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Q&A Where are standard wordcounts for different types of fiction found?

I've heard it said on here that 100,000 words is about right for a novel, 20,000 is about a novella and much too much for a short story... What are the sources for these numbers, are there more I ...

0 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by Weckar E.‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T06:46:42Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Weckar E.‭ · 2019-12-08T06:46:42Z (almost 5 years ago)
I've heard it said on here that 100,000 words is about right for a novel, 20,000 is about a novella and much too much for a short story...

What are the sources for these numbers, are there more I am not aware of, and is there any current debate on the validity of them?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2017-07-17T07:55:54Z (over 7 years ago)
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