Writing novels on ET :)

Average words per sentence: 20
Average words per page: 300

Total posts x 20 / 300

@SunTrader
Posts: 17,497
1166 pages!

@Frederick Foresight
Posts: 24,686
1645 pages


Books over 1,000 pages long:

• The Lord of the Rings: By J.R.R. Tolkien
• War and Peace: By Leo Tolstoy
• The Count of Monte Cristo: By Alexandre Dumas
• Gone with the Wind: By Margaret Mitchell
• Les Misérables: By Victor Hugo
• It: By Stephen King
• A Storm of Swords: By George R.R. Martin
• The Stand: By Stephen King
• Don Quixote: By Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra

 

Still waiting for that Pulitzer, let alone the royalties.

 

3 Sentence Rule.

 

You appear to be two sentences short.

 

He believes in leaving 'em wanting more.

 

It is a maximum, not a requirement.

Brevity is the soul of wit.

 

One of your more amusing Threads Wxy-wan.

I think what you're getting at is Sun and Fred's negative/hostile attitudes in discussion at times.



@Arnie Guitar is right - brevity is best where possible.

 

Tell him:

Guy just won't shut up.

 

Oh look,

A stalker.

 

Always on my mind
- Willie Nelson