: Re: Should it be a Short Story or Full Story I asked Three questions in another question. To break it up, I am going to ask one which I still would like more feedback on. NOTE: I was told

@Bryan361

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I know you've probably heard this a million times and it sounds like a generic answer, but it's really the best advice there is:
Make it as long as it needs to be.
Worry later about whether it's classified as a short story, novella, novel, or lengthy 10,000 page brick.

If you can get the main plot written, it will also be easier to see afterwards what scenes, characters or subplots need to be fleshed out if you feel it's too short. There really isn't any scientific way to decide this, other than gut feel after reading many novels (happy to be proven wrong, though!).

For example, maybe there's a bit-character that intrigues you, and you decide that they need to play a bigger role. It could add a whole new subplot to the story, which increases it in length from a novella to a novel, for example.

That shouldn't be your concern, though. Simply make sure your story is told exactly how you want to tell it, and conveys what you had in mind. Length is, and should always be, a secondary.

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