How 235 Words Completely Changed my Newest Story · 2:59am Aug 15th, 2014
A few days ago, I wrote a comedy fic. It was funny, it was dramatic, it was over-the-top. It hit all the right buttons for being an entry in the EqD Contest.
But I knew that something else was there, hidden under the layers of comedycomedycomedy. You couldn't see if you just read it, you had to really read it. The judges of the contest, or the readers of the story, might not have seen that as clearly as I did. So I re-wrote the ending of Daisy Jo using only about 235 words and submitted it to the site feeling much more confident. Soon after, it'll go to the contest, and then we'll see how it fares.
In a previous blog post, I said, "Daisy Jo is dramatic. She's over the top. She over-emphasizes words that don't need emphasis. But does she have a point?"
It was hard to see how serious she was in the old draft. Now there's a whole new level of meaning behind what she says. Don't get me wrong, it's still comedycomedycomedy, but now it's comedy with a purpose, and that's always better than comedy without one, right?
Wait, why am I just saying all this? Go read it for yourself - it should be in the New Stories box any moment now. I hope you enjoy. 
