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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. (Roughly 20 or fewer pages in a book.)
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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. (Roughly 20 to 50 pages in a book.)
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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. (Roughly 50 to 100 pages in a book.)
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:* ''novella'' - A work whose length is greater than 17,500 words and less than or equal to 40,000 words.
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: For variant titles, including translations, use the length value of the parent title. See [[Help:How to Count Words in Prose Fiction Titles]] for further instructions and suggestions.

Latest revision as of 11:53, 18 April 2020

  • 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.
For variant titles, including translations, use the length value of the parent title. See Help:How to Count Words in Prose Fiction Titles for further instructions and suggestions.