When does a short story become a novel?

by Charley Bucknall-Smith
30th May 2013

My friends and I were talking about this a few days ago. And none of us could decide. I think after ten thousand words it becomes a novel but my friends believe it's more.

What do you think?

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I think that between 7,000 words to 15,000 it's defined as a novelette. Novellas are usually from 17,000 words on. Short stories are usually less than 5,000 words.

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