Friday, October 5, 2012

Did you know?

What the different lengths of books are called?  I didn't really, so I looked it up.

Short Short Story/Flash Fiction- Less than 1,000 words
Short Story- 1,000-7,500 words
Novelette- 7,500-17,500 words
Novella-17,500-40,000 words (or some sources say)
            - 10,000-70,000 words
Novel- Greater than 70,000 words

You can find different word counts from different sources, but these were the most common that I found.  

I am hoping my book will be novel length.  I am shooting for 75,000 words.  And just incase you were wondering how long that is, 75,000 words is roughly 250-300 pages in a published book.  

We shall see.


4 comments:

  1. Well, by golly, how many words is it now?

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    1. I am just over 25,000 words as of today. :)) 2/3 to go!

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  2. Nice job Friend. Are you bringing it when you come? YES YOU ARE.

    Don't say no to me, k?

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