Template:TitleFields:Length
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- Length - The length of the item, referring to the wordcount. Note that if you are cloning a publication, this field is not editable for existing content records. The length field should be left blank except for SHORTFICTION, and in a couple of other cases where it makes sense: NONGENRE and NONFICTION, for example. The options are:
- Novella - A work whose length is greater than 17500 words and less than or equal to 40000 words.
- Novelette - A work whose length is greater than 7500 words and less than or equal to 17500 words.
- Shortstory - A work whose length is less than or equal to 7500 words.
- In addition, this field has a special function for omnibus titles. If you are editing the title record for an omnibus (the record for the omnibus itself, not the record for one of the novels contained within the omnibus) then this field can be used to show a sequence of novels within a series. For example, to show that the omnibus contains the first and second novels in a series, enter "/1,2". This will result in a display of "O/1,2" in the bibliography entry for this title. See Tanya Huff's page for an example.