What are the differences between a short story and a novel?
Besides the obvious that the short story is shorter. Is there a certain number of pages for it to be a novel? What are some other differences? Thanks, have a great day, and God Bless!
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December 3rd, 2008 at 1:21 am
The short story is meant to be finished in one sitting. Novels are not.
December 4th, 2008 at 11:41 pm
The novel is longer. It would be unusual to call anything longer than fifty pages a short story, and even that is pretty long. A short story usually has fewer characters and focuses on one particular moment. A novel may have many characters and take place over a much longer period of time. However, it is important to realize that there is some overlapping.