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I just finished the final draft of my fantasy epic novel today. It took me a year to write it.
I imported all the chapters into my Microsoft Word and got my word count...164,599 words!
I thought it might be around 140,000 words which was pushing it, but over 164,000 words??? I tried to reduce the number of words. I did in some places. But then I added words to tighten up the story.
I write in sort of a Terry Brooks style. I wrote this book with the intent of having a complete epic story in one book. I don't think splitting it in two will work.
I know that few novelists debut with such large novels. Brooks did. Goodkind and Martin did. But it's a different day.
So...do I just approach publishers or should I strive to find an agent? I know finding an agent to handle such a big novel will be tough.
I do not want to self publish this one. Went that route.
I imported all the chapters into my Microsoft Word and got my word count...164,599 words!
I thought it might be around 140,000 words which was pushing it, but over 164,000 words??? I tried to reduce the number of words. I did in some places. But then I added words to tighten up the story.
I write in sort of a Terry Brooks style. I wrote this book with the intent of having a complete epic story in one book. I don't think splitting it in two will work.
I know that few novelists debut with such large novels. Brooks did. Goodkind and Martin did. But it's a different day.
So...do I just approach publishers or should I strive to find an agent? I know finding an agent to handle such a big novel will be tough.
I do not want to self publish this one. Went that route.