One = one
One word = two
One true word = three

This is not to say that I count words when writing.  I don’t care how thin or thick a story is.  There really is no sense in making a piece wordy for the sake of a couple extra nickels.  However you can’t help but measure a story or blog entry by its size when it has so little meat on it.  When you find that you spend more time staring at a blank page or screen, there is little else to keep you writing.