Quick poll

[Ed]

Just wondering what word limit you would like in the forthcoming CafeDoom comp. We can go up to 5000 words if we want to this time, but that's potentially a lot more to read if you're worried about being able to read all the entries, so what would you rather have -- more freedom to tell your tale, or less reading?

[Ed]

I should probably mention that the winner will be paid on a word count basis, too.

[JonP]

Would have voted for 2000 if that was an option

[Pharosian]

I seem to have trouble squeezing a decent story into 2500-3500 words... I get dinged for abrupt endings all the time. Five thousand gives me some breathing room.

[Rev. Austin]

I like the challenge of writing something in 3500 words but I don't actually think I can do it, so my vote goes with 5000 

[leatherdykeuk]

I write either flash or novels. I struggle with 'long short stories'

[Caz]

Bit of a struggle to hit 350 words at the moment so it's not much of a guess where my vote goes.

[Ed]

I'm tending toward the 5,000 limit for two reasons -- it makes the top prize more valuable, and I think it gives the story much more space to develop. The longer I spend writing, the harder I find it is to tell a story in under 10,000 words, let alone 3,500.

[Ed]

Hmm -- not much in it then

[elay2433]

Pretty even on the votes so far.