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Sarah Burt Howell 

The Art of the Novelette

Welcome. If you’ve been looking for fiction with the depth of a novel and the focus of a short story, you’ve come to the right place.

I write literary novelettes — long-form fiction with strong plots and satisfying endings, perfect for readers who want the sweep of a novel in the time it takes to watch a movie. The stories often begin in realism and turn on one impossible idea, or else heighten the ordinary until it feels just as strange.

From speculative realism and near-future surveillance to fable, surreal disaster, and straight-up realism, they explore how partnerships endure — or break — under pressure.

WHAT READERS SAY

"The Hole is one of the most impactful stories I have ever read."

Megan R.

WHAT READERS SAY

"I keep thinking about The Hole, and want to read it to my mother."

Liz H.

WHAT READERS SAY

"I would read anything by this author."

Jen D.

Discover My Work Now: 

You can read these three novelettes as standalone ebooks.

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The Bird Watchers 

The Acoustic Arborist

The Hole

Get a Free Novelette to Review

 I’m looking for readers who are willing to write reviews, to help get the word out about my fiction. In exchange for your commitment to leave an online review, I’ll send you a novelette of your choice as thanks.

You can also use this form to send comments or ask questions.

Free Novelette
eBook Platform

 By leaving a review, you help other readers find my work, and for that, I’m incredibly grateful. Once you’ve left your review, you can use this form to get your second novelette—or a third. This offer is limited to the first 100 free ebooks.

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My novelettes are like tiny, epic novels — easy to read, hard to forget.

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