“At 40,000 words, it's a novel.”
Usage Entry 1197 / 1350 60-second read
Novel vs. Novella
A full-length book versus a shorter one.
The comparisoni
“At 40,000 words, it's a novella — novels typically start at around 50,000. Below 7,500 is a short story.”
The ruleii
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NOVEL = 50K+. NOVELLA = 17.5–40K.
A NOVEL is typically 50,000+ words. A NOVELLA is between a short story and a novel — 17,500 to 40,000 words. Famous novellas: Animal Farm, The Old Man and the Sea. Word count rules are guidelines.
Memory aidiii
Remember it like this
Novels run long. Novellas sit short.