It’s called Loud Typer. No-bells app, but surprisingly well made. Beware procrastinators:
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Apologies if the description appears in Spanish when you follow the link, that’s where I’m from. But it’s clear enough, I think.
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“Dug” is what some people in Scotland call a dog. “Doug” is my name for the dog/dug. A happy co-incidence.
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Final stretch and now I do need a rest. Lunches to make, legs to stretch, brain to unbrain.
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For those keeping score, I’m at 2,113 words and about a third of the story to write. With a bit of editing on the repass, it should come out okay.
(FAMOUS LAST WORDS?!)
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In other news, we now have 25 stories submitted, for a total of 48,602 words!
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@pigfender - probably a daft question, but Bold and Italics are okay to use?
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Yes, that’s fine, subject to the normal rules of good taste! If there are any special formatting sections, it’s worth flagging them in the email to make sure I don’t miss them.
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Thanks.
Now, what are the rules of good taste? 
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My unofficial view:
Italics are fine for the usual stuff: emphasis, foreign words and phrases, titles of works, biological nomenclature, etc.
Bold is usually avoided in fiction, so probably best if you describe your intended usage so @pigfender case adjudicate.
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Are italics okay for internal monologues? Should I use quotes instead?
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Yes that’s fine. Consistency within your own story is the main thing.
You know, the normal ones. 
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Submitted.
Only 1733 words*, but submitted.
*PF said quality over quantity**
**I submitted anyway.
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Mine is relatively short too! But I think it’s what it should be at this point. Last read and I will submit it.
It’s very hard for me to read something of mine that others will eventually read, I find.
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My story is done 
Just going through it a couple of times for corrections and minor tweaks.
I must admit I’m a bit scared though, I’ve never really written (let alone shared) any stories before, and English isn’t my first language - but you have to start somewhere, right?
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Hahahahahahahahaha
You forget who participates in these things.
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Shaving 70 words off is really hard to do.
Still, got it down to 2998, and ‘all in the best possible taste!’
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… And it’s submitted! 
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I’ve just finished my first draft, at a not-too-bad 3,303 words. I’m going to have a cup of tea and then do a first edit pass, which I’m hoping will naturally take care of the overage! If not, I might be back for tips!!! 
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