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General Discussion and News => Writing Advice => Topic started by: Whisperingwind on December 09, 2016, 08:49:34 AM

Title: Count the number of words.
Post by: Whisperingwind on December 09, 2016, 08:49:34 AM

What method do  publishers use to count the number words in a novel?

Forget computer software.

Title: Re: Count the number of words.
Post by: Whisperingwind on December 09, 2016, 09:19:43 AM

Visit the website for good info about counting the number of words.

http://www.writerstype.com/articles/wordcount.asp

Title: Re: Count the number of words.
Post by: malka on April 02, 2017, 01:08:45 PM

Do not get the question. Home Office tools count the number of words. Or do you write with your hand, traditionally?

Title: Re: Count the number of words.
Post by: thomasdown92 on May 22, 2020, 01:13:35 AM

There are many ways to count the number of words. While I can't really say how publishers count the words in a novel, the writing tools (https://www.123helpme.com/) that I use to write generally has a word counter on top.