Revised Estimate

[mmerriam]

So. I think the monster-hunting barista thing might not be a novel after all. It's starting to feel like it might be a long novelette or a novella. I'd be more worried, but I've managed to sell both the novellas I've written.

I suppose I'll just have to write the darn thing and see how many words it takes to tell the tale.

At least it's moving.

Comments

[glynisj.livejournal.com]

I haven't taken any writing classes in ages so please be tolerant . . .

I've never heard of a novelette or a novella. I was taught that you either write a novel or a short story.

Enlighten me, please?

[mmerriam.livejournal.com]

These are the definitions for story lengths most SF/F/H publishers use:

Flash fiction: 1-1000 words (Though stories that are exactly 100 words are called Drabbles)

Short short: 1001-2000 words

Short story: 2000-7500 words (though some magazines, ezines, etc. consider 5000 the limit, instead of 7500)

Novelettes: 7500-25,000

Novellas: 25,000-50,000

Novels: 50,000 words and up (Mainstream novels are almost always 80,000 words and up though)

[glynisj.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the info. I guess I better find me some writing courses online.