Homestuck breaks 1.2mil words

drblackgaard:

Amidst all the excitement of 4/13, and the end of the MICROTERAPAUSE, and Caliborn’s claymation Vines, I feel that we can’t forget something HUGE that just happened.

Homestuck, given its format, can’t have its word count measured by conventional means. That’s why some very smart folks designed an “adjusted word count” that more accurately counts by converting images and gifs and flashes into the neural-processing equivalent.

According to that, with tonight’s upd8, and the beginning of Act 6 Act 6 Act 5, Homestuck is currently at 1,201,136 words.

According to Wikipedia’s List of Longest Novels (in all languages), Homestuck would be in the #2 spot, and it’s quickly approaching #1.