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10718029 No.10718029 [Reply] [Original]

How long should a novel be? What's the lowest acceptable word count for a full-length piece?

>> No.10718044

>>10718029
6
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>> No.10719090

The ideal length of any fiction is the amount one can read in a single sitting.

>> No.10719605

There is no defined number of words required for a novel. Just write as many words as needed for a good story. If the story ends up short, it's a short story. If it's longer, it's a novel.
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>> No.10719654

A novel is never too long. It's takes precisely as long as it needs to.

>> No.10720321

>>10718029
I researched this recently. Apparently the consensus on where a novella becomes a novel is 40 000 words, with a minority of people suggesting 50 000 words instead.