Simon Sands
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However, Hephzibah isn’t just breaking records. Her mother, Chika, believes that her achievements will light a creative spark in other children worldwide.
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11:44 AM - Nov 10, 2023
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Blair Houghton
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In response to Simon Sands.
Incredible for a 10-year-old, but... 58000 words is only a middling-length novel. EM Forster said a novel is 50K or more (~150 pages) and books people think are long go over 100K (the Harry Potter books average 155K). So the caption writer's "whopping" steals some of the verity of the achievement.
11:57 AM - Nov 10, 2023
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Where is the love??
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They aren't comparing to average books. They're focusing on child authors. 58,000 words beats the previous record by more than 10,000 words written by a child.
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12:23 PM - Nov 10, 2023
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Blair Houghton
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Oh I'm def splitting edit hairs. They could have avoided the "huh?" moment by sticking to solid facts rather than hype.

For instance, this is the first actual novel written by a child (48000 words is a novella).

"Meet Hephzibah Akinwale, the _only_ child novelist in history."

There's the lede.
12:58 PM - Nov 10, 2023
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