Novel

by Victoria Constant
12th May 2013

Hi, I was wondering what actually defines a novel. I've heard they can be short and that short stories can be long (if that makes sense) so what defines one from the other?

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novels are always fiction. also, i have never heard of a short novel. i always thought they were long? any way, what i thought was the difference was novels are always fiction and long, short stories are mostly fiction and short. hope it helped

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Gina
Brennan
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Fiction
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Adventure
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Speculative Fiction
Romance
Gina Brennan
13/05/2013

novels are always fiction. also, i have never heard of a short novel. i always thought they were long? any way, what i thought was the difference was novels are always fiction and long, short stories are mostly fiction and short. hope it helped

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Gina
Brennan
270 points
Starting out
Fiction
Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Adventure
Middle Grade (Children's)
Picture Books (Children's)
Speculative Fiction
Romance
Gina Brennan
13/05/2013

novels are always fiction. also, i have never heard of a short novel. i always thought they were long? any way, what i thought was the difference was novels are always fiction and long, short stories are mostly fiction and short. hope it helped

Profile picture for user flamewol_27713
Gina
Brennan
270 points
Starting out
Fiction
Crime, Mystery, Thriller
Adventure
Middle Grade (Children's)
Picture Books (Children's)
Speculative Fiction
Romance
Gina Brennan
13/05/2013