Saturday, January 8, 2011

79,602 Words

I am now at 79,602 words of my nth draft.  Since I keep going back to the beginning and starting over, this is actually only the second draft of this latter portion of the book.

Plot is key at this point - it's pretty much all tension and action.  Groan!  Why couldn't I have written a nice children's book about cute furry mice or something like that?

If you also write fantasy, in case you aren't insecure enough already, here's a excellent article at "Writing World" which I re-discovered recently:
Keeping Your Fantasy Armies a Little Less Fantastic

8 comments:

  1. because your mind wants a much bigger story with higher stakes.

    and the article is great. it's helped me number my "hoardes."

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  2. That's life AND writing--starting over. Or, in my case, rearranging (the furniture, the cupboards, etc. etc.)

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  3. 79000 is a lot of words, I don't think you should worry too much about that at this point. I also don't think good writers can ever be satisfied with their own writing :)

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  4. I like your fantasy. I'm glad you write it.

    That link is useful. Thanks.

    ...........dhole

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  5. Good luck with the rest of your revisions. The numbers of hoards was very useful too.

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  6. Ann, I have a couple of family members who live to re-arrange. My grandfather said he never knew where the furniture would be when he came home from work.

    Donna - your encouragement means so much to me!

    Michelle - of course you are right. But what is a blog for but to grumble sometimes?

    SH - yes, I'm starting to think I need to stop worrying about whether it's good enough and just finish the wretched thing.

    Elaine - I'm so glad you stopped by, as always! I know I don't respond to comments as often as I used to, but I love hearing from you even if it's just a quick comment. How is Flower these days?

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  7. ooh, i'm off to check that out right now. Thanks!

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  8. WhooHoo! Congrats on the word count and the nth time through! That's a lot of work and you deserve a mini-celebration!

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