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FOG index
(25 Nov 2003 at 18:39) |
The Fog index, developed by Robert Gunning, is a well known and simple formula for measuring readability. The index indicates the number of years of formal education a reader of average intelligence would need to read the text once and understand that piece of writing with its word sentence workload. | 18 | unreadable | | 14 | difficult | | 12 | ideal | | 10 | acceptable | | 8 | childish |
The Flesch readability index, usually between 0 and 100, indicates how difficult the text is to read. Some examples for random material for various publications are: | Comics | 95 | | Consumer ads | 82 | | Sports Illustrated | 65 | | Time | 57 | | New York Times | 39 | | Auto Insurance Policy | 10 | | IRS Code | -6 |
Analysis of sample chapter from my novel: | FOG: | 185.31 | | FLESCH: | -388.50 | | KINCAID: | 178.25 |
In other words, you can understand my novel if you have 185 years of formal education. In other words, my novel rules!!
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The best of Nano
(24 Nov 2003 at 08:57) |
Like a car wreck I can't stop looking at this thread at Nanowrimo, Sci-fi/fantasy: What's your favorite line/paragraph/sentence?. I couldn't write more screamingly cringeworthy high school Tolkien-Anime crossover material if I tried! (Except, of course, for my own pair of sentences that I posted, because I did write that.)
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Space Names!
(14 Nov 2003 at 15:56) |
I made this "space name" generator to name space characters in my book.
What's your space name?
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Well you're my fact checkin' cuz
(13 Nov 2003 at 23:59) |
OK, I've reached a sort of milestone in my novel, actually, Saturday or Sunday will be a real milestone--halfway done!--but this milestone is that either my page count or word count has just passed some multiple of 10 or 10000. Whatever. Calling all experts; it's fact check time:
- Do submarines have "privates"? What would be the lowest rank of an active soldier on one?
- Is this legal French? "Halte! Halte! Mettez vos mains dans le ciel!" Also: "Carmen Sandiego arr\^et\'e!"
- Does Amsterdam have a large port? It seems to be on the water.
- Does anybody remember "Service Merchandise"? (I hope so, this is a good pun!)
- What was the magical incantation used in Bedknobs and Broomsticks?
- When did the epic battle between Gilette and Schick over the number of blades in their razors begin?
- Do fish eat plankton and krill? Are there such things as vegeterian freshwater fish?
- Is it Paul McCartney singing in "Norwegian Wood"?
- Would blunt trauma to the head cause "a contusion of hte frontal cortex, massive epistaxis, and intracerebral hematoma?"
- The panama canal has a series of locks to send ships in one direction, because the levels of the pacific and atlantic are different. (?) Which one is higher?
Also, I still welcome your crazy ideas and phrases. Thanks!
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WRIMO BEGIN!
(01 Nov 2003 at 11:54) |
Today begins National Novel Writing Month, and I'm doin' it. (Think: album-a-day but for novels, and you get a month.) That means a moratorium on all other (hobby) projects until I hit 50,000 words or the month ends.
My novel, currently called, "Name of Author" (by "Title of Book") is an abstract, plotless Pangaea. Nothing is off limits! Therefore, like when I attempt an album-a-day, I welcome your "song titles" -- tiny, perhaps nonsensical, phrases and concepts. All month long! Let me have it!
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