word count question

[max2011]

I'm sure my brain has this information tucked away in a dusty drawer, but can someone refresh me: do you put word count on the synopsis or just the query?

[mammamaia]

the query... synopsis gets only the title and your by line...

[Linton Robinson]

Put it anywhere you want. Quwery, synopsis, manuscript. It's information. It can't hurt anything.

[DrG2]

Only on the manuscript.

[max2011]

Thank you for responding, but now I'm more confused. I have placed it on the query. I'm debating to put it on the synopsis......

[DrG2]

definitely not the synopsis. There is no benefit to having it in your query, and can be a negative if your manuscript is longer than typical for your genre/target audience.

[mammamaia]

word count is de rigueur in queries, since the agent/publisher needs that information and will be more than annoyed if it's left out... it's needed for the very reason that if the ms is too long or too short, they can save time and toss the query, to focus on mss that are of marketable length...

[max2011]

Thank you for all the support. I searched in different places and I'm going to keep the word count on the query.

[DrG2]

word count is de rigueur in queries, since the agent/publisher needs that information and will be more than annoyed if it's left out... it's needed for the very reason that if the ms is too long or too short, they can save time and toss the query, to focus on mss that are of marketable length...

not all query experts agree with you.

as a submitter, I DON'T WANT to make it easy for a screener to toss my novel.

[mammamaia]

not all query experts agree with you.

who are some that don't?... examples, please...