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[Thug Waffle]

If I ever win, I'm putting the word count at 50.

 

[Ashes]

Extreme Lows and great highs word count threads have been done already. 2000 words seems to work best. Though it's nice to get a good 1500 one now and then.

 

[Mike M]

No no no. Just invent new compound words.

 

[Bombadil]

Congratulation Tangent! Now hurry and put up the next thread



Well I have to agree to some degree, but you have to consider that everyone has to read all the stories. At the moment we have around 12-15 entries per thread. If the stories get much longer that would equal to reading a short novel in 3 days. I'm not saying that that is such an impossible thing, but it sure does take some time to read all the stories as it is and I fear that if they get longer people might be more inclined to just skim over them, which wouldn't do the effort the writers have put into them any justice.
Besides I think that writing a story that is complete and coherent while keeping the word count is actually part of the challenge.

Perhaps we should extend the time we have to read all the submissions.

 

[ronito]

Tangent won a challenge with the title of "Happily ever after?" surely you jest!

 

[Irish]

Fact: Lower word limits produce better overall stories. I really don't think they should go above 1,500 for the most part and I generally think people get more creative when they have less to work with, so even that is pushing it.

 

[Bombadil]

Let's have a cap and trade system.


If one of you has a couple hundred words to spare, let me have it. Then it all balances out.

 

[British Monsoon]

Fact: Lower word limits produce better overall stories. I really don't think they should go above 1,500 for the most part and I generally think people get more creative when they have less to work with, so even that is pushing it.

I, on the other hand, have trouble writing any coherent story in so few words, so perhaps in that sense it does serve as good practice for me, but I don't think it really leads to me producing better stories.

 

[Cyan]

Around 2000 has generally been good, but there's nothing wrong with changing it up every once in a while.

Maybe we should do another limitless one sometime soon...

 

[Irish]

Coherency? Hm... might have to add that word to my vocabulary.

 

[Ashes]

Coherency? Hm... might have to add that word to my vocabulary.

long time no see.

 

[toddhunter]

Well done Tangent.

 

[t-ramp]

Congrats, Tangent. Does someone have to make the new thread for her?

 

[Ashes]

Congrats, Tangent. Does someone have to make the new thread for her?

I guess she's got the red one's magic touch.

 

[Cyan]

I guess she's got the red one's magic touch.

Tangent just emailed me the new challenge. I guess old habits die hard.

It'll be up shortly.

 

[Tangent]

Thanks guys, for the congrats!
Ashes is right: I do have the red one's magic touch... new thread coming soon.

 

[Cyan]

And we're up! http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=510706

Please be careful as you move to the new thread.