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I've signed up for a short story contest where the word limit is 5000 words. In show-don't tell, one invariably uses more words showing than telling. I'm worried about the word limit: What if I use...
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System
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2019-12-08T07:13:35Z (almost 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/31062 License name: CC BY-SA 3.0 License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#2: Initial revision
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H-Finch
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2019-12-08T07:13:35Z (almost 5 years ago)
I've signed up for a short story contest where the word limit is 5000 words. In show-don't tell, one invariably uses more words showing than telling. I'm worried about the word limit: What if I use up the words before I finish? How does one strike a balance between narrating a good story and keeping it short?
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2017-10-26T04:01:57Z (about 7 years ago)
Original score: 4