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16.35: What is the M.I.C.E. Quotient?

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How to Write a Short Story That Has 50 Bagilion of Mice

In a short story, you don't necessarily have enough room to tie on each of those. So anything that you're trying to sustain all the way through are the things that add length to the story. Every time you add wan it, it kind of has the potential to make the thing half a gin as long because you're having to se spend words to sustain it.

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