Usually you just count anything three or more letters - or let your word processing program count it for you!
The main characters in the book "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan are Willow Chance, Mai Nguyen, Quang-ha Nguyen, Dell Duke, Jairo Hernandez, and Pattie. These characters play significant roles in Willow's journey of self-discovery and growth throughout the novel.
Count Julian - novel - was created in 1970.
It depends on how it is presented. If it looks like a novel and reads like a novel, then it's a novel, but if it is a list of facts on a bit of paper then no, probably not.
The main characters in "The Count of Monte Cristo" are Edmond Dantès, a sailor who is wrongfully imprisoned and becomes the Count of Monte Cristo; Fernand Mondego, Edmond's jealous rival; Mercedes, Edmond's fiancée; Haydée, the Count's love interest; and Villefort, a prosecutor who plays a significant role in Edmond's imprisonment.
For me it was 'Gankutsuou: The Count of Monte Cristo' which is based upon Alexandre Dumas' novel .
The word count of the debut fantasy novel is approximately 100,000 words.
The typical word count for a romance novel is between 50,000 to 90,000 words.
Short Story
A Roman à clef novel is a fictional work where the characters are thinly veiled representations of real people. One example is "The Beautiful and Damned" by F. Scott Fitzgerald, where the characters Anthony and Gloria are believed to be inspired by the author himself and his wife Zelda Fitzgerald.
A novel, short story, or play would most likely be fiction writing, as they involve creating characters and events that are not based on real life.
Castlevania's Dracula is loosely based on Count Dracula and the historical figure Vlad Tepes (pronounced te-pesh) the Impaler. Dracula is castlevania is more like a spellcaster and demon and the Count Dracula in the novel is a bit more 'regal and aristocratic.' They bear similar personalities, however. You don't here Count Dracula in the novel using moves like hellfire and demonic megiddo, anyway! :)
The average word count of a romance novel is typically between 50,000 to 90,000 words.