Is calling a writing a "short novella" redundant?

[TheNinja]

Is a novella by its very definition "short"? Is that like saying a short dwarf or a tall giant?

 

[Graves The Elder]

yes.

 

[aunshi189]

It's not redundant, it's a sign for readers that it's written by a pretentious hack.

 

[Organic Damage]

What distinguishes a short novella from a long short story?

 

[Leonard Haid]

Is a novella by its very definition "short"? Is that like saying a short dwarf or a tall giant?

No, it's not redundant. In general, a novella is somewhere between 7,500 and 40,000 words in length, so I don't see a problem with calling a 7,500-word novella a short novella. Probably a better term for it though would be a "long short story", which sounds funny too but is an acceptable description.

 

[DataBreach]

Is a novella by its very definition "short"? Is that like saying a short dwarf or a tall giant?

A short novella is called a Novelette.

Edit: this explains it.

http://www.thewritingnut.com/novelette-novella/

 

[minute bull]

So, it looks like the project's coming along nicely ...

 

[drstrangelov]

It's unnecessary, but nobody's bound to care.

 

[KONG-D'SNT-TAP]

Thank god im not the only one with countless sleepless nights worrying about this exact thing.

Sherdog is the community for me.

 

[Agent Mulder's Hair]

just call it a pamphlet

 

[JSN]

It's not redundant, it's a sign for readers that it's written by a pretentious hack.

Either that or written for total dummies who don’t know what a novella is. But then I doubt they’d read.

 

[TheNinja]

just call it a pamphlet

How about a large leaflet?

 

[Madmick]

It's inaccurate. What you're describing is called a novelette.

 

[minute bull]

If a short novel's a novella.

And a short novella's a novelette?

What's that make this?

 

[Graves The Elder]

it's like when ppl say 'close proximity'.
the word literally means 'closeness'.

 

[Tycho- Taylor's Version]

Though I suppose within the parameters of whatever constitutes a novella there are short ones and long ones.

 

[mushishi]

A short novella is called a Novellete.

or a Novelita for our Mexican brethren.

 

[ObsoleteSoul]

it's like when ppl say 'close proximity'.
the word literally means 'closeness'.

The ATM machine is in close proximity to my apartment, but i need my bo staff at night just in case.

 

[YellowBanenoo]

It's not redundant, it's a sign for readers that it's written by a pretentious hack.

So they are, in fact, redundant.

 

[rearnakedchoke]

If it is short by novella standards. Its fine.