{"id":19202,"date":"2021-05-18T19:30:11","date_gmt":"2021-05-18T19:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kindlepreneur.com\/?p=19202"},"modified":"2022-03-25T14:09:16","modified_gmt":"2022-03-25T14:09:16","slug":"how-long-short-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kindlepreneur.com\/how-long-short-story\/","title":{"rendered":"How Long Is A Short Story? [Comprehensive Word Count Guide]"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A <strong>short story<\/strong> is any story between 1,000 and 10,000 words. A tale of fewer words than that is considered <strong>flash fiction<\/strong>. More than 10,000 is a <strong>novelette<\/strong>, followed by a <strong>novella<\/strong>, then a full-blown <strong>novel<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kindlepreneur.com\/how-many-words-in-a-novel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Exact word counts<\/a> are not hard and fast rules, but a rule of thumb \u2014 just an average length. <a href=\"https:\/\/kindlepreneur.com\/book-writing\/\">New writers<\/a> should aim for a reasonable number of words for their novel length based on what makes sense for their narrative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Short stories and novellas are different from long novels in the following ways:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Lower word count<\/li><li>Less character development<\/li><li>Less world-building<\/li><li>Fewer subplots than longer works<\/li><li>Different marketability<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Short stories and novellas are difficult to market for self-publishers and traditional publishing companies alike. You could try to get your short story published in a short story collection <a href=\"https:\/\/kindlepreneur.com\/author-networking\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">with other authors<\/a>, but those don\u2019t sell incredibly well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The best method for getting your short story published is generally looking for a literary magazine or a publication specifically meant for publishing short stories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Are there literary magazines looking for short stories?<\/strong> If you\u2019re wondering <strong>where to submit<\/strong> short stories, there are tons of literary magazines and other publications actively searching for short story writers, many of whom pay the authors:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/about\/contact?verso=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The New Yorker<\/a><\/em><\/li><li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/review.antiochcollege.org\/guidelines\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Antioch Review<\/a><\/em><\/li><li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.barrelhousemag.com\/submission-info\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Barrelhouse<\/a><\/em><\/li><li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/agnionline.bu.edu\/submit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">AGNI<\/a><\/em><\/li><li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.threepennyreview.com\/submissions.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Three Penny Review<\/a><\/em><\/li><li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cincinnatireview.com\/submission_guidelines-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Cincinnati Review<\/a><\/em><\/li><li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/thegeorgiareview.com\/submit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Georgia Review<\/a><\/em><\/li><li><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thefirstline.com\/submission.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The First Line<\/a><\/em><\/li><li><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.one-story.com\/index.php?page=submit\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">One Story<\/a><\/em><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Short stories are still an in-demand market. <\/strong>Publishing a short story in one of these publications is an excellent first step towards a traditional publishing deal. Also, you definitely get bragging rights if your submission gets accepted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>All these publications have strict word count limits, which is one of the main reasons word count is so important.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"toc\">\n\nIn this article, you will learn:\n\n<ol>\n\n<li>Why word count is important<\/li>\n<li>Definitive word count guide<\/li>\n<li>Resources for short story and novella writers<\/li>\n\n<\/ol>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-table-of-contents yoast-table-of-contents\"><h2>Table of contents<\/h2><ul><li><a href=\"#h-why-is-word-count-important\" data-level=\"2\">Why is word count important?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-how-long-is-a-flash-fiction-story\" data-level=\"2\">How long is a flash fiction story?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-how-long-is-a-short-story\" data-level=\"2\">How long is a short story?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-how-long-is-a-novelette\" data-level=\"2\">How long is a novelette?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-how-long-is-a-novella\" data-level=\"2\">How long is a novella?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-how-long-is-a-novel\" data-level=\"2\">How long is a novel?<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-are-you-writing-a-short-story-or-a-novella\" data-level=\"2\">Are you writing a short story or a novella?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-why-is-word-count-important\">Why is word count important?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Word count is crucial because readers don\u2019t want to read stories that are too rushed or too slowly paced. Word count norms are the standards for a reason. However, the main reason word count is important is when you\u2019re trying to get published.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Literary magazines have strict word count limits that submissions <em>must <\/em>adhere to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From the <a href=\"https:\/\/kindlepreneur.com\/point-of-view\/\">point of view<\/a> of a literary agent or New York City publishing house, they seldom waste their time with novellas. After all, it costs about the same to edit and design a novella as it does a novel, yet novellas often sell at a lower price point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A quick search on <a href=\"https:\/\/kindlepreneur.com\/ams-book-advertising-course\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amazon\u2019s marketplace<\/a> shows many of the top-performing stand-alone short stories are highly condensed romance novels available on Kindle Unlimited.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There\u2019s also a soft limit for first-time authors on the <em>maximum<\/em> length of a book. If you can\u2019t tell your first book\u2019s story in under 100,000 words, tell a different storyline for your first book. For fantasy or science fiction (sci-fi), 120,000 is the maximum for a first novel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pY2kyeBus20\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/center>\n\n\n\n<p>Traditional book publishers know it\u2019s more expensive to print a longer book, so they are more likely to avoid publishing first-time authors with a book beyond 120,000 words.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re self-publishing, word count matters less. Self-published authors typically sell a lot more ebooks than physical print books, so consumers aren\u2019t checking the thickness of the spine to see how long the book is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As long as you\u2019re not misleading readers about the length of your book, self-published authors don\u2019t really need to denote whether their book is a novel or novella. (Don\u2019t put \u201ca novel\u201d on the cover or <strong>in the description<\/strong> if it is under 40,000 words.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-long-is-a-flash-fiction-story\">How long is a flash fiction story?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A flash fiction story is always fewer than 1,500 words and usually fewer than 1,000 words.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sometimes, flash fiction under 500 words is called micro-fiction or micro flash fiction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Take a look at this list of <a href=\"https:\/\/thejohnfox.com\/flash-fiction-submissions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">publications looking for flash fiction<\/a>. You might be surprised how many people are willing to pay for these quick stories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Famous authors are no stranger to flash fiction. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/books\/flash-fiction\/where-are-you\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Joyce Carol Oates<\/a>, Franz Kafka, and Ernest Hemingway have all published flash fiction. (Oates even teaches <a href=\"https:\/\/www.masterclass.com\/classes\/joyce-carol-oates-teaches-the-art-of-the-short-story\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">a MasterClass<\/a> on the topic of short stories \u2014 I highly recommend it!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The shortest story ever written is most likely \u201cBaby Shoes\u201d by Ernest Hemingway (though the authorship is dubious).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"offer-box\">\n<strong>Clocking in at 6 words, \u201cBaby Shoes\u201d reads: \u201cFor sale: baby shoes, never worn.\u201d <\/strong>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This would be considered flash fiction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, <a href=\"https:\/\/kindlepreneur.com\/how-to-write-a-childrens-book\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">young children\u2019s books<\/a> are often fewer than 1,000 words. Instead of calling them short stories or flash fiction, children\u2019s books are usually classified as board books, picture books, and early reader books.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-long-is-a-short-story\">How long is a short story?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Short story length is always between 1,000 and 10,000 words, and<em> usually<\/em> 1,500-7,500 words.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How long should a short story be in pages?<\/strong> A short story is 3-30 pages long. This number of pages works best when published in a literary magazine or similar publication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out Kindlepreneur\u2019s article on how to <a href=\"https:\/\/kindlepreneur.com\/how-to-publish-a-short-story\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">write short stories<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Examples of short stories (1,000-10,000 word count):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>\u201cThe Gift of the Magi\u201d by O. Henry<\/li><li>\u201cThe Lottery\u201d by Shirley Jackson<\/li><li>\u201cThe Veldt\u201d by Ray Bradbury<\/li><li>\u201cFlowers for Algernon\u201d by Daniel Keyes<\/li><li>\u201cThe Yellow Wallpaper\u201d by Charlotte Perkins Gilman<\/li><li>\u201cLamb to the Slaughter\u201d by Roald Dahl<\/li><li>\u201dThe Monkey's Paw\u201d by W. W. Jacobs<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-social-warfare-click-to-tweet social-warfare-admin-block\"><div class=\"sw-tweet-clear\"><\/div><a class=\"swp_CTT style1\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=Short+story+length+is+always+between+1%2C000+and+10%2C000+words%2C+and+usually+1%2C500-7%2C500+words.&url=https:\/\/kindlepreneur.com\/how-long-short-story\/\" data-link=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=Short+story+length+is+always+between+1%2C000+and+10%2C000+words%2C+and+usually+1%2C500-7%2C500+words.&url=https:\/\/kindlepreneur.com\/how-long-short-story\/\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"sw-click-to-tweet\"><span class=\"sw-ctt-text\">Short story length is always between 1,000 and 10,000 words, and usually 1,500-7,500 words.<\/span><span class=\"sw-ctt-btn\">Click To Tweet<i class=\"sw swp_twitter_icon\"><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ll notice I\u2019ve put these titles in quotation marks. It is proper to place short stories in quotations while you should italicize novellas and novels. There are plenty of exceptions to these rules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-long-is-a-novelette\">How long is a novelette?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A novelette is between 7,500 and 20,000 words long \u2014 with some novella word count crossover at the top of that range.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Novelette is an uncommon term meaning longer than a short story but shorter than a novella. Some organizations, like the Nebula Awards, separate novelettes and novellas into two categories. On the other hand, Wikipedia <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Novelette\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">does not have a page<\/a> on \u201cnovelette.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Edgar Allan Poe is one of the most prolific writers of short fiction and novelettes, including \u201cThe Fall of the House of Usher.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-long-is-a-novella\">How long is a novella?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Novella length is between 17,500 and 40,000 words.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although it is challenging to market a novella nowadays, several famous shorter works were novella-length:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><em>A Christmas Carol <\/em>by Charles Dickens<\/li><li><em>Of Mice and Men<\/em> by John Steinbeck<\/li><li><em>Animal Farm <\/em>by George Orwell<\/li><li><em>I Am Legend<\/em> by Richard Matheson<\/li><li><em>The Old Man and the Sea<\/em> by Ernest Hemingway<\/li><li><em>Heart of Darkness<\/em> by Joseph Conrad<\/li><li><em>The Metamorphosis<\/em> by Franz Kafka<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Is a novella longer than a novel?<\/strong> No, a novella is not longer than a novel; it\u2019s shorter than a novel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Are 20,000 words enough for a book?<\/strong> Yes, 20,000 words are long enough for a book, but it may be sold at a lower price and labeled \u201ca novella.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-how-long-is-a-novel\">How long is a novel?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A novel is a story spanning more than 40,000 words. However, most novels boast a 50,000+ word count. Between 40,000 and 50,000 words, some experts use the term \u201cshort novel.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s also worth noting that most writers shouldn\u2019t <a href=\"https:\/\/kindlepreneur.com\/how-to-write-a-book\/\">write books<\/a> longer than 120,000 words \u2014 especially not as a <em>first <\/em>novel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How many pages are 40,000 words? <\/strong>40,000 words is a page count of about 125 pages, which is the industry minimum for the label \u201cnovel.\u201d A book page contains 250-300 words, depending on the font and formatting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Are 50,000 words enough for a novel?<\/strong> Yes, 50,000 words are enough for a novel. In fact, the typical minimum for a novel of 40,000 words is often considered too short to be a proper novel. A 50,000-word novel is a more widely accepted minimum word count for novel status.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-are-you-writing-a-short-story-or-a-novella\">Are you writing a short story or a novella?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Now that you understand the importance of word count and how to tell the difference between a short story, novella, and novel, you know how to market your story and where to submit your work of fiction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not sure how long your book is going to be? Make sure to <a href=\"https:\/\/kindlepreneur.com\/how-to-outline-novel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">outline your book<\/a>. A first draft outline should give you a good idea of how long your text will be.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VrLhy65Ginw\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/center>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re struggling to finish your novella or short story, check out my handy article on <a href=\"https:\/\/kindlepreneur.com\/how-to-write-faster\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">How to Write Faster<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Short stories are between 1,000-10,000 words, while flash fiction is a story under 1,000 words. 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