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Skip to content. By Dave Chesson. Last updated on July 19th, Short stories and novellas are different from long novels in the following ways: Lower word count Less character development Less world-building Fewer subplots than longer works Different marketability Short stories and novellas are difficult to market for self-publishers and traditional publishing companies alike. In this article, you will learn: Why word count is important Definitive word count guide Resources for short story and novella writers.
Table of contents Why is word count important? How long is a flash fiction story? How long is a short story? How long is a novelette? How long is a novella? How long is a novel? Are you writing a short story or a novella? When I am not fighting dragons or chasing the bogey man out of my kids closet, I like using my previous Online Optimization skills to help other authors with the 'technical' stuff and get the right authors to the top of Amazon and any other eBook service out there.
Related Posts. View More Posts. Sell more books on Amazon I want to sell more books. Interested in book marketing? Join the community Join , other authors who receive weekly emails from us to help them make more money selling books. Readers like that they are shorter than a traditional novel but offer them a more developed story than a traditional short fiction piece would typically offer.
Most publishers expect to receive a manuscript that is double-spaced, using a standard point font like Times New Roman, with paragraph indentation of 0. Within that type of formatting, the average page length is going to be about words.
You can then determine how long your short story should be based on the number of pages created. A page short story would be about 2, words using these examples. But the bottom line is this: even though there are generalized expectations for short stories, there is no set definition for your story.
Maybe that means you only need to use a dozen words. Or maybe you need to use 40, words to create a novella that some might not consider being a short story. Either way, let others determine how your story is classified. When that happens, the classification of your story will happen on its own. For example: Home with nursery. Sell My Work. Business of Writing. Breaking In. Be Inspired. Writing Prompts. The Writer's Life. Writing Quotes. Vintage WD. From the Magazine. WD Competitions.
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