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In response to "Should we start a short story competition here on ST? -- nm" by Beryllium

i'm in, if we're talking the next few weeks. i have some time before semester starts. and we can come up w/ a prompt ...

Posted by i'm finally the New Year's Baby ! (aka pacrat) Jan 1 '14, 20:17

but how are we defining "short story" ...what word count perameters are we talking?

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Yeah, I'm thinking like a three-week timeframe, 400-800 words, but it's all negotiable -- nm - Beryllium Jan 1, 20:19 8
- well, i have a couple of ideas, the framework of which is borrowed from NPR "3 minute fiction" ... - i'm finally the New Year's Baby ! Jan 1, 20:26
- Can I submit my next newsletter column...they generally run 500-750 words ;) - Meg Jan 1, 20:26
- I think that word count is considerably low. -- nm - Qale Jan 1, 20:25 5
  - well, we are talking a short term thing ... unless enough interested folks want to do, say, 7500 - 10k words max in a 3 week period.... - i'm finally the New Year's Baby ! Jan 1, 20:27
  - See my post below for why I had that target in mind, you're welcome to suggest something more befitting that idea. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 1, 20:27 3
    - I like your idea. I'm just considering that my last movie review was 515 words. -- nm - Qale Jan 1, 20:42 2
      - Yeah, many of my blog posts end up in that range too ... hmm. -- nm - Beryllium Jan 1, 20:48 1
        
        There's a certain skill to working something into a shorter format. It takes a special kind of editing. I generally do a great deal of cutting before - Meg Jan 1, 20:51

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