Insofar as story length is concerned, I adhere, generally, to the conventions established by the Science Fiction Writers of America, some of which are listed below:
Drabble: Up to 100 words
Vignette: 1 – 2,500 words
Short Story: 2,501 – 7,500 words
Novelette: 7,501 – 17,500 words
Novella: 17,501 – 40,000 words
Short Novel: 40,001 – 60,000 words
Novel: 60,000-plus words
Notes:
1.) Drabbles may also be called micro fiction.
2.) Stories of 101 to 1,000 words are also called flash fiction.
3.) Fictionfactor.com states that novelletes can be up to 20,000 words and that novellas
are from 20,000 to 50,000 words.
4.) Fictionfactor.com also states that novels are from 50,000 words, and that any story
over 110,000 words is an epic.
