Alyssa asked K.M. Weiland:

What would be an appropriate ballpark number of words for a YA debut novel? I hear writers don't have as many words to work with until they are published.

K.M. Weiland 45k to 80k is a good average for YA.

I read your post on "6 Requirements for Writing Better Character Goals", and was wondering this: what do you want more than anything? What thing do you want, at the risk of saving the world/surviving/living happily ever after?

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