There's also the point that different books need different voices.
A trilogy fantasy needs a different voice to a 60k literary work.
A trilogy fantasy needs a different voice to a 60k literary work.
Just checking in, and being a bit frustrated. First the good. Well, my numbers weren't so good this week. Only 3,998 words. For a total of 38,345 words.
Leave it alone. Adding padding just for the sake of word count will make it a pain when you have to go back to edit it.So, I just rewrote the intro to an idea of mine, and I only came up to ~700 words. Any advice on how to get word counts up?
Leave it alone. Adding padding just for the sake of word count will make it a pain when you have to go back to edit it.
Congratulations. Completions are something to celebrate!Short story that I've been working on (well more off than on if I'm honest) for 7 years complete at ~5k and sent to betas!
All that matters is reaching the end.
And then doing that again, 7X over, in rewrites. That's the stage I always lose steam. Not revising enough. It require the same discipline already mustered to reach the finish, it's just not as exciting and more difficult (in my mind--and only in my mind!).
And then doing that again, 7X over, in rewrites. That's the stage I always lose steam. Not revising enough. It require the same discipline already mustered to reach the finish, it's just not as exciting and more difficult (in my mind--and only in my mind!).
I adore your stamina. Truly, I don't think I would ever be able to do that. Luckily, my process focuses more on writing a relatively polished and well-planned first draft, so that the next will include only minor revisions and rearrangements. Phew.
Maybe someday I'll achieve this golden level. For now, seems like all I can do is knead my crap over and over hoping it will stick together.