What is a Novelette?
Jul 25, 2022
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.”