What is the difference between a Novella and a Short Story?
What is the difference between a Novella and a Short Story?
S. Sharp
Virginia replies:
Good question!
It has to do with the focus of the story line and the number
of words. Here's a complete explanation I found on-line (Yahoo):
"Short story - A fictional prose narrative shorter and
more focused than a novella - usually deals with a single episode and often a
single character. Length is generally between 2,000 and 10,000 words.
Novella - A fictional prose narrative often set in a brief period of time, such
as a day, week, or month. A novella often concentrates on character study.
Length usually around 17,501 to 40,000 words
Novel - A fictional prose narrative of considerable length, usually having a
plot that unfolds by actions, dialogue and thoughts of the varied characters.
Length 40,001+ words"
Virginia
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