Early on in my relationship with a new coaching client – often as early as our initial consultation call – I’ll ask about the targeted total word count for their manuscript.
Often the response I get is something along the lines of, “Oh, I don’t think in terms of word count. I just
want the book to be about 300 pages long.”
This page count focused approach is a carryover from the world of reading, where we generally judge the length of a book by its number of pages. Makes sense, right?
As a writer, however, it’s important to switch your mindset over to tracking and measuring word count, not page count.
Here’s why…
The number of pages a book contains actually has nothing to do with the length of the
book.
Don’t believe me?
Well, let me ask you this:
How many pages is the first Harry Potter book?
It turns out the answer to that question isn't nearly as simple as you might think.
Click here to find out why.
Your pal in
writing,
Kevin T. Johns, writing coach
P.S. In the latest episode of The Writing Coach podcast, I speak with Audrey Hughey of the Author Transformation Alliance about writing, book marketing, and more! Give it a listen
here.
