: Re: Is it possible that my short novel will be boring to my readers because it only has two characters and the location doesn't change? In my story, there are two characters: a schoolgirl and

@Debbie451

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A million word novel can be boring and a 500 word story can be gripping. What matters is that it is written well and has a worthwhile story to tell.

Heart of Darkness is just 25-30 pages and almost universally appears on any Top 100 literature or novel list. It has plenty of characters and locations, but its power comes from who those characters are, and how they are written, not from the fact that it is set in the jungle.

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