novelette

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You know the species because androids have been a mainstay of science fiction since before Isaac Asimov coined the “three laws of robotics” for a novelette published in 1942.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 6, 2025

The latter was based on his experience copywriting for a press agent, which inspired a novelette in Cosmopolitan called “Tell Me About It Tomorrow!”

From New York Times • Feb. 11, 2024

The novelette, a designation for a work that falls between 7,500 and 17,500 words, tells the story of Persephone Aim.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 5, 2020

I knew some things about her as a young woman because of the structure of the novelette, and my narrative brain wouldn’t let go.

From The Verge • Sep. 18, 2018

Yet I finished “Femmetia’s Experience” and wrote also a novelette for Bonner called “The Mate of the Easter Bell,” and other short articles.

From All the Days of My Life: An Autobiography The Red Leaves of a Human Heart by Barr, Amelia Edith Huddleston