It's the difference between acquisitions and production.
At the acquisitions stage, the editors and agents know the manuscript isn't final. It will be edited and rewritten. It just needs to be in the ballpark at this stage, so the MSWord count is fine.
By the time the book is headed to production, however, they want a better idea of how long the book is going to be so there are no surprises on the P&L.
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Date: 2009-04-29 07:31 pm (UTC)At the acquisitions stage, the editors and agents know the manuscript isn't final. It will be edited and rewritten. It just needs to be in the ballpark at this stage, so the MSWord count is fine.
By the time the book is headed to production, however, they want a better idea of how long the book is going to be so there are no surprises on the P&L.