Novellas are one of the most enigmatic forms of fiction, falling in the grey area between short story and novel, and often taking qualities from both. But, novellas can also be extremely versatile. You can tell a wide range of stories, from very simple narratives to more complex ones. Longer novellas can be published on their own in print, shorter ones can be featured in a short story collection, and they can also make effective promotional tools or lead magnets to promote a series or your mailing list.
There aren't many rules regarding the novella form, but here are some dos and don'ts for writing a novella!
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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 - Intro
0:25 - What is a novella?
1:35 - Conflict
2:04 - Characters
2:39 - Use film structure
3:24 - Three act structure
3:44 - Using the form
4:18 - Earn the ending
5:00 - Novella recommendations
5:50 - Review
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