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To: JenB
Right. I do Times New Roman double spaced and let Word determine my pages. But, I was trying to see how many pages 140,000 words would be if it were published, so I counted the words on a couple of pages in a popular novel. (Paperback - Hardback might be more words on a page) It averaged about 350 words. So, while Word tells me that I have 488 pages, if I divide 140,000 (my grand total) by 350, (average words in a Clancy novel) I would get 400 pages.

Of course, this totally unscientific. But, I just like to know. It boosts my confidence.

Probably when an editor gets through, I will probably have 10 good pages and short story instead. LOL!

5,521 posted on 11/13/2006 5:47:42 AM PST by James Ewell Brown Stuart (Sorry, we don't want to stick around to see if we win; we'd rather vote ourselves off the island.)
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To: James Ewell Brown Stuart

So sorry about all the postings. I think the link between Israel and California got all hinky.


5,522 posted on 11/13/2006 5:48:36 AM PST by James Ewell Brown Stuart (Sorry, we don't want to stick around to see if we win; we'd rather vote ourselves off the island.)
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