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No Matter How Bad You Have It...

...There's always someone in worse circumstances.



Which I found peculiarly inspiring.

I just found out that one of my contest compatriots is also cutting words to make her manuscript fit the requirements.  Only she is cutting it down from 33k words.

Wow.

I thought that cutting from 24k was bad.

But, hey, if she can cut 13k words from her story, I certainly can stop whining about cutting 4k from mine.

Link arms with me.  We can do this.

P.S. Also, please join me in a round of applause for my compatriot.  Because she is amazing.
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  1. Skye HoffertNovember 29, 2017 at 8:12 AM

    Here I'm complaining about having 2,000 words left to write.
    We all can do it. Also, cool Jack Reacher.

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    1. Esther Brooksmith (wisdomcreates)November 30, 2017 at 4:39 AM

      Yes, you can. So excited for your story in all its Glory! And if you stay below the word limit, you can go straight to editing and skip the struggle I currently find myself in.

      And, of course Jack Reacher! I finally got to see the second movie last week, and I liked it like the first.

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    2. Skye HoffertNovember 30, 2017 at 9:28 AM

      Thanks, I hope it meets your expectations. That's what I'm hoping. I can't imagine, I wish you didn't have to cut anything.

      I love those movies, the second one was so good, loved seeing him kinda be a Dad.

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  2. Helena GeorgeNovember 29, 2017 at 8:50 AM

    *claps madly* I could never cut anything out of my stories...the pain y'all must be feeling!

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    1. Esther Brooksmith (wisdomcreates)November 30, 2017 at 4:40 AM

      Thank you, Julian! I'm pretty sure I'm bleeding from the story amputations, and I hope it has enough limbs left to hobble through the judging process!

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