1,026 Reply by Tom Oldman

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Well, this was unexpected: I received an email just now notifying me of your response, Jack.  Didn't appear on my home page because I can't find any category that reflects "Form posts".

Tom

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1,027 Reply by Tom Oldman

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I don't know if this is a bug or not, but shouldn't I be receiving email notifications whenever someone replies to a thread I've posted in?

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1,028 Reply by Tom Oldman

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Oh my.  I am sorry I haven't checked back in on my own thread.  For some reason, I haven't been receiving any emails that anyone has posted here.  I'm subscribed, so shouldn't I be getting them?

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1,029 Reply by Tom Oldman

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Thanks for the reply, Dags.  I began long ago with chapters nearing the 5000-word limit but found that a lot of commenters said it was too long for one sitting.  That's when I chopped them in half (or thereabouts).  Now, I write chapters so that they break naturally around 1200-1500 words.  I don't think that it's a rule either, but more a matter of common sense.  Nobody wants to push their way through 5000 words before making a comment because that inevitably leads to scanning back and forth looking for points to comment on.

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1,030 Topic by Tom Oldman

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On several other writing sites I have seen chapters that seem to go on forever.  Not so much poetry, which tends to be a lot shorter, but novels and even "short" stories.  I try to keep my chapters mostly from 1000 to 2000 words and short stories from 1500 to 2500 words.  Is that excessive, or about right?  I don't want to start off here on the wrong foot.

Tom

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1,031 Reply by Tom Oldman

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Howdy, all.  I have quite a few romance novels over on Booksie, but just starting out here.  Is it acceptable to transfer novels from there to here?  If not, I can understand it completely.

Tom

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