Re: word limits and revision
- From: Carole McDonnell <scifiwritir@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: 28 Apr 2007 13:07:59 -0700
On Apr 26, 11:43�pm, Lucy Kemnitzer <rita...@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
There are markets for shorts that really truly don't want anything
over 4K words. This is not a relative limit, but a hard limit. I
have shorts which are under 5K words. I'm thinking about taking the
big pruning shears to them, but they're stories I like as they are and
I wonder if that kind of treatment will hurt them. But currently
they're not finding a home, which hurts them more, right?
Would you cut nearly 20% of a story to fit into a word limit?
Lucy Kemnitzer
still
I am totally convinced that most stories can be cut without harming
them too much. I remember seeing something on the internet -- i forget
where-- which gave hints on how to shorten a piece without killing it.
Look around. -Carole
Carole McDonnell
Wind Follower June 2007 Juno Books
www (dot) carolemcdonnell (dot) com
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