Under normal circumstances, there was a word limit for novels. This is usually decided by the publishing house or writing agency to ensure that the novel has enough words to present the complexity of the story and the development of the plot. Some editors might require the novel to end within a certain number of words, while others would allow the author to extend the story indefinitely. When writing a novel, the author usually uses different narrative techniques and structures to increase the number of words in the novel. For example, there will be more chapters, more dialogue, more scene descriptions, and so on. However, no matter what method was used, the word limit of a novel usually existed. Of course, there were some novels that didn't have a word limit. These novels were usually online literature or light novels, and the storyline and word count were often shorter.