How long should your story be?
Short Story? 5,000-10,000 Words
Novelette? 20,000 Words
Novella? 20,000-60,000 Words
Novel? 60,000-100,000 Words
I Googled for some info.
Readers who read on their phone or Kindle, sales are up on shorter stories. Since they are reading on a tablet of some kind, they can read a quick story on the tablet.
Shorter stories sell better as E-Books.
So how short should your story be?
I then Goggled price on short stories.
Under 20,000 words are usually priced as $1.99- 99Cents and 35% royalty
A Novella are usually priced at $2,99 or $3.99 75% royalty
Novels are priced at $2,99 - $4,99
I have decided to make my word count around 50,000 words. A Novella and price it at $2.99
The only downside I found was that some readers will leave a bad review because the book is only 50,000 words. They said to mention that it is a Novella in the book description.
I want to write 4 books a year. For me I would rather write a shorter book, and publish more books, than work all year on one book.
So the book I am working on The Cross will be around 50,000 words.
I started the rewrite and have the first 5 chapters rewritten, a little tighter, a bit of romance. I also wrote the last scene in the book.
In the Book Save the Cat:
It states that the opening scene and the last scene should be a mirror image. Like the story has come full circle.
One never knows if their book will sell or not. It is a crap shoot. The market is flooded. What works for one person might not work for another person.
It is a personal choice. I decided 50,000 words and will price it at $2.99
What do you think? How long is your story and what will you price it at?
Short Story? 5,000-10,000 Words
Novelette? 20,000 Words
Novella? 20,000-60,000 Words
Novel? 60,000-100,000 Words
I Googled for some info.
Readers who read on their phone or Kindle, sales are up on shorter stories. Since they are reading on a tablet of some kind, they can read a quick story on the tablet.
Shorter stories sell better as E-Books.
So how short should your story be?
I then Goggled price on short stories.
Under 20,000 words are usually priced as $1.99- 99Cents and 35% royalty
A Novella are usually priced at $2,99 or $3.99 75% royalty
Novels are priced at $2,99 - $4,99
I have decided to make my word count around 50,000 words. A Novella and price it at $2.99
The only downside I found was that some readers will leave a bad review because the book is only 50,000 words. They said to mention that it is a Novella in the book description.
I want to write 4 books a year. For me I would rather write a shorter book, and publish more books, than work all year on one book.
So the book I am working on The Cross will be around 50,000 words.
I started the rewrite and have the first 5 chapters rewritten, a little tighter, a bit of romance. I also wrote the last scene in the book.
In the Book Save the Cat:
It states that the opening scene and the last scene should be a mirror image. Like the story has come full circle.
One never knows if their book will sell or not. It is a crap shoot. The market is flooded. What works for one person might not work for another person.
It is a personal choice. I decided 50,000 words and will price it at $2.99
What do you think? How long is your story and what will you price it at?
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