Word Counts on your Micro 250 Drafts |
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EMGardner
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My first draft was just over 300 words but I LOVE cutting things out. Editing is my favourite part. I cut the whole first paragraph. Obviously, then I realised that my action was in there, so had to slip it in somewhere else 😅
Good luck everyone!
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MichaelAndrews
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first draft was 256 words.
spent an hour and a half editing and redrafting. got it to 249. reread it and realised i'd forgotten my word!!! reedited again, cut out words that didn't need to be in there and submitted at 239. |
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Have fun. Be Kind.
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RaeJohnstone
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First time I've written something so short, so I was pleased when my first draft was 258. Went up and down a fair bit with editing, and ended on exactly 250.
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Tunamonkeys
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The last challenge I entered was 100 words and made this one feel easier! You don't realize how thankful you are to be able to describe something and slow the story pace. I worked a 12 hour shift and in the middle I got to exactly 250, but I played with the ending and flirted between 249 and 251 for a few minutes.
It's nice to write for something that isn't work.
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BrianRHarris
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I had 279 on the first draft and wound up with 250 on the nose.
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kristina_f
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You are so very much like an alien being to me, but I appreciate the diversity the universe has to offer. I hope your time on Earth has been enjoyable so far. Try the doughnuts; they're delicious.
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Paul Bee
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I am calling the cops on everybody who didn't submit exactly 250 words
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250 round 1
https://forums.nycmidnight.com /topic50789_post534861.html#534861 250 R2 https://forums.nycmidnight.com/r2-gr-21-drama-losing-keys-vest_topic51497.html |
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steph9289
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Right?! I make it a point to use EXACTLY 250 words.
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#amrevising
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CarstenKudra
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Wow 166 words only! Well done on managing to create such a compact story!
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Tinyminx
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This is exactly me. I'm sure at first that every word is vital. Then as I start to remove or find better phrasing I realise I was just being precious and narrow minded!
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