Length

A Novelette’s length varies from 7,500 to 19,000 words.

Type

A Novelette is Narrative Prose Fiction.

Structure (Narrative and Story Development)

A Novelette focuses on whimsical and sentimental themes.

However, the modern-day Novelette has evolved the form to include different genres like sci-fi, drama, or historical short fiction.

Structure (Stylistic and Literary Purpose)

A Novelette often focuses on character development, worldbuilding, and plotting.

Issues

A Novelette is often misspelled as novellete.

People refer to Novelettes as “long short stories” or “short novellas.”