How many words should be in a story?

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2026-06-08 07:01

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Your story should contain as many as it takes to tell the story, no more and no less. A short story is between 1000 and 20,000 Words. Anything longer is a novella or a novel. Anything shorter is called a short short story. If you are writing for a particular magazine, check the magazine guidelines to find out the length of story they need.

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