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I've always assumed title, genre, author and word count not included. Certainly, that's how we'll count the 2000 words for the Sudden Fic contest.
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In my understanding, the title is NOT included, though there are those who differ in that opinion (it's a real bone of contention with drabbles).
Genre, word-count, bio, cover letter, etc are DEFINITELY not part of word-count. The word-count is about what the magazine will publish.
If I run wordcount on a final-format submission MS, with name and address and so forth, I select from the first word of story text to the last. That means I DO include # scene breaks, if included, and also mini-chapter titles, if included. That's because they take up room and space, which is what a market is interested in.
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