Birth of a novella?

What do you do when short story gets too complicated?

I started off writing a short story, for day 5 of NaNoWriMo #30days30shorts, and it just blossomed into something beyond my control.

2,000 words down, and I hadn’t even got to the crux of the story I had originally planned.

Actually, my main protagonist was based on a minor character in my Tang dynasty historical novel. Now I’m beginning to wonder if she can be contained in a short story or whether I need something larger… like a novella.

This is NOT a short story.

• Two subplots.
• A cliff hanger I hadn’t anticipated
• Far too many characters
• A main protagonist with an interesting past
• And a potentially even more interesting future.

It’s so very interesting to see where 1 day of NaNo writing can lead.

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