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* Re: The length of a novelSteve Hayes
`* Re: The length of a novelPeter Moylan
 `- Re: The length of a novelJeffrey Rubard

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Re: The length of a novel

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 by: Steve Hayes - Wed, 1 Jun 2022 15:09 UTC

On Tue, 31 May 2022 17:31:16 +0000, Garrett Wollman wrote:

> Short story: less than 7,500 words Novelette: between 7,500 and 17,500
> words Novella: betweent 17,500 and 40,000 words ("the Tor.com award"
> these days)
> Novel: at least 40,000 words

Yes, that's my understanding.

But if it's over 300 000 words the publishers can use "blockbuster" in
the blurb and other promotional material.

--
Steve Hayes http://khanya.wordpress.com

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 by: Peter Moylan - Mon, 6 Jun 2022 12:07 UTC

On 02/06/22 01:09, Steve Hayes wrote:
> On Tue, 31 May 2022 17:31:16 +0000, Garrett Wollman wrote:
>
>> Short story: less than 7,500 words Novelette: between 7,500 and
>> 17,500 words Novella: betweent 17,500 and 40,000 words ("the
>> Tor.com award" these days) Novel: at least 40,000 words
>
> Yes, that's my understanding.
>
> But if it's over 300 000 words the publishers can use "blockbuster"
> in the blurb and other promotional material.

Those thick books do have one virtue. They are good for building a
replacement for a broken bed leg.

--
Peter Moylan Newcastle, NSW http://www.pmoylan.org

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 by: Jeffrey Rubard - Tue, 14 Jun 2022 23:16 UTC

On Monday, June 6, 2022 at 5:07:25 AM UTC-7, Peter Moylan wrote:
> On 02/06/22 01:09, Steve Hayes wrote:
> > On Tue, 31 May 2022 17:31:16 +0000, Garrett Wollman wrote:
> >
> >> Short story: less than 7,500 words Novelette: between 7,500 and
> >> 17,500 words Novella: betweent 17,500 and 40,000 words ("the
> >> Tor.com award" these days) Novel: at least 40,000 words
> >
> > Yes, that's my understanding.
> >
> > But if it's over 300 000 words the publishers can use "blockbuster"
> > in the blurb and other promotional material.
> Those thick books do have one virtue. They are good for building a
> replacement for a broken bed leg.
>
> --
> Peter Moylan Newcastle, NSW http://www.pmoylan.org

This conversation seems "pedantic".

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