The 2026 [lit] 750 Word Project Support Thread

[EmilyMiller]

I like to think that I am merely following in the footsteps of George Orwell when he brilliantly summed up socialism with the words:



The word equal should never have a comparative modifier. George Orwell uses it to drive home a bitter truth, I on the other hand will use something like that as a punchline because I love wordplay. I have a huge volume of the fun Terry Pratchett had with the English language. I have to avoid using Sir Terry's punes [SIC] or my story ends up on the back of a sea turtle flying through space.

I think maybe politics forum.

But that line is comment on human greed for power and control. Animal farm is a warning about what happens when a political vision is corrupted to create - or in this case - restore autocracy. It’s important to understand Eric Arthur Blair the man to understand his work.

Try reading The Road to Wigan Pier, for example.

But, as I say, politics forum.

 

[kreemi_pi]

I think maybe politics forum.

But that line is comment on human greed for power and control. Animal farm is a warning about what happens when a political vision is corrupted to create - or in this case - restore autocracy. It’s important to understand Eric Arthur Blair the man to understand his work.

Try reading The Road to Wigan Pier, for example.

But, as I say, politics forum.

I always smile when I see your name and your pretty face pop up.

 

[Duleigh]

I think you misunderstood what @lovecraft68 meant by padding. I believe they were referring to raising your story count while writing as few words as possible. You know, kind of like posting each chapter separately instead of as a complete work.

Oh... that's interesting. Does he think that story count is a contest? Is Story Count Padding against NHL rules? Does the man who dies with the most stories win?

Does he even know about the (long gone) Survivor Series? That was a contest here at Lit where prizes were awarded for the most stories posted in a specific period. Writers like Goldeniangle or SaraJaneParker had over a thousand of (awful) stories.

Who cares about story count? Show of hands!

 

[Duleigh]

I always smile when I see your name and your pretty face pop up.

She's awesome. One of the top 750 word participants.

 

[kreemi_pi]

Oh... that's interesting. Does he think that story count is a contest? Is Story Count Padding against NHL rules? Does the man who dies with the most stories win?

Does he even know about the (long gone) Survivor Series? That was a contest here at Lit where prizes were awarded for the most stories posted in a specific period. Writers like Goldeniangle or SaraJaneParker had over a thousand of (awful) stories.

Who cares about story count? Show of hands!

Sorry my hands are busy