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[clo_again]

The space pirates ended up 3,067 words instead of 2,000 and I have cramp in my leg from sitting on the windowsill. On the plus side, this means I don't (not that I had time anyway) have to rewrite the fourth story. I can just tack a couple of hundred words more onto the vampire-werewolf one (I did mention I write crazy original stories right?) and be done. It'll take me half an hour if I rush.

Less reassuring is that I still have 5,000 words of critical stuff to do... and the ones I did last year that I was intending to look at for help remembering how to write them? Are on the account I can't get to. Because my keyboard is broken. Yeah.

On the plus side I saw a hedgehog in the carpark earlier. Cutest thing ever.

Cup of tea and critical stuff. >_< I just have to talk about myself for most of it. It can't take that long. Please god, don't take that long. I need to be printing finished stuff out by 10am. Four hours.

edit: I meant to ask, do you think it's bad that an 8,000 word portfolio is only going to have three short stories in it? Two finished and one the start of something longer. Not that I can change it now but still.

Then again, it's not a specifically short story portfolio, it's a *writing* portfolio. I think. It should be okay.

edit: *twitches* It's 9am and I still have a self critique and two peer critiques to do. Not to mention I haven't read anything through or printed it out yet. I have finally, genuinely left something far too late. Deadline's at 12 but I need to have to printed and ready to go at about 11:20 at the latest, since I need to buy another folder on the way.

Jesus. I'm so insane for doing this myself.

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[australian-imp.livejournal.com]

*cheers you on from corner with cute cheerleading outfit, pompoms and pigtails*

I'm assuming if all they said was there needed to be 8000 words, then it doesn't really matter how many individual pieces there are. Of course the word portfolio implies at least more than one piece, but you've got that covered.

[liathe.livejournal.com]

do you think it's bad that an 8,000 word portfolio is only going to have three short stories in it?

Hmm. My 303 portfolio also contained three short stories, one of which was far too long, but by the time I was putting it all together I couldn't be bothered to try and think of more ways to cut it down. I hope they don't notice the extra words.

So I'm totally going by my own example here, but no I don't think it's bad. :) I'm sure that the creative writing tutors of all people would appreciate quality over quantity.

You're nearly there now! I had to force my way through the leftover critical content, but it doesn't take as long as all that. You'll be fine. ^_^

[eternalwings.livejournal.com]

-cheers on- It has nothing to do with this post but I thought it might cheer you up.
Andy was sick this week right? Looked to be something fluey. Roger's out (Bad) but he looked sick too. And Nadal has been dizzy.


I think it's slashy!!