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Originally Posted by Joe Moore
Here's a general rule of thumb on word count:
Epic: A work of 200,000 words or more.
Novel: A work of 60,000 words or more.
Novella: A work of at least 17,500 words but under 60,000 words.
Novelette: A work of at least 7,500 words but under 17,500 words.
Short story: A work of at least 2,000 words but under 7,500 words.
Flash fiction: A work of less than 2,000 words.
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There are really no hard rules on the numbers, and I know the above are just a guide, but where did you get them... they seem kind of off from what I have researched.
Epic seems right, but the number you have for Novel seems kind of low unless it is a young adult novel. I always found that flash fiction is really short.. like 500 - 1000 words... longer than that is really a short short.
But numbers do not matter.... write the novel. Even if you reach say 120,000 words after editing you may be down to 90,000 words... make sure the story is good and the agent will find the right market for it.
