The author in me is always interested in other authors’ word-counts. Usually when I write a story, I just write until the idea’s out. However, for “Quest for Leviathan,” I wanted to write at least 4,000 words so that it would be well above the flash-fiction category, but I didn’t think I had a novella-suitable idea. Sure enough, it totaled at…
Which of course, I realize after-the-fact that if I had added JUST one more word, we’d have an even 4, 350. But I don’t notice these things until too late. 😉
How does “Quest for Leviathan” line up in my short-story word counts?
Letters from a Scatter-Brained Sister – 7,000+ words
Quest for Leviathan – 4,300+ words
Coffee Cake Days – 3,250+ words
Hartly Manor – 3,000+ words
Letter of Love – 2,900+ words
Maggie’s Hope Chest – 2,700+ words
Noelle’s Gift – 2,700+ words
Peace, Be Still – 2,600+ words
That makes it my second-longest short story.
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😀 I've enjoyed your countdown posts! Lots of cool ideas! And yes! It might just be a writer thing, but I love knowing how many words something is. 😉 Now I won't have to wonder about how many there are in Quest for Leviathan. Congratulations on your newest release!
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Thanks, Lauren! 🙂 Haha! Yes, I'm the same with word counts. 😉 Thanks!
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