The phrase "word novella" refers to a specific type of story that is shorter than a regular novel but longer than a short story. It generally contains around 20,000 to 50,000 words. Full definition
Note: Ace in the Hole is a 25,000 - word novella in the Reed Ferguson world. (reneepawlish.com)
The challenges of this 31,000 word novella centered on crossing my Ryker Townsend FBI Profiler series into Susan's Navy SEAL world, using one of her novels (Protecting Summer) and a key character, Sam «Mozart» Reed, from that book. (killzoneblog.com)
I wrote a 20,000 word novella when I was eighteen and have been building up to novels ever since. (authormarketingclub.com)