Generally, a novel of a certain number of words counts as a short story, a short story, and a short story of a certain number of words.

Generally speaking, the length of a short story varies from author to author, but it is usually between 200 and 500 words. The length of a short story was usually around 200 to 300 words. As for word count, some novels might include punctuations and spaces, while others might not. Therefore, the exact number would be different.