originally posted in:The Black Garden
Mine came out at 343 words. I cut the word count down by quite a bit from my first drafts and can't think of much more I can remove without ruining the story. I need to know if this count is acceptable to have a valid entry in this contest, this way if I have to cut some I can at least make the attempt to trim it down.
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If i were you i would assume that 300 is the max. I figured i would run into that problem so i kept counting the words as i went so i knew how to adapt. Try going back through and re-writing it with that in mind. That may be your best bet without compromising the integrity of the story. Guardians of Legend
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I trust that it was able to work for you, but unfortunately I could not cut it down anymore or condense the material without compromising the theme of the story. I felt that in my latest draft, the material present was necessary for the building up and conclusion of my story.
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I'm sorry. That really stinks.
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It's fine. Wouldn't any fan want a print signed by the writing team? It will be up to the judges to decide what to do with my piece. Regardless of their decision, I enjoyed throwing my entry out there.
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I actually cannot find your entry...
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Good. I will be sure to check it out
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Thanks.
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Oh it's probably buried deep now. I posted it on Saturday night.
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Go to the part of the thread where you see July 14th, 12:56:01 AM. So I was mistaken, it was officially complete early yesterday morning after I tweaked it a little.