Comments on: Crime and Violins #8: Gratuitous Cliffhanger http://fiction.spontaneousderivation.com/2008/02/22/crime-and-violins-8/ Strange tales for a better world. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 11:06:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Arachne Jericho http://fiction.spontaneousderivation.com/2008/02/22/crime-and-violins-8/comment-page-1/#comment-583 Arachne Jericho Sun, 24 Feb 2008 03:35:00 +0000 http://fiction.spontaneousderivation.com/2008/02/22/crime-and-violins-part-14/#comment-583 Thanks, Unfocused!<br/><br/>Hmm. Now I need a cupcake.<br/><br/>The 500-word limit isn't as stressful as it is on flash fiction, because none of these are complete stories in and of themselves, whereas flash fiction more or less needs to be.<br/><br/>These days I work alright under a word limit. 15-and-4 was exactly 750 words.<br/><br/>If I ever do publish a book, it will amuse me greatly if the pages ended in an absurdly round number. Thanks, Unfocused!

Hmm. Now I need a cupcake.

The 500-word limit isn’t as stressful as it is on flash fiction, because none of these are complete stories in and of themselves, whereas flash fiction more or less needs to be.

These days I work alright under a word limit. 15-and-4 was exactly 750 words.

If I ever do publish a book, it will amuse me greatly if the pages ended in an absurdly round number.

]]> By: Unfocused Me http://fiction.spontaneousderivation.com/2008/02/22/crime-and-violins-8/comment-page-1/#comment-582 Unfocused Me Sun, 24 Feb 2008 03:27:00 +0000 http://fiction.spontaneousderivation.com/2008/02/22/crime-and-violins-part-14/#comment-582 The 500-word exactly thing would make me nuts -- I barely have enough patience to cut my flash down to the required word limit -- doing it EVERY WEEK would make my brain explode.<br/><br/>Had to read it twice to understand the Lorax reference, but I just had a cupcake, so I've got a sugar thing going. <br/><br/>Keep 'em coming, AJ. Keep 'em coming. The 500-word exactly thing would make me nuts — I barely have enough patience to cut my flash down to the required word limit — doing it EVERY WEEK would make my brain explode.

Had to read it twice to understand the Lorax reference, but I just had a cupcake, so I’ve got a sugar thing going.

Keep ‘em coming, AJ. Keep ‘em coming.

]]> By: Arachne Jericho http://fiction.spontaneousderivation.com/2008/02/22/crime-and-violins-8/comment-page-1/#comment-581 Arachne Jericho Sun, 24 Feb 2008 03:20:00 +0000 http://fiction.spontaneousderivation.com/2008/02/22/crime-and-violins-part-14/#comment-581 I used to go over by 5-10 words in the earlier episodes. Starting around the time of the Crown Royal whiskey discussion, it's been 500 like clockwork. <br/><br/>The thing about 500 words as a hard limit is that you tend to lose excess verbiage, if you want to fit in as much punch per episode as possible. It also is a fun way to play with learning how to pace; how do you compress or stretch time within 500 words?<br/><br/>Dealing with scenes that don't line up with the 500-word divisions is also interesting.<br/><br/>But yeah. I be crazy. I used to go over by 5-10 words in the earlier episodes. Starting around the time of the Crown Royal whiskey discussion, it’s been 500 like clockwork.

The thing about 500 words as a hard limit is that you tend to lose excess verbiage, if you want to fit in as much punch per episode as possible. It also is a fun way to play with learning how to pace; how do you compress or stretch time within 500 words?

Dealing with scenes that don’t line up with the 500-word divisions is also interesting.

But yeah. I be crazy.

]]> By: Stormy http://fiction.spontaneousderivation.com/2008/02/22/crime-and-violins-8/comment-page-1/#comment-580 Stormy Sun, 24 Feb 2008 03:01:00 +0000 http://fiction.spontaneousderivation.com/2008/02/22/crime-and-violins-part-14/#comment-580 You do exactly 500 every time? Wow...I didn't know you stuck to it so exactly. I let it fluctuate, and go where it needs to (a lot of times, my eps end up being around 550-ish), lately though, they've drifted longer, up to 750-850. You do exactly 500 every time? Wow…I didn’t know you stuck to it so exactly. I let it fluctuate, and go where it needs to (a lot of times, my eps end up being around 550-ish), lately though, they’ve drifted longer, up to 750-850.

]]> By: Arachne Jericho http://fiction.spontaneousderivation.com/2008/02/22/crime-and-violins-8/comment-page-1/#comment-579 Arachne Jericho Sat, 23 Feb 2008 01:39:00 +0000 http://fiction.spontaneousderivation.com/2008/02/22/crime-and-violins-part-14/#comment-579 Thanks, Stormy! I do my best with the interest piquing.<br/><br/>The 500-words-exactly-every-time is teaching me quite a bit about narrative technique. Thanks, Stormy! I do my best with the interest piquing.

The 500-words-exactly-every-time is teaching me quite a bit about narrative technique.

]]> By: Stormy http://fiction.spontaneousderivation.com/2008/02/22/crime-and-violins-8/comment-page-1/#comment-578 Stormy Fri, 22 Feb 2008 11:08:00 +0000 http://fiction.spontaneousderivation.com/2008/02/22/crime-and-violins-part-14/#comment-578 Oooh...interesting. Consider my interest piqued. Again. <br/><br/>This story is good for the interest piquing. <br/><br/><i>like a cross between Frank Lloyd Wright and a squat pagoda</i><br/>This is an awesome description. Oooh…interesting. Consider my interest piqued. Again.

This story is good for the interest piquing.

like a cross between Frank Lloyd Wright and a squat pagoda
This is an awesome description.

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