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Old 07-04-2013, 23:33   #28
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Re: 100-word short story competition

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Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington View Post
I agree...the hundred words thing is very tricky...gives you no time to build a character, let alone a plot......and no chance for a sub plot.
Nor much for a plot either ... I left dialogue out too .... all those "he saids" and "she retorteds" use up too many words ... hyphenated words are handy ... and I didn't use a real character; more of an "everyman".
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