Kelley Armstrong

The first piece of 'long' fiction I wrote was a novella parody of Stephen King's 'Christine.' I was in high school, and my version was about a kid with a possessed locker instead of a possessed car. It was also my first attempt at humour, which fell completely flat because no one who read it realized it was a parody!

Canadian Writer

Antonio Munoz Molina

When I write short fiction or novellas, I like to leave a hint of the fantastic, of the unreal. If you write a completely fantastic novel with ghosts and everything, the effect is less powerful than if you portray an absolutely realistic situation and, in the middle of this, you put a layer of fantasy, of mystery.

Spanish Writer

Susan Hill

I've never written poetry. I'm not a poet, but I think the nearest you get is either the short story or the novella, in that you can't waste a word. There is no hiding place: everything's got to be seen to relate, and the prose counts.

English Author

Jodie Turner-Smith

I read the 'Nightflyers' novella and knowing that it was something that had been written by George R.R. Martin, knowing how those stories kind of go, I was really curious to see what happened to my character in the source material.

British Model

Julie Gonzalo

I admire a lot of Spanish filmmakers and actors. I grew up watching a lot of Spanish films and novellas, and there's just so much talent out there.

Argentinian Actress

Jencarlos Canela

I only respond to Telemundo when it's about novellas, in regards to music or movies they have nothing to do with it; that's mine.

American Actor

Lynne Ramsay

I love movies like 'The Postman Always Rings Twice' that are based on short novellas.

Scottish Director

Hisham Matar

Ivan Turgenev's novella 'First Love' is one of the most perfect things ever written.

American Writer

Jim Harrison

I write novellas because I don't like loose sprawling prose.

Ian Mcewan

If I could write the perfect novella I would die happy.

British Author

A novella is shorter than a novel but longer than a short story, typically between 20,000 to 50,000 words.

Length Matters

Novellas often focus on a single conflict, fewer characters, and aim for a more focused, deeper narrative than short stories.

Narrative Depth

Novellas are respected in literature, they can win awards and are often seen as a confluence of artistic brevity and depth.

Literary Prestige

 but left instead to the dark depths of our imagination. Lovecraft’s dozens of short stories, novellas, and poems often take place in the same fictional continuity, with recurring characters, locations, and mythologies. At first glance,

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 is accepted into the finest university in the galaxy, planets away? What if she decides to go? This is an excerpt from my "Binti" novella I powered up the transporter and said a silent prayer.

Novella

Length Matters

Narrative Depth

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