Read on to learn all about the 5th of May and why we find it to be such a cause for celebration. 1. Cinco de Mayo is not a celebration of Mexicoâs Independence (which is actually September 16th), but rather a celebration of Mexicoâs victory in the battle at Puebla on May 5th, 1862 during the Franco-Mexican war. It was an unlikely win for the Mexican militia who were heavily outnumbered by the French.
The number of words in a novel will vary depending on the genre. A young-adult novel will run between 20,000 and 40,000 words. That would be the length of a novella in mainstream fiction. Many genres seem to have succumbed to supersizing. A mass-market western, mystery or SF novel used to run to 60,000-70,000 words.
If the word count of Twilight is disregarded, the average becomes around 88,625. 1  Harry Potter and The Sorcererâs Stone has 17 chapters with titles, and about 4560 words per chapter.  Twilight has 24 titled chapters, or 26 if you count the Preface and Epilogue, and about 4580 words per chapter.