Tales from PubTips (S01E03)

Meagan and Kirk dive into the Reddit community r/PubTips, unpacking both the helpful advice and the more problematic trends they’ve seen circulating in the subreddit.They also explore some of the recurring debates that dominate r/PubTips, including the infamous word-count rules, comparative titles, and the murky territory of query personalization.For the Hot Goss segment, Meagan and Kirk turn to the ongoing debate about editors. Must every writer hire a professional editor before querying, or is this just another form of gatekeeping?Welcome to Bad Lit Friends. We’re glad you’re here, even if none of us know what we’re doing.Bad Lit Friends was created and is hosted by Meagan Thompson-Mann and Kirk Rafferty. Our Producer is Rylan Rafferty.Show email: [email protected]: @badlitfriends.bsky.social‬Threads: @badlitfriendsInstagram: @badlitfriendsShow notes:You can find typical editorial rates at: https://www.the-efa.org/rates/Typical word counts: Short story: under 7,500 wordsNovelette: 7,500 to 17,500 wordsNovella: 17,500 to 40,000 wordsFantasy & Sci-Fi: 100,000 to 115,000 wordsMystery & Thriller - 80,000 to 100,000 wordsLiterary Fiction - 80,000 - 100,000 wordsRomance - 80,000 to 100,000 wordsHorror - 70,000 to 100,000 wordsMemoir - 80,000 to 90,000 wordsYoung Adult - 55,000 to 80.000 wordsNonfiction - 50,000 to 80,000 wordsMiddle Grade - 20,000 to 55,000 words(Source: https://reedsy.com/studio/resources/how-many-words-in-a-novel)