How do you calculate the number of words in an ordinary web novel? Does it count as a punctuation space?
The word count for web novels varied from platform to platform, but it was usually calculated in units of one line of words. On platforms like Qidian, a line of words usually contained 10 punctuations and one space, so the total number of words in a line would be reduced by the number of punctuations and spaces. In addition, some of the commonly seen punctuations in web novels, such as full stops, exclamation marks, question marks, ellipses, etc., would also affect the calculation of the word count. On some platforms, these punctuations may be treated as individual characters, increasing the number of words counted. When calculating the number of words, the text and the punctuations would usually be counted together to ensure the accuracy of the word count. At the same time, some web novels would add a lot of spaces to increase the page length, which would also affect the word count. The word count method of web novels varied from platform to platform and needed to be evaluated according to the specific situation. For the author, it was necessary to plan the length and word count of the chapter according to his own writing style and the needs of the target readers to achieve better reading results.