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Definitions by Length


Book/Story Type Length in words
Flash Fictionup to 1,000
Short Story1,000-10,000
Novelette7,500-20,000
Novella17,000-40,000
Average Novel50,000-70,000
Ideal Novel80,000-90,000
Sci-Fi/Fantasy100,000-115,000
Romance80,000-100,000
History80,000-200,000
Young Adult55,000-80,000

Famous Short Things

Novelettes

TitleAuthor
The Fall of the House of UsherEdgar Allen Poe
BloodchildOctavia E. Butler
The Bicentennial ManIsaac Asimov
The MetamorphosisFranz Kafka
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. HydeRobert Louis Stevenson
The Little PrinceAntoine de Saint-Exupéry


Novellas

TitleAuthor
A Christmas CarolCharles Dickens
Of Mice and MenJohn Steinbeck
Animal FarmGeorge Orwell
I Am LegendRichard Matheson
The Old Man and the SeaErnest Hemingway
Heart of DarknessJoseph Conrad
The Fifth ChildDoris Lessing

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