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Re: - Article length

I get 350 words, including the trailer, for my weekly column in The Indianapolis Star. I sometimes add a line that provides the link to my Web site for more details.

jems
On Jul 13, 2010, at 1:34 PM, Sandie Parrott wrote:

> Betty,
> 
> I have to comment on one thing you said...completely off topic...
> 
> You said, "The column is supposed to be ultra short, around a thousand 
> words, so although I may be able to quote you it cannot be a lengthy quote."
> 
> In my world of articles and blogs, "ultra short" is 2-300 words. One of my
> travel book contributions required 150 word write ups for each venue. A
> thousand words is getting much more rare...other than one magazine I write
> for.

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