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* '''Length''' - This field is only used for SHORTFICTION titles. It indicates the number of words in this SHORTFICTION title. Note that if you are cloning a publication, this field is not editable for existing content records.
 
* '''Length''' - This field is only used for SHORTFICTION titles. It indicates the number of words in this SHORTFICTION title. Note that if you are cloning a publication, this field is not editable for existing content records.
  
The allowed values are:
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:The allowed values are:
* ''short story'' - A work whose length is less than or equal to 7,500 words.
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:* ''short story'' - A work whose length is less than or equal to 7,500 words.
* ''novelette'' - A work whose length is greater than 7,500 words and less than or equal to 17,500 words.
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:* ''novelette'' - A work whose length is greater than 7,500 words and less than or equal to 17,500 words.
* ''novella'' - A work whose length is greater than 17,500 words and less than or equal to 40,000 words.
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:* ''novella'' - A work whose length is greater than 17,500 words and less than or equal to 40,000 words.
  
See [[Help:How to Count Words in Prose Fiction Titles]] for further instructions and suggestions.
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:See [[Help:How to Count Words in Prose Fiction Titles]] for further instructions and suggestions.

Revision as of 09:16, 30 November 2019

  • Length - This field is only used for SHORTFICTION titles. It indicates the number of words in this SHORTFICTION title. Note that if you are cloning a publication, this field is not editable for existing content records.
The allowed values are:
  • short story - A work whose length is less than or equal to 7,500 words.
  • novelette - A work whose length is greater than 7,500 words and less than or equal to 17,500 words.
  • novella - A work whose length is greater than 17,500 words and less than or equal to 40,000 words.
See Help:How to Count Words in Prose Fiction Titles for further instructions and suggestions.