How Many Words in a Story? What if it's a novel? How many words in a novella? You may be wondering, how long should a book be, and maybe you even asked. Were you given the dread answer, "As long as it needs to be?" Ugh. I know, you wanted an average, something to give you a ballpark figure to work with. No worries, tune in to learn about the average number of words in a story, or the average number of words in a book, whether you're tackling a novel or a novella.

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