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  • #31640
    Daeus
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      @perfectfifths Well, if it’s any consolation, I didn’t win it when I entered last year either. 😉

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      #31645
      Julia R.
      @julia-r
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        Just curious… how long can a short story be before being considered a mini-book? (or whatever you would call that…) I enjoy writing short stories most and it would probably be good to get an idea of how long or short I should make them!

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        #31653
        Louise Fowler
        @perfectfifths
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          @daeus Haha, maybe a little 😉 I’m actually not too disappointed about it (I think my brother was more disappointed than me XD)


          @julia-r
          Well, according to Wikipedia

          Classification Word count
          Novel 40,000 words or over
          Novella 17,500 to 39,999 words
          Novelette 7,500 to 17,499 words
          Short story under 7,500 words

          Does that help? 🙂

          Currently reading Les Miserables

          #31654
          Julia R.
          @julia-r
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            @perfectfifths it sure does!!! Thanks so much! Sorry I made you look it up… I’m actually in the middle of my very first novel (which I have written more than four chapters of :D)! I’m at 28,925 words and 65 pages, which is pretty exciting for me! Maybe I’ll actually finish it this time! 😛

            #31656
            Louise Fowler
            @perfectfifths
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              @julia-r No worries there, I found it helpful too (and have now stuck it in my sticky notes for future reference 😉 )

              Wow, 65 pages and only 4 chapters?? That’s amazing! How many pages do you make your chapters? Mine are generally between 5-7, but I’m noticing that most books are probably a big longer

              Currently reading Les Miserables

              #31691
              Emma Flournoy
              @emma-flournoy
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                @PerfectFifths Aw, too bad. Hopefully the next one.

                I’m still weirded out by seeing your name as Louise Fowler. 😛

                #31692
                Emma Flournoy
                @emma-flournoy
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                  Oh, and @PerfectFifths don’t worry too much about chapter length, ’cause I prefer reading shorter chapters a lot of the time. 😀

                  #31721
                  Louise Fowler
                  @perfectfifths
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                    @emma-flournoy Haha, thanks 😀 Hey, wanna know a secret? Louise Fowler still isn’t my real name 😉 XD

                    Currently reading Les Miserables

                    #31727
                    Ethryndal
                    @ethryndal
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                      @Perfectfifths Bummer. 🙁 Well, if it’s any consolation, apparently authors hold this kind of thing up as a badge of honor. It motivate them to better themselves, and when they do succeed, they can look back on how far they’ve come. 😀 We’ll all hope for the next one.

                      And I’m with Emma. Even though it’s not your real name, I still do a double take every time I read it…I think I’m talking to a different person. 😛

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                      #31728
                      Louise Fowler
                      @perfectfifths
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                        @ethryndal I do believe I have a better chance with the Home Life one. I didn’t feel the one I entered for Bunyan was my best work, due to all the limits they set. I’m actually going to rewrite the story, though, as a full-length novella, at least (we’ll see where it goes) because the idea was great, but it was written a bit weak.

                        Haha, nope, still me 😀 But having decided on that as my pen name, I wanted to use it 😀

                        Currently reading Les Miserables

                        #31729
                        Emma Flournoy
                        @emma-flournoy
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                          @PerfectFifths Matter of fact, I did know that. I think I saw you tell it to someone else a couple weeks ago or somethins. 😀
                          What made you pick that name for a pen name?

                          #31730
                          Louise Fowler
                          @perfectfifths
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                            @emma-flournoy Well, my dad suggested it when I made a Facebook page and didn’t want to use my real name. Louise is actually my middle name.

                            Currently reading Les Miserables

                            #31731
                            Emma Flournoy
                            @emma-flournoy
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                              @PerfectFifths Cool. 😀

                              #31732
                              Louise Fowler
                              @perfectfifths
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                                @emma-flournoy What about you? Do you use a pen name? 😀

                                Currently reading Les Miserables

                                #31735
                                Emma Flournoy
                                @emma-flournoy
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                                  @PerfectFifths Ah-a, you’re forgetting, I’m not a writer. 😉
                                  So no, I don’t.

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