Slimmin' Down and Toe-Taggin'

About this episode

The episode discusses the challenges of word count in writing and explores the concept of 'unhappily ever after' stories.

Publishers sometimes require a minimum word count, while magazines, contests, etc might impose a maximum word count. While adding words is easy, how do you decide what to cut? Also, what is an "unhappily ever after" story, and why does Paul write them? Our links: Paul's store: https://payhip.com/paulecooley Paul's site: https://shadowpublications.com Terry's site: https://www.terrymixon.com/ Veronica: http://www.voicesbyveronica.com/ DRS Discord: https://discord.gg/pgmQxaVbGP Enjoy the show? Consider becoming a Patreon or Buy Me A Coffee supporter and for as little as $1 a month, you can help keep the podcast free and receive exclusive content. More information at https://patreon.com/drspodcast and https://buymeacoffee.com/drspodcast . #writing #fiction #podcast #chat #live #novel #story #narrative #publishing #author #writer #discussion #podcast #talkshow

Topics covered

• word count
• editing
• storytelling
• publishing
• fiction
• writing

Keywords

• word count
• editing
• unhappily ever after
• storytelling
• fiction
• publishing

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