Why and how to blog a book rather than write it

Why and how to blog a book rather than write it

Vibrant Nation - 24,000 words - 100 pages...

THE BRITS HAVE A WORD FOR IT

THE BRITS HAVE A WORD FOR IT


When in Britain with 1-year old Chloe, she lived on Bangers and Mash...

Ireland, the buggy didn't make it into the boot, ended up buying one more buggy in Ireland and one in London - check out "3 Strollers and a Baby" on the travels/lifelong learning blog... Biscuits are cookies, scones are more like baking powder biscuits...

Car hire, roundabout, scones, and more in Ireland - "Treasures of the Bog."

Guide to Literary Agents - WordCount

Guide to Literary Agents - WordCount

60,000 Youth Books

YOUNG ADULT
Perhaps more than any other, YA is the one category where word count is very flexible.
For starters, 55,000 - 69,999 is a great range.
The word round the agent blogosphere is that these books tend to trending longer, saying that you can top in the 80Ks. However, this progression is still in motion and, personally, I'm not sure about this. I would say you're playing with fire the higher you go. When it gets into the 70s, you may be all right—but you have to have a reason for going that high. Again, higher word counts usually mean that the writer does not know how to edit themselves.
A good reason to have a longer YA novel that tops out at the high end of the scale is if it's science fiction or fantasy. Once again, these categories are expected to be a little longer because of the world-building.
Concerning the low end, below 55K could be all right but I wouldn't drop much below about 47K.

30,000 - Riddle of the Great Seal
30,000 - Treasures of the Bog

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A history of Ireland in 100 objects/ 4000 year old necklace

A history of Ireland in 100 objects

A 4,000 year old gold necklace is found in a dumpster in Dublin....

I wrote a fiction story for 10 - 12-year olds to young teens called "Treasures of the Bog" about the necklace / gold collar or lunula - small moon....

PhilaPlace - Washington Avenue Steamship Landing and Immigration station

PhilaPlace - Washington Avenue Steamship Landing and Immigration station

Lazaretto, Immigration station in Philadelphia - 1799 - 1893
Opened after yellow fever epidemics occured in Philadelphia...

Between the 1870s and 1915, tens of thousands of primarily eastern and southern European immigrants disembarked at Washington Avenue piers from steamships departing from ports in Britain, France, Germany, Holland, and Italy. Those who stayed settled in the nearby waterfront neighborhoods like Southwark, Moyamensing, Northern Liberties, Port Richmond, and Kensington that offered available jobs and affordable housing. But thousands of other boarded Pennsylvania Railroad trains to Pittsburgh, Chicago, and beyond.
Started docking in 1873, but docked first at Lazaretto; Penn Railway Station receives the increasing number of immigrants. 1870 -1915 thousands take the railroad for Pittsburg, Chicago and further....

Writing for 10+, Riddle of.....

I took Josie to a writing class - after explaining how to develop characters, we were given two squares of paper and to write a noun on each one. I wrote bee keeper and janitor, Josie doctor and horse. I received back teenage girl and girl, Josie - pilot and astronaut. We had 20 minutes to start writing. Tousled hair flying in the wind, the teenage girl ran down the beach, long limbs flashing in the moonlight. Lights from the bungalows sprayed their glow on the hill above her. A dog dashed out of the dark, his fur rippling, as he took a stance in front of her. She stopped and drew a breath, and looking at the dog, debated her next move. "Rango, where are you?", a voice on the ridge called. The teenager returned with, "He is down here." A little girl of about 8 years of age appeared.....