The Word Count Of Your Piece Does NOT Matter
3 Apr 2026 · 0 min
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In this YouTube segment, Nicolas Cole emphasizes that writers should abandon the obsession with a prescribed word count for long‑form pieces. He argues that the appropriate length is whatever is needed to fully convey the intended message—whether that’s 1,000 words or 5,000. The decisive factor, according to Cole, is the value delivered to the reader, not the number of words on the page.
