Novella Word Count?

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I've never wrote a novella before and I'd to give it a try. Problem is I don't know what the respected word count is considered novella material. ;)

I've a new story begining to brew, and it all began from a title of one book. Now, I'd like to give it a novella a shot and see what happens.
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According to the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Awards, it's between 17,500 and 40,000.
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Oh! Thank you!

This will be a challenge. ;)
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Yes, good luck!
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I would say anywhere between 15k-80k, which I guess is kind of far out because 80k is a lot, but when you consider that a lot of novels published now range somewhere around 200k, if not way, way more than that. I'm not sure you need to worry about word count. :) A novella is just too big to be a short story and too small to be a novel. Poor novella needs a place!
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Yay! Thanks everyone!

I guess it't time for me to pull out my copy of the DVD of "The Revolution," and fast forward to Valley Forge for a nice visual. Ya know, totally submerse myself into the world of death. :shock: *waves flag unenthusiastically*
The sadness drains through me rather than skating over my skin. It travels through every cell to reach the ground. I filter it yet strangely enough, I keep what was pure and it is the dirt that leaves.



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