I’m often asked how long a manuscript should be. Here are the most common lengths, but always check each publication’s guidelines to see exactly what they’re looking for.

Short story - up to 7,000 words
Novelette or Novella - 7,000 to 15,000 words
Novel - over 15,000 words
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Here’s part one of Ed Beard Jr. drawing. In this tutorial he goes over shading techniques.
Have Fun,
Jeff

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Ed Beard Jr. I met at a L. Ron Hubbard’s Writer’s and Artist’s of the Future event in Los Angeles, many years ago. He’s a very nice guy, and a great artist. Take a look at this video of how to use contour line techniques to draw a dragon. I will list more […]