Below is the list of tables from the database along with their columns and datatype. Need to generate an accurate SQL query for the question.
Only use the columns present in the respective table. Only use the columns which are required to generate the SQL query. Only use table joins if required and not otherwise.

### Tables ###
TABLE: CREATE TABLE table_25716401_1 ( title VARCHAR, written_by VARCHAR )

### Question ###
How many titles are there for the episode written by Tom Scharpling?

### Accurate SQL ###

SELECT COUNT(title) FROM table_25716401_1 WHERE written_by = "Tom Scharpling"