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Re:The Icelandic translation of Dracula is actually a differ... by itsjustme2 on Monday December 04, 2017 @10:39AM (#15844629)
"Shorter and punchier" makes sense if it was originally intended to be published in serial form.
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Re:The Icelandic translation of Dracula is actually a differ... by thomascgalvin on Monday December 04, 2017 @11:51AM (#15845267)
And the author was paid by the word.
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Re:The Icelandic translation of Dracula is actually a differ... by Anticapitalist on Monday December 04, 2017 @12:18PM (#15845513)
You get Dickens-esque wordiness from pay-by-word, not short and punchy
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Re:The Icelandic translation of Dracula is actually a differ... by quirkot on Monday December 04, 2017 @12:37PM (#15845678)
most authors are paid by the word, even today
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