Comments on: Trouble Sticking to Your Word Count? Try These Editing Tricks http://writetodone.com/2008/09/26/trouble-sticking-to-your-word-count-try-these-editing-tricks/ Unmissable articles on writing Wed, 16 May 2012 19:53:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 By: Amy http://writetodone.com/2008/09/26/trouble-sticking-to-your-word-count-try-these-editing-tricks/#comment-15807 Amy Sun, 28 Nov 2010 13:25:15 +0000 http://writetodone.com/?p=404#comment-15807 Semi-colons are your best friend :) I went 700 words over my English coursework, and have managed to eliminate about 400 so far using Jesse's tips and semi-colons :) Semi-colons are your best friend :)

I went 700 words over my English coursework, and have managed to eliminate about 400 so far using Jesse’s tips and semi-colons :)

]]> By: G http://writetodone.com/2008/09/26/trouble-sticking-to-your-word-count-try-these-editing-tricks/#comment-11211 G Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:09:40 +0000 http://writetodone.com/?p=404#comment-11211 Thanks a lot! Im writing a 1,000 word research paper and have 1,800 words! Ya, BIG PROBLEM! But this really helped! Thanks a lot!
Im writing a 1,000 word research paper and have 1,800 words!
Ya, BIG PROBLEM!

But this really helped!

]]> By: Word Count Tool http://writetodone.com/2008/09/26/trouble-sticking-to-your-word-count-try-these-editing-tricks/#comment-9589 Word Count Tool Wed, 06 May 2009 20:44:10 +0000 http://writetodone.com/?p=404#comment-9589 Nice tips! Nice tips!

]]> By: Ways to Cut Your Word Count « weekend write http://writetodone.com/2008/09/26/trouble-sticking-to-your-word-count-try-these-editing-tricks/#comment-8614 Ways to Cut Your Word Count « weekend write Thu, 05 Feb 2009 03:47:38 +0000 http://writetodone.com/?p=404#comment-8614 [...] Trouble Sticking to Your Word Count? - Jesse Hines [...] [...] Trouble Sticking to Your Word Count? – Jesse Hines [...]

]]> By: 2 Ways to Become a Better Writer : Robust Writing http://writetodone.com/2008/09/26/trouble-sticking-to-your-word-count-try-these-editing-tricks/#comment-8393 2 Ways to Become a Better Writer : Robust Writing Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:11:09 +0000 http://writetodone.com/?p=404#comment-8393 [...] the magazine articles I write, I usually write them 100 to 200 words over my editor’s word count for the first draft, so I can include everything I think is worthy of being touched on. I [...] [...] the magazine articles I write, I usually write them 100 to 200 words over my editor’s word count for the first draft, so I can include everything I think is worthy of being touched on. I [...]

]]> By: So schreiben Sie kürzere, bessere Texte.  | lorXsion Blog http://writetodone.com/2008/09/26/trouble-sticking-to-your-word-count-try-these-editing-tricks/#comment-8278 So schreiben Sie kürzere, bessere Texte.  | lorXsion Blog Tue, 16 Dec 2008 12:22:57 +0000 http://writetodone.com/?p=404#comment-8278 [...] Interessiert sie der Originalartikel von Leo [...] [...] Interessiert sie der Originalartikel von Leo [...]

]]> By: Laura Tamayo http://writetodone.com/2008/09/26/trouble-sticking-to-your-word-count-try-these-editing-tricks/#comment-7703 Laura Tamayo Mon, 20 Oct 2008 22:41:37 +0000 http://writetodone.com/?p=404#comment-7703 I look for sentence pairs that when combined result in fewer words. I look for sentence pairs that when combined result in fewer words.

]]> By: How to make the editor your friend (II): Adhere to the word count « Write Livelihood http://writetodone.com/2008/09/26/trouble-sticking-to-your-word-count-try-these-editing-tricks/#comment-7596 How to make the editor your friend (II): Adhere to the word count « Write Livelihood Thu, 09 Oct 2008 23:15:21 +0000 http://writetodone.com/?p=404#comment-7596 [...] Trouble Sticking to Your Word Count? Try These Editing Tricks [...] [...] Trouble Sticking to Your Word Count? Try These Editing Tricks [...]

]]> By: IntegrityLance - Writing Jobs http://writetodone.com/2008/09/26/trouble-sticking-to-your-word-count-try-these-editing-tricks/#comment-7162 IntegrityLance - Writing Jobs Thu, 02 Oct 2008 00:49:52 +0000 http://writetodone.com/?p=404#comment-7162 excellent post jesse. Anything we have written we leave all editing methods to those we outsource it too ;) excellent post jesse. Anything we have written we leave all editing methods to those we outsource it too ;)

]]> By: Hmmm.Hm » Trouble Sticking to Your Word Count? Try These Editing Tricks http://writetodone.com/2008/09/26/trouble-sticking-to-your-word-count-try-these-editing-tricks/#comment-7142 Hmmm.Hm » Trouble Sticking to Your Word Count? Try These Editing Tricks Wed, 01 Oct 2008 10:17:09 +0000 http://writetodone.com/?p=404#comment-7142 [...] Read more… [...] [...] Read more… [...]

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