Lengths

You know, as blogging goes, I seem to suck at it. Not constant in my writing here. But never mind, today I wanted to talk about lengths. Exit Strategy is precisely 22,819 words and the next two stories in the series are just on 30k+ words (if not a bit more).

 

Insofar as story length is concerned, I adhere, generally, to the conventions established by the Science Fiction Writers of America, some of which are listed below:

Drabble: Precisely 100 words
Vignette: 1 – 2,500 words
Short Story: 2,501 – 7,500 words
Novelette: 7,501 – 17,500 words
Novella: 17,501 – 40,000 words
Short Novel: 40,001 – 60,000 words
Novel: 60,000-plus words