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Edit Post #24095 Initial revision almost 5 years ago
Edit Post #24091 Initial revision almost 5 years ago
Answer 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 ;...
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over 6 years ago
Question 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...
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about 7 years ago