Here are some other specific examples of paranoia: 1  Loathing or hatred of activities you or normal people would usually feel comfortable in, such as parties, large crowds, and the mall.  Excessive worry about what people think about you, or that they are laughing about or whispering about you behind your back.
As a point of reference for the genre writer, the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America define short story length in the Nebula Awards for science fiction submission guidelines as having a word count of fewer than 7,500.
80,000 - 90,000 words is regarded as the standard length of a commercial novel. Almost all novels are in the range 60,000 to 110,000 words. A first time author would probably be best aiming for around 80,000 words. Written Oct 15, 2013 Â· View Upvotes.