I'm up to almost 3000 words and only half way through. What is the average lenght of a 'short story'
2006-12-14 05:47:05 · 10 answers · asked by spectator! 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
A story is as long as it needs to be. Short stories don't necessarily have to be short, but they do have to have a clear beginning, middle and end.
2006-12-14 05:56:47 · answer #1 · answered by r0zin 1 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Kittyrog is wrong about women's mags are no longer publishing fiction. Take A Break does a monthly fiction magazine, full of short stories and so does the People's Friend. Some magazines like Womens Own and Women have the occasional reader's short story.
And a short story can be as short as a page or as long as an essay, 5000 - 8000. What needed is to work out which publication is taking what, before submitting your creation.
2006-12-14 06:27:41 · answer #2 · answered by selchiequeen 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A short story is typically between 1200 and 2000 words long. However, the stories I have written range from that length to about 5000 or more.
2006-12-14 09:49:42 · answer #3 · answered by Phantom1174 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The length (number of words) of a short story depends on the market you are aiming at. Market Research is the right way to go.
2006-12-15 03:40:16 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Short stories can be about 1000 to 10,000 words after that it is considered a novella
2006-12-14 06:54:32 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It could be seriously short (250 words) and you can call it flash fiction or if you just keep going it could be a novella. The label isn't important, the content is.
2006-12-15 10:00:37 · answer #6 · answered by ammie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nothing wrong with a medium length story!!!
2006-12-14 05:50:38 · answer #7 · answered by Haydn 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There is no specific number of words for limit, its just as far as your plot goes.
2006-12-14 06:19:34 · answer #8 · answered by J? 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
There isn't an average.
2006-12-14 09:21:08 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
look in a womens mag and see how long they are
2006-12-14 05:49:24 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋