Official Support Thread - 5th Annual 750 Word Project

[KeithD]

It stands to reason that a story that can be read in about five minutes would get a high vote-to-view ratio. For me, that didn't happen before.
I'll post a link, although it seems like everyone has already found it.

https://literotica.com/s/a-revealing-moment

Well, and all of the rest of us are experiencing the same thing.

 

[Kumquatqueen]

As promised, here is my first story
750-1 Saturday Morning
I'll submit my next story tomorrow. I'm like that kid who opens his Christmas presents slow to draw out the fun.

I got two comments already, and the first one was "I counted 770 words!!!"

Dear Astute Reader,
It appears that you also counted the part that said "Content Note: This is a little story for the 750 Word Project 2023. Beneath this line are exactly 750 words"

People warned me this would happen, but I said "No, it can't happen, nobody is that foolish..."

Was that Spyder something? I got that too. I could point out the obvious, but why wrestle pigs? One nice comment (thanks @yowser). And a score over 4, so I'll take that.

 

[Rustyoznail]

Mine's up in humour and is actually doing quite well.

https://literotica.com/s/keeping-up-with-the-ruston-whites

One comment so far from someone who picked which 90's British comedy was my inspiration.

 

[AlinaX]

You people and your hundreds of votes... I've got 5 on one and 8 on the other, lol.

 

[Djmac1031]

You people and your hundreds of votes... I've got 5 on one and 8 on the other, lol.

16 votes. Banner day lol.

 

[ElectricBlue]

Could be something as simple as an extra gap by a hyphen, rendering a linked-up word as two linked -up words.

My section break * * * * counts as four words, so probably, yes, something simple like that.

Laurel's not going to knock back a story because of it, and if people are daft enough to actually count, what can you do?

 

[TheRedChamber]

My two stories are here:

Shawna's Leaving Party (Trans)

Breaking Even (Fetish - but only because it didn't fit anywhere else)

Both started low, but both are rising.

 

[Duleigh]

16 votes. Banner day lol.

36 so far. My all time top one day vote getter was Stormwatch, I had 90 on day one

 

[FifthEstate]

My section break * * * * counts as four words, so probably, yes, something simple like that.

Laurel's not going to knock back a story because of it, and if people are daft enough to actually count, what can you do?

Okay! If the story got published, can we all just say “WHO GIVES A FUCK WHETHER IT WAS COUNTED AS 750, 751, or 752!!!! It’s fine!!!

 

[DarkWhispers2U]

Apparently my search for 750 Word Project 2023 did not bring up all the stories that were posted today. Trying to track them all down still. Great stories, everyone.

Inspired by your bravery, I uploaded the first of my spy 750s for non-erotic. We'll see how this goes.

 

[MrPixel]

My section break * * * * counts as four words, ...

I did a similar section break on one and ended each with a "+=+=+=+=+" dingbat, subtracting those from the "word" count.

 

[Duleigh]

Apparently my search for 750 Word Project 2023 did not bring up all the stories that were posted today. Trying to track them all down still. Great stories, everyone.

Inspired by your bravery, I uploaded the first of my spy 750s for non-erotic. We'll see how this goes.

Post a link here so we can find it!
There are a few 750 Word Project tags also

 

[ecorche]

Okay! If the story got published, can we all just say “WHO GIVES A FUCK WHETHER IT WAS COUNTED AS 750, 751, or 752!!!! It’s fine!!!

Yes, we can say that. But, personally, I like knowing why different programs come up with different answers for something that should be so completely unambiguous as counting words. If all the programs were correct and bug-free, they would all arrive at the same answer.
My word count discrepency came up with my use of the em dash. I put spaces around it, and when I did that, Lit counted the emdash as a word. Someone else mentioned each asterisk in their scene break being counted as a word. Lit's software isn't counting words. It's counting groups of non-spaces. That's a bug.
I doubt the bug will ever get fixed. Lit's admins have bigger fish to fry.. But it scratches my geeky nerd pervert itch.

 

[FifthEstate]

Yes, we can say that. But, personally, I like knowing why different programs come up with different answers for something that should be so completely unambiguous as counting words. If all the programs were correct and bug-free, they would all arrive at the same answer.
My word count discrepency came up with my use of the em dash. I put spaces around it, and when I did that, Lit counted the emdash as a word. Someone else mentioned each asterisk in their scene break being counted as a word. Lit's software isn't counting words. It's counting groups of non-spaces. That's a bug.
I doubt the bug will ever get fixed. Lit's admins have bigger fish to fry.. But it scratches my geeky nerd pervert itch.

Zzzzzz….

 

[KeithD]

Okay! If the story got published, can we all just say “WHO GIVES A FUCK WHETHER IT WAS COUNTED AS 750, 751, or 752!!!! It’s fine!!!

Yes, I can say that. It's just a writing exercise.

 

[Lifestyle66]

Zzzzzz….

It's "Obsessive Compulsive Disorder" or OCD which forces some people to obsess over ratings, word counts, or the perfect word to describe others.

 

[ElectricBlue]

It's counting groups of non-spaces. That's a bug.
I doubt the bug will ever get fixed. Lit's admins have bigger fish to fry.. But it scratches my geeky nerd pervert itch.

I don't see that as a bug - a space signifies the end of a "word", surely?

 

[KeithD]

Rendering of "* * * *" as four words isn't a bug. It's the way it's counted. Publishing doesn't have the wordage hang up that some authors engaging in a minor writing exercise seem to have.

 

[Duleigh]

If you can fill up a 750 word story with enough story to need a scene break with * * * * that's some intense writing

Way to go everyone, we survived our first day! more to go! These little stories are fun, I need to do a few more.

 

[KeithD]

If you can fill up a 750 word story with enough story to need a scene break with * * * * that's some intense writing

Why, thank you. I have two section breaks in the next one of mine that posts. (It was submitted today, but we'll have to see when it posts.)

 

[MrPixel]

If you can fill up a 750 word story with enough story to need a scene break with * * * * that's some intense writing.

Hmm. Not necessarily. I used a similar device as a fast-forward instead of relying on extra text to indicate passage of a few hours o' nothin'.

 

[ElectricBlue]

If you can fill up a 750 word story with enough story to need a scene break with * * * * that's some intense writing

Way to go everyone, we survived our first day! more to go! These little stories are fun, I need to do a few more.

Lol. It was actually the break between the intro sentence saying, this is a 750 Word project story, and the actual story.

 

[Rustyoznail]

I admit, I used === to signify a couple of breaks in time.

 

[MrPixel]

Okay, my first two are up:

Another Hotel Bar Pickup (750 Words)
and
Stood Up Again (750 Words)

Again, my theme this year seems to be hotwife fun.

 

[stickygirl]

Mine's up in humour and is actually doing quite well.

https://literotica.com/s/keeping-up-with-the-ruston-whites

One comment so far from someone who picked which 90's British comedy was my inspiration.

That was a hoot. It gave me a thought though, as a follow on. Have their 18+ daughter and friends at riding school with sybians