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Karn Maeshalanadae · 26th October 2011, 06:03 PM

You listened to Hendrix' version?

Old Bobby D is where it's at for that song, my good man.

All things aside, I'll have to review the ones already posted, I feel it's harder with three votes than one.

alchemist · 26th October 2011, 09:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Perpetual Man

Very interesting. Following last nights little chat about word counting, I counted the words by hand again and got 299 (allowing for splitting Free will), MS Word still gives it as 304 (308 with the title), then I tried a couple of online word counters, None of them matched up ranging from 282 -312. Who would have thought there could have been such a difference.

Think I'll count again by hand and trust my head.

I just did it manually and in Word and found that Word counts the two words either side of an ellipsis as one word, but also counts an em-dash as a word. If only I'd known this before, I'm sure the extra couple of words I would have got in would have transformed my plodding stories into masterpieces.

HoopyFrood · 26th October 2011, 09:55 PM

Yeah, I found that when I was counting. And also the little starry break bits that I used in mine are also considered words.

Karn Maeshalanadae · 26th October 2011, 10:02 PM

That was something there, alchemist.

Rarely are spirits of the dead actually benevolent, at least relatively, and that had just a sadness to it that really shot through me. A good, solid emotional piece that would strike anyone not made of stone straight through the core.

hopewrites · 26th October 2011, 10:02 PM

ALCHEMIST!!! you made me cry... thank you

alchemist · 26th October 2011, 10:11 PM

Jeez, thanks people. Sorry for making you cry, hope!

hopewrites · 26th October 2011, 10:46 PM

no no its a complement. My mom taught me some odd complements in her day, this is the last one I cant seem to get over.

alchemist · 26th October 2011, 11:52 PM

In that case, I'm glad I made you cry.

Ooh, look at me and my heartlessness!

Karn Maeshalanadae · 27th October 2011, 12:04 AM

It was a great entry. I don't think you're heartless.

And believe me, it makes things a lot harder on me, hehe.

hopewrites · 27th October 2011, 01:54 AM

wait what? Karn I am positive I misunderstood you there...

Karn Maeshalanadae · 27th October 2011, 01:57 AM

Kern?

Who's Kern?

hopewrites · 27th October 2011, 02:11 AM

someone I am randomly misreading because the e's and a's all look alike today.

Karn Maeshalanadae · 27th October 2011, 02:12 AM

Uh huh. Right.

*Shakes head muttering* Looks like it's gotten hold of HW already, and even without a visit to the Tea Room....

hopewrites · 27th October 2011, 02:17 AM

we have a tea room? is there tea in it? is it hot? can i have some? can i have the tea without the room? or is it room for cream? I only like cream in some tea, it cuddled in the green and i have never been able to drink green since... we are suposed to be talking about the entries, you grab the tea and i'll get some chairs and we can talk about how manly it is to cry over books.

Karn Maeshalanadae · 27th October 2011, 02:25 AM

Hehehe. The Tea Room is in the Lounge.

That's all I'm going to say about it here. But how manly it is to cry over books, I don't know. I usually don't. I haven't actually cried in years.

Is this the price for having learned how not to cry?

26th October 2011, 06:03 PM	#106 (permalink)
Karn Maeshalanadae At the end of reality Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Oregon Posts: 3,405 Blog Entries: 23	Re: Discussion thread -- Three Hundred Word Writing Challenge #3 You listened to Hendrix' version? Old Bobby D is where it's at for that song, my good man. All things aside, I'll have to review the ones already posted, I feel it's harder with three votes than one.

26th October 2011, 09:55 PM	#108 (permalink)
HoopyFrood Flaming Poltergeist Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Devon Posts: 4,707 Blog Entries: 9	Re: Discussion thread -- Three Hundred Word Writing Challenge #3 Yeah, I found that when I was counting. And also the little starry break bits that I used in mine are also considered words.

26th October 2011, 10:02 PM	#109 (permalink)
Karn Maeshalanadae At the end of reality Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Oregon Posts: 3,405 Blog Entries: 23	Re: Discussion thread -- Three Hundred Word Writing Challenge #3 That was something there, alchemist. Rarely are spirits of the dead actually benevolent, at least relatively, and that had just a sadness to it that really shot through me. A good, solid emotional piece that would strike anyone not made of stone straight through the core.

26th October 2011, 10:02 PM	#110 (permalink)
hopewrites Laundress Extraordinaire Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 1,467 Blog Entries: 37	Re: Discussion thread -- Three Hundred Word Writing Challenge #3 ALCHEMIST!!! you made me cry... thank you

26th October 2011, 10:11 PM	#111 (permalink)
alchemist Dehhh de de deh Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Ireland Posts: 2,412 Blog Entries: 2	Re: Discussion thread -- Three Hundred Word Writing Challenge #3 Jeez, thanks people. Sorry for making you cry, hope!

26th October 2011, 10:46 PM	#112 (permalink)
hopewrites Laundress Extraordinaire Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 1,467 Blog Entries: 37	Re: Discussion thread -- Three Hundred Word Writing Challenge #3 no no its a complement. My mom taught me some odd complements in her day, this is the last one I cant seem to get over.

26th October 2011, 11:52 PM	#113 (permalink)
alchemist Dehhh de de deh Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Ireland Posts: 2,412 Blog Entries: 2	Re: Discussion thread -- Three Hundred Word Writing Challenge #3 In that case, I'm glad I made you cry. Ooh, look at me and my heartlessness!

27th October 2011, 12:04 AM	#114 (permalink)
Karn Maeshalanadae At the end of reality Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Oregon Posts: 3,405 Blog Entries: 23	Re: Discussion thread -- Three Hundred Word Writing Challenge #3 It was a great entry. I don't think you're heartless. And believe me, it makes things a lot harder on me, hehe.

27th October 2011, 01:54 AM	#115 (permalink)
hopewrites Laundress Extraordinaire Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 1,467 Blog Entries: 37	Re: Discussion thread -- Three Hundred Word Writing Challenge #3 wait what? Karn I am positive I misunderstood you there... Last edited by hopewrites; 27th October 2011 at 02:18 AM.

27th October 2011, 01:57 AM	#116 (permalink)
Karn Maeshalanadae At the end of reality Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Oregon Posts: 3,405 Blog Entries: 23	Re: Discussion thread -- Three Hundred Word Writing Challenge #3 Kern? Who's Kern?

27th October 2011, 02:11 AM	#117 (permalink)
hopewrites Laundress Extraordinaire Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 1,467 Blog Entries: 37	Re: Discussion thread -- Three Hundred Word Writing Challenge #3 someone I am randomly misreading because the e's and a's all look alike today.

27th October 2011, 02:12 AM	#118 (permalink)
Karn Maeshalanadae At the end of reality Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Oregon Posts: 3,405 Blog Entries: 23	Re: Discussion thread -- Three Hundred Word Writing Challenge #3 Uh huh. Right. Shakes head muttering Looks like it's gotten hold of HW already, and even without a visit to the Tea Room....

27th October 2011, 02:17 AM	#119 (permalink)
hopewrites Laundress Extraordinaire Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 1,467 Blog Entries: 37	Re: Discussion thread -- Three Hundred Word Writing Challenge #3 we have a tea room? is there tea in it? is it hot? can i have some? can i have the tea without the room? or is it room for cream? I only like cream in some tea, it cuddled in the green and i have never been able to drink green since... we are suposed to be talking about the entries, you grab the tea and i'll get some chairs and we can talk about how manly it is to cry over books.

27th October 2011, 02:25 AM	#120 (permalink)
Karn Maeshalanadae At the end of reality Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Oregon Posts: 3,405 Blog Entries: 23	Re: Discussion thread -- Three Hundred Word Writing Challenge #3 Hehehe. The Tea Room is in the Lounge. That's all I'm going to say about it here. But how manly it is to cry over books, I don't know. I usually don't. I haven't actually cried in years. Is this the price for having learned how not to cry?

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