I don't know if I agree with that. I mean, it's a bad example as sentences go, sure, but I have a different style of writing. Well, first of all, you'd have to read it, but sometimes, writers have long sentences and short ones that run together. Readers don't even notice half the time. Most writers think their writing has to be short, tight and precise, because that's what they're told. That might be because of page size, and nothing else. Stories are usually aimed towards the shorter size. 5,000 words is a long story these days. Publishers might say they'll take 5,000 words, but usually they'll take the shorter ones. I like to write novellas and novelettes. I don't worry about word count anymore. I let the story tell itself. I tend to latch onto dialogue. And when you say crummy isn't much used now-a-days, it was pretty standard in the 60's. No word should be discounted because it's not used today. Writing is a matter of "voice." You style comes through in your voice.
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Amen.
I don't know if I agree with that. I mean, it's a bad example as sentences go, sure, but I have a different style of writing. Well, first of all, you'd have to read it, but sometimes, writers have long sentences and short ones that run together. Readers don't even notice half the time. Most writers think their writing has to be short, tight and precise, because that's what they're told. That might be because of page size, and nothing else. Stories are usually aimed towards the shorter size. 5,000 words is a long story these days. Publishers might say they'll take 5,000 words, but usually they'll take the shorter ones. I like to write novellas and novelettes. I don't worry about word count anymore. I let the story tell itself. I tend to latch onto dialogue. And when you say crummy isn't much used now-a-days, it was pretty standard in the 60's. No word should be discounted because it's not used today. Writing is a matter of "voice." You style comes through in your voice.