Random question -- what is the difference between a novella and a novelette?
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Vortex - Aug 17, 2025 8:18:16 pm PDT #28395 of 28403
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megan walker - Aug 17, 2025 8:28:24 pm PDT #28396 of 28403
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Random question -- what is the difference between a novella and a novelette?
It's only a novelette if it comes from the novel region of France, otherwise it's a sparkling short story.
JenP - Aug 18, 2025 7:20:04 am PDT #28397 of 28403
Ha, ha, ha! Jessica beat me to the Comm.
Jessica - Aug 18, 2025 7:30:32 am PDT #28398 of 28403
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I think there is a semi-official wordcount difference but I don't know offhand what it is.
Dana - Aug 18, 2025 7:31:02 am PDT #28399 of 28403
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
I'm pretty sure it's just word count.
Tom Scola - Aug 18, 2025 7:34:35 am PDT #28400 of 28403
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DavidS - Aug 18, 2025 11:15:59 am PDT #28401 of 28403
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For the Hugos, a novelette is 7,500–17,500 words, while a novella is 17,500–40,000 words.
A novelette is a long short story. A novella is a short novel. That's how I think of it anyway.
erikaj - Aug 18, 2025 1:07:21 pm PDT #28402 of 28403
Always Anti-fascist!
I think Hec is right, although that doesn't mean that something won't come along and scramble the categories anyway.
-t - Aug 18, 2025 3:58:40 pm PDT #28403 of 28403
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Now pondering Tom Holland lip syncing to novella-ella-ellas
Sorry, what were we talking about?