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Any news on Peace Talks
Dina:
I am not that crazy yet ;)
KurtinStGeorge:
--- Quote from: wardenferry419 on May 31, 2019, 11:36:35 PM ---That's evil! LOL Has anyone ever made a chart of Butcher's average pages per chapter length and seen whether it has gone up or down?
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If I did that someone would suggest that it wasn't good enough. To be truly accurate we would need to compare the average number of words per chapter Jim has used over the past five or six books. Plus, it wouldn't hurt to know the highest number of words in a chapter Jim has used per book and see if that number has changed significantly over time. We could also do a character count per chapter, and divide that by the number of words per chapter to see if Jim's vocabulary for Harry and the other characters, plus the description of people, things, the environment, events and emotions have become more complex, meaning Jim is using bigger words, not just more of them. Of course, some people might think that last suggestion is a bit too much, but aren't you a little bit curious to find out?
Mira:
--- Quote from: KurtinStGeorge on June 01, 2019, 07:17:19 AM ---If I did that someone would suggest that it wasn't good enough. To be truly accurate we would need to compare the average number of words per chapter Jim has used over the past five or six books. Plus, it wouldn't hurt to know the highest number of words in a chapter Jim has used per book and see if that number has changed significantly over time. We could also do a character count per chapter, and divide that by the number of words per chapter to see if Jim's vocabulary for Harry and the other characters, plus the description of people, things, the environment, events and emotions have become more complex, meaning Jim is using bigger words, not just more of them. Of course, some people might think that last suggestion is a bit too much, but aren't you a little bit curious to find out?
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Yeah, I think using the size of the words is going just a weeee bit to far.... ::)
Regenbogen:
--- Quote from: KurtinStGeorge on June 01, 2019, 07:17:19 AM ---If I did that someone would suggest that it wasn't good enough. To be truly accurate we would need to compare the average number of words per chapter Jim has used over the past five or six books. Plus, it wouldn't hurt to know the highest number of words in a chapter Jim has used per book and see if that number has changed significantly over time. We could also do a character count per chapter, and divide that by the number of words per chapter to see if Jim's vocabulary for Harry and the other characters, plus the description of people, things, the environment, events and emotions have become more complex, meaning Jim is using bigger words, not just more of them. Of course, some people might think that last suggestion is a bit too much, but aren't you a little bit curious to find out?
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;D
If I were an author and reading that comment, I would rewrite an least my first chapter using extra long words. And then I would post it on my website as preview oft my newest work.
All the while evil laughing.
wardenferry419:
--- Quote from: Mira on June 01, 2019, 03:48:33 PM ---Yeah, I think using the size of the words is going just a weeee bit to far.... ::)
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Wee bit too far?! No such thing! Are you just a fan or are you the full word which is fanatic? LOL
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