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« Reply #15 on: September 05, 2011, 02:48:08 AM »
Looks like you didn't really need much help afterall. I hope your assignment comes together just the way you want it now. Smiley
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« Reply #16 on: September 05, 2011, 12:34:47 PM »
Thanks Chippy, but knowing that others knew I was working on something actually prompts me to complete it ... instead of just putting it on the to-do pile.

And now I have finished the first typed draft (with tons of editing along the way), it is still over the 1500 word count allowed for assignment #1.  My target magazine is Cricket ... which allows up to 2000 words.  Do you think my instructor will give me a word allowance in that case?  The current word count is almost 1700.

Actually I was wondering if anyone of you would like to proof read it for me and give me some insight on what you think?  Because I was using Flash-back instead of chronological story-telling, I may have left out some obvious pieces of info ....  anyone?
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« Reply #17 on: September 05, 2011, 01:04:00 PM »
Some instructors work pretty close on the word count but the WORST that ever happens is they just don't do a line-by-line mark-up of the last bit...they still talk about the overall story and such. For me, I generally don't even notice unless the person goes over by 1000 words (which does happen.)
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« Reply #18 on: September 05, 2011, 01:17:28 PM »
Quote from: jfields on September 05, 2011, 01:04:00 PM
Some instructors work pretty close on the word count but the WORST that ever happens is they just don't do a line-by-line mark-up of the last bit...they still talk about the overall story and such. For me, I generally don't even notice unless the person goes over by 1000 words (which does happen.)

really?  A thousand words over???  Okay, that makes me feel better that I'm only 170 150 130 words over.  I still have some editing to do and I might be able to prune a bit more ... I could always hold onto to this one for assignment 2 which does allow up to 2000 words ... and then maybe I can fill in areas that may be lacking ... if there are any (Oh who am I kidding , there will definitely be some weak areas).

Oh but to come up with another story ... hmmm ... there were some stories I had worked on over the summer ... maybe I can pull out one of those ... I just feel like I should have a brand new story for the first assignment.  Does that sound silly?
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« Reply #19 on: November 23, 2011, 02:20:34 PM »
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