Exercise #45: Craft Posted 3/5/04
How many words is too many? How many words is too few? The less words you have to work with, the more each word must be carefully chosen.
Is it possible to write a complete story in 100 words? It is... but it isn't easy. This week's exercise asks us to do exactly that -- write a story in 100 words or less.
A Web site with more description and a few samples from the author: http://home.nycap.rr.com/bcampbell/100w.html
Two examples from a contest: http://www.writingclasses.com/InformationPages/index.php/PageID/188
Word limit: 100 Please use the subject line: SUB: Exercise #45/yourname
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