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Slimmin' Down and Toe-Taggin'

Dead Robots' Society by The Dead Robots' Society

Mar 21, 202601:03:43Arts

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" stor...

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Slimmin' Down and Toe-Taggin' is an episode from Dead Robots' Society by The Dead Robots' Society. Publishers sometimes require a minimum word count, while magazines, contests, etc might impose a maximum word count. While adding words is ea...

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