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Q&A How many words (or lines) are long enough to make someone think about his life but short enough to hook lazy readers? [closed]

OK, I know that it depends of what it is written. But I believe that human brain responds to a certain amount of words in different ways. Based on that, how many words (or lines) you think are long...

1 answer  ·  posted 13y ago by Alexandro Chen‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T01:33:43Z (over 4 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/2623
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Alexandro Chen‭ · 2019-12-08T01:33:43Z (over 4 years ago)
OK, I know that it depends of what it is written. But I believe that human brain responds to a certain amount of words in different ways. Based on that, how many words (or lines) you think are long enough to make someone think about his life but short enough to hook lazy reader? And what examples of that type of writing exist?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2011-04-26T13:29:43Z (about 13 years ago)
Original score: -2