RHP Prose Competition 2009

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It's ready, but it ended up just under 1400 words. But I'll abide by not entering if 500 is the limit.

Originally posted by kirksey957
It's ready, but it ended up just under 1400 words. But I'll abide by not entering if 500 is the limit.

You don't have no doctor Robert
You don't have no uncle Albert
You don't even have good credit
You can write but you can't edit

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I agree with your inclination to say no. I say this as someone whose first effort was over 700 words and has been slashing and honing mercilessly.

ETA: However if enough people want to enter 1000+ word entries and you and the judges are willing, I think it's reasonable to have it as a separate category.

Originally posted by kirksey957
It's ready, but it ended up just under 1400 words. But I'll abide by not entering if 500 is the limit.

Just enter every third word.

Originally posted by Nordlys
Just enter every third word.

I shall release no rhyme before its time.

Originally posted by kirksey957
I shall release no rhyme before its time.

I think we're allowed multiple entries, so you can break your 1400 words up any way you like, although Noodle's way sounds promising 😉.

Originally posted by ChronicLeaky
Last time, we did have an assigned topic, dreamed up by Starrman, possibly during an actual dream, and the blank page mocked me so hard I almost cried.

I cried and couldn't write anything. I still loathe myself for it.

Originally posted by Mimor
I agree with your inclination to say no. I say this as someone whose first effort was over 700 words and has been slashing and honing mercilessly.

I agree. There is art in brevity. Prose of 500 words will contain far less self-indulgence than longer works, and be far more pleasant for the readers.

Originally posted by Gatecrasher
I agree. There is art in brevity. Prose of 500 words will contain far less self-indulgence than longer works, and be far more pleasant for the readers.

Ha! You wait till you read mine. Brevity be damned and self-indulgence take me like a cheap whore.

Originally posted by Starrman
Ha! You wait till you read mine. Brevity be damned and self-indulgence take me like a cheap whore.

My point exactly. Whatever misery awaits the reader, they can at least take comfort in the fact that it will end sooner rather than later.

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Can I enter all 6 thousand of my prose?

P-

Originally posted by Phlabibit
Can I enter all 6 thousand of my prose?

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Yeah, and make CFT read them all, he deserves nothing less.

Originally posted by ChronicLeaky
I think we're allowed multiple entries, so you can break your 1400 words up any way you like, although Noodle's way sounds promising 😉.

So we can write a really long one and name them...part I, part II, Part III.......😛

Originally posted by Phlabibit
Can I enter all 6 thousand of my prose?

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Oh, I'm sure eager readers expect at least 6 thousand from you.

Originally posted by Sunburnt
So we can write a really long one and name them...part I, part II, Part III.......😛

Of course. This is how good prose is written. Particularly important is not including the last part.