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#847842 added April 24, 2015 at 4:11am
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Don't count the words. Write words that count!
As I wrote in a comment to Darleen:

Words... number of words...

Not as important as the writing process. I'm lyrical and cut words. I prefer short and bitter-sweet. Words drown the sweetness, hide the bitter. Short can be better. Think of a haiku and how just a few words can say what others try to say in novels.

Remember Hemenway:

For sale:
Baby shoes.
Never worn.

In six words more is said than many a short story. So spend the time well. Write as much as you can. Edit later.

But never despair over word count. It's the words that count, not how many. *Heart*
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