How long is a novel?


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    • #4176
      Burty Burtman
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      Is there a set size a novel has to be? My story is 38458 words. Is that enough?

    • #4184
      Toni McHadden
      Participant

      That is about the same size as The Hellbound Heart by Clive Barker.

      • #4245
        Burty Burtman
        Participant

        I’ve never heard of The Hellbound Heart. Is it any good?

      • #4255
        Matthew Brown
        Keymaster

        I enjoyed it. It is not for the faint-hearted, Barker does not hold back.

    • #4266
      jeffjohns
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      80,000 words. Give or take…

    • #4268
      Matthew Brown
      Keymaster

      The short answer is that it depends. The long answer, is here:

      How many words should a novel have?

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