[stylist] Story of hoodlums/word limit

[Judith Bron]

Your sentence makes sense, but I have to see it within the context of a 
paragraph in the story.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James H. "Jim" Canaday M.A. N6YR" <n6yr at sunflower.com>
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Subject: Re: [stylist] Story of hoodlums/word limit


> indeed,
> that's the first question I ask myself when I am reading over the 
> composition with an eye to editing or shortening.  but I have to balance 
> with imagery and effect.
> I could write:
> He ran into the house.
> or for the emotional place in the story, need of the character, etc., 
> maybe it is better to say:
> looking anxiously over his shoulder, he suddenly ran into the house for 
> shelter.
>
> jc
>
> At 03:27 PM 1/10/2011, you wrote:
>>There's a lot that's difficult about being a novelist.  If only a 
>>publisher would buy a book that started out with, "Once upon a time" and 
>>ended with, "And they all lived happily ever after."  The in between space 
>>could be dedicated to sleeping.  But that's not being a novelist.  Lori 
>>had the best advice for cutting down the word count in a story.  Lori, 
>>correct me if I'm wrong, but she advised taking out everything that didn't 
>>advance the plot. Judith
>>----- Original Message ----- From: <LoriStay at aol.com>
>>To: <stylist at nfbnet.org>
>>Sent: Monday, January 10, 2011 4:12 PM
>>Subject: Re: [stylist] Story of hoodlums/word limit
>>
>>
>>Being a novelist, I know what you mean by having trouble limiting to 500
>>words!
>>Lori
>>In a message dated 1/9/11 7:34:31 PM, n6yr at sunflower.com writes:
>>
>>
>>>p.s. I did try to emphasize not exactly the opulence but the power of
>>>Joab St. Brendan by how he ordered that the uniform be cleaned
>>>in his hotel. and later the reference to the cigars.
>>>
>>>easily this could've been a 1250-word story.
>>>jc
>>>
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