How to Calculate a Manuscript Word Count

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Tip 1 - How do I calculate wordcount for a manuscript?

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Fermin Da Costa Gomez | permalink

When I submit a manuscript, I'm supposed to include a wordcount. I understand that this is not simply the number of words in the document (as calculated by Word or Google Docs wordcount tools), but

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Tip 2 - How to Calculate a Word Count Per Page | eHow

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Waid Essick | permalink

You must provide an accurate word count per page or by document when you are submitting a literary project. Word-processing programs have a function that calculates the number automatically, but the results are not reliable in the publishing world. This is because these programs only count actual words, but publishers are also interested in blank...

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