Word Count | Word Count
Jun.02.2010
80,000 words is what I reached today. More, in fact. And still counting.
When you consider (quite frankly, when I consider) that I was aiming for 60,000, I guess I can accept that the *thriller* is chugging along just fine. And I hope to have it done in a couple of weeks.
And - no - I have not...
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Apr.05.2010
Friends, what is the author's best friend? The dictionary? No, friends, not the dictionary. The notebook? No, friends, not the notebook. The long-suffering other half who respectfully stays away while we stare furiously at the empty Word document in front of us, patiently paying the rent while we...
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Feb.27.2010
I tell ya, those last 5,000 words have been murder, and without a crow in sight. I don't know if it was a mid-novel implosion, or the trials of writing a 'thriller'. But with plot pretty well in place, the ending known (you're going to LUV it) and the villains now established, I hope there will be...
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Dec.03.2009
I am clearly on a NaNoWritMo high (if there is such a thing). Last night I signed up for both a month long blog challenge as well as a year long challenge for WrYe challenge for 2010. My word count being set at 1kk (My own doing). That means a lot of coffee, cigarettes, and water on my shopping...
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Nov.23.2009
I'm a warehouse shopper. A bargain hunter. Warehouse club over boutique store. Large economy size. I read the shelf tags that break cost down to amount per ounce. So when I'm shopping for a book, I'll tend to steer away from the shorter ones. I'm not looking for a 'read in one sitting' book for...
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Nov.17.2009
Tuesday, November 17, 2009I grew up in Ohio, where the weather is as unpredictable as the number of cows you might see driving to work each day. One thing is guranteed, however: each winter it will snow. Down parkas will be worn and driving conditions will be challenging.
Having lived in Texas for...
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Oct.01.2009
Probably shouldn't be concerned about it. I was reading somewhere recently that Publishers like to see a minimum of Eighty thousand words.....is that really necessary? I believe I read it in one of those "how to write a query letter" sites. "Troubled Memories" is only about...
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May.28.2009
I tend to be a fairly verbose writer. My husband actually calls me “The Queen of Verbosity.” Yes, I can write a lot in a short amount of time. I admit it.
When I’m working on assignment, I often find that I have exceeded my 1, 500-word article requirement, for example, by at least double – if not...
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May.01.2009
Peter Brett Writes 100,000-Word Novel on Cell Phone
It's no wonder Brooklyn author Peter Brett's first novel is a dark, demonic fantasy - he wrote it on the F train.Brett, 36, tapped out most of "The Warded Man," which hit U.S. bookshelves last month, on his smartphone on daily trips...
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