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silly question

scratchscratch
edited August 2007 in - Writing Problems

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  • scratchscratch
    If, in a short story comp they specify number of words, does this include the title or are these 'free' words?

    (No! I'm not thinking of adding a 100 word title so I can squeeze more in, silly!)
  • VivViv
    No, it doesn't include the title. Except sometimes with the really tiny flash fiction stories where you have to stick to 50 words or less - then they won't let you get away with a 20 word title!!
  • Marc.BMarc.B
    I remember when in Uni (distant memory) we went to a session about the Masters dissertation we were about to embark on. (25k words) One student asked does the word count include the bibliography?  As if. 
  • Island GirlIsland Girl
    There is no such thing as a silly question - only a silly answer. And this is it.
  • Stan2Stan2
    Is it true that silly people always give silly answers?
  • scratchscratch
    Thanks folks!
    Thanks IG - glad you didn't think the question was silly!
  • Stan2Stan2
    I didn't think it was silly either!
  • scratchscratch
    That's magic, our Stan!
  • Tessa TangentTessa Tangent
    Gotta be having a laugh.
  • CarolCarol
    That's our Stan.
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