For the prescriptivists: So far the lowest word count in this thread for a debut novel is a 53k space opera (almost a novella, but still a novel!), and the longest is a 177k epic fantasy (almost double the word count some people claim you shouldn& #39;t go over). https://twitter.com/MarinaLostetter/status/1247909546368143361">https://twitter.com/MarinaLos...

These are both for adults.

There are some MG and YA in the thread. So if you& #39;re looking to compare to your own work, make sure you double check that you& #39;re not doing the apples to oranges thing.

Really what I& #39;m trying to illustrate here is, yes, know the industry standards. Also know that you& #39;re not going to get auto-rejected because your word count is over 110k, like some people (and infographics) would have you believe.