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Debut novel in works is around 125k words— is it too long to be published?

I'm sure you can google word count recommendations yourself, so I'll assume that isn't your question. There are many questions on this site where aspiring writers do something they know is not ...
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Debut novel in works is around 125k words— is it too long to be published?

Is 125k words too long? It depends. Is the piece literary v. general audience? Literary pieces tend to be longer. Does the story need a lot of world-building? This is often the reason that debut sci-...
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What is the process of working with a sensitivity reader?

The process of sensitivity reading is quite simple and straightforward: A copy of your manuscript is given to a sensitivity reader. That person reads the book and returns it to you or the publisher ...
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