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always wondered this. Whether I'm writing a short story or a book, I always wonder how long it has to be before it's considered something else. Have you ever wondered about this too?

Created: on November 14th 2010 at 06:44:34 PM

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From: cupideros
Basic Word Count in Fiction

Word Count in Fiction
By Cupideros


Micro Fiction 6 words to 50 words
Flash Fiction 51 words to 1,000 words
Short Story 1,001 to 10,000 words
Novella 10,001 to 40,000 words
Novellet 40,001 to 50,000 words
Novel 50,001 to 100,000 words
Epic Novel 100,001 to you decide word length

Basically One 8.5 by 11 inch page gives you:
1 page = 250 words
2 pages = 500 words
3 pages = 750 words
4 pages = 1,000 words


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From gemmafasheun
i still have problems....

i've read information on your site about writing prose but i still have problems when i want to start writing fiction. For example my problems start from here:

- I don't know how to show things. for me is always easy to tell then to show. what can i do about this?

- then when it comes to describe people and places, i just can't do it without taking information from someone else. what can i do?

- if i want to do research on a subject when i found the information i don't know what is important to use in my story. please help me!!!

Created: on November 21st 2010 at 08:42:21 AM


For gemmafasheun

Congrats on new kid on way!

This may be a good fertile time for writing creativity may be unleashed in some way. I usually find new experiences bring out new observations. Those observations contribute toward new fiction characters plots and ideas.

As an artist, photographer, you simply need to find a way to turn those mediums back into words. I go out to deviantart.com all the time to look at pictures. Every picture, especially a good one tells a story.

You'll find these three questions are common for new writers. It might help think of how would you describe something to someone who can not see, you can't just point and say look. You might find it helps to think, what if they can not hear, you can't just point and say listen. But this person can read. Then you'll begin to observe with a big ear, big eye so to speak. You'll be turning the information into active word pictures. Writers are word painters!


- I don't know how to show things. for me is always easy to tell then to show. what can i do about this?

Tell first. Then go back and make it show.
Let's take your icon. To tell about your icon I'd say, it's yellowisred, a sort of spiral shell design, rectangle in shape. Telling is basically describing facts you see. In reality, you have to do some telling to yourself before you can start showing!

Showing your icon would be: Gemmafasheun's icon is a flaming yellowishred dragon rising out of the deep earthen fires like a phoenix bird, and not a happy bird at that.

As you can see, gemmafasheun, one description is fine for an art sale, another is fine for fiction novel character or evil monster. lol


- then when it comes to describe people and places, i just can't do it without taking information from someone else. what can i do?

People and places are the same. You have to do a little telling to yourself at first describe the facts, height, build, color, length, location, surroundings, Midnight.whispers is a woman in her midtwenties, long black hair, heavy breasts, pretty eyes and she's wearing a low cut black blouse.

Making characters and places come alive involves movement of some sort. Midnight.whispers smoky black eyes beckoned Billy to get up out of his seat and come over to her table. Her long black hair fell behind her back onto her pale skin barely draped by a spaghetti strap black mini dress, which had risen to her midcalf when she shifted to make room for Billy to sit down. Her long necklaced slinked back onto her hot skin heavy breast cleavage. All Billy could think about was lifting her three caret, white gold jewelry out of its nestled, cuddled place.

We all take descriptions from others when we read, view their photography or film or even listen to music. You want to create movement when you describe your detailed facts about the person.


- if i want to do research on a subject when i found the information i don't know what is important to use in my story. please help me!!!

Research is really no different. You think it is because you're mind is in fact searching mode while researching. After you have researched and after a while, during your researching, you'll find your creative mind getting back into gear. The two processes are separated for a reason. Why should your writer create something creative out of research totally wrong for your story? So . . .

naturally your writer waits until your editor/researcher says, these facts are good now--go with it writer. The editor/researcher cannot write creatively. Your writer/creative self is not a good editor/researchers. Although you writer/creative self may say sometimes shout out, there's my leading lady, someone like midnight.whispers. lol

This is all part of the creative writing process. You'll only get better if you try, if you work on describing things in detail, sometime tiny smallest detail, the moving tiniest smallest detail.

The woman struggled, slow, moving inch by inch forward, almost as if trying to measure her waist and belly by the length of her slender, golden fingers and thumbs, measurements requiring considered recounting for accuracy. Her small hands inched forward, encircling the stretched flesh, her fingertips touched a protruding belly button, closer, closer until finally she almost laced her fingers around her belly. She began an upward movement from her back.
"No honey, No!" said her husband rushing over to her, "You must stop trying to work! It's time to rest and save your strength to birth the baby. I'll do that!"

or Telling: The woman tried to put her fingers around her belly and stand up to work.

What details are right for your story? Content. Content. Content. Choose only enough and the right facts to tell your story. I could have wrote about the pregnant woman's breasts, her hair, her earrings, or dress. None of those got across the point I wanted to make about her late condition and her husband's willingness to help out.
Hope this helps, gemmafasheun.

--cupideros

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