Activity for H-Finchâ€
| Type | On... | Excerpt | Status | Date |
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| Edit | Post #24095 | Initial revision | — | over 4 years ago |
| Edit | Post #24091 | Initial revision | — | over 4 years ago |
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A: show-don't tell with word limit I took @Henry Taylor's advice and pruned some characters and dialog that added depth to the story but didn't move it forward. I also had a couple of unbiased third parties read it and made some changes before making a submission. Final word count was a few dozen words shy of 5000. And yeah, I won ;... (more) |
— | about 6 years ago |
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show-don't tell with word limit 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... (more) |
— | over 6 years ago |