Hoomi wrote:Trim it down a bit? The entry form says 500 words max!
I suppose cutting it by about 86% is a "bit".
I am the queen of understatement.

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500 words.
![]() Oh come now, we get 750 with the Weekly Challenge. I was able to cut it back to 2800. ![]() This is gonna be harder than the book was. ![]() ....JesusPuppy (or just call me Pup)
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LOL ... the 500 words is a bit of a guideline (not set in concrete), but keep snipping, Pup. Try to at least get it down to Challenge length at most.
Basically, you just need to give a brief overview of the storyline so there's a way to tell whether the promise of the first chapter is going to be fulfilled in the overall plot. Love, Deb Deb
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I tried to submit, but it told me the chapter was the incorrect file format.
Funny; it says it needs an MS Word document, and I was trying to upload an MS Word document, written and saved in MS Word, and ending in the .doc extension. Is there something I'm missing here? Amend: Tried changing the file name to a single word title, and it took. Not sure if that did it, or if it was something to do with trying to submit from the work computer. “It is the artist who realizes that there is a supreme force above him and works gladly away as a small apprentice under God's heaven.” ~ Alexandr Solzhenitsyn
Drum roll please..... (or should I call for Taps.
![]() Mine is now in. ![]() ....JesusPuppy (or just call me Pup)
![]() And just for the record, I am a Male. "I am a writer, I do NOT lie... I fictionalise." JP "The Lord Bless thee, and keep thee.." Num. 6:24 JesusPuppy Profile Cypress Times, online Christian news paper.
Of course, now we have a LONG time to wait for the results, Pup.
“It is the artist who realizes that there is a supreme force above him and works gladly away as a small apprentice under God's heaven.” ~ Alexandr Solzhenitsyn
I've got the bones of my first chapter built, now I'm going back and fleshing out before I move on.
~Ruth~
When Jesus said, "It is Finished!" what He really said was, "PAID IN FULL!" "History is not for the meek in heart."
I'd love to try this, but I don't know that I've ever even written a fiction piece much longer than the challenge length! Maybe 1000 words, but that's about it. I don't have any ideas that would fill a novel either, I don't think. I just don't know that I'm cut out for novel writing. lol
Isaiah 40:30-31 (NIV)
If you've ever had a good time with an imaginary friend, you're cut out for writing a ficiton novel.
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There are five entries in so far, Patty: http://www.faithwriters.com/Boards/phpB ... hp?t=24035 Loads of time yet. ![]() Love, Deb Deb
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![]() ![]() Patty Wysong
My Blog: Patterings Jewels of Encouragement A group devotional blog of Faithwriters! The Barn Door “Even if you are on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there.” --Will Rogers
I can't actually remember what I wrote for the rules
![]() Back again. Yes, it's one entry per 500 member. I think I did that to avoid the possibility (even if remote) of having one person enter three mindblowing manuscripts and take all three awards. I'll post the rules in the forum here so everyone can see them without any hassles. Love, Deb Deb
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