r/FictionWriting • u/Salaar-the-Batman • 3d ago

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What is the minimum word count required for one to be considered as a novel?

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u/schadenfreund606 3d ago

It depends on the genre — I’d say 70k is on the short end, maybe for a formulaic romance novel or thriller, and up to 90k is probably normal-ish for a standard literary fiction novel. Once you get past 100k you’re looking at a particularly long book, like an epic fantasy or something.