-100K, Fantasies and SF are typically 100K-120K (but can go way longer), YA books run around 50K to 80K. These are all rough estimates. More answers can be found at absolutewrite.com and writers.net.

Answer 4

Depends on the story.

Agatha Christie wrote 55 000 word murder mysterys. If you think that your story will need editing and cutting then 50 000 is too little.

Answer 5

if you feel that the story remains unresolved because of its length then i would consider revising it or make sure that there is another piece that fills in the emty spaces in your composition. if the the publisher seems interested in the story, i would emagine that the worst they would do is to ask you to add on some chapters

Answer 6

It's short because it equals approximately 175 pages I think.

Answer 7

yes, you need 1 million words minimum. nah, not really. that is long enough, just use large print.

Answer 8

that's like a long essay or short story...

Answer 9

it's quality,not qunaity