LadyRedRover - great progress, keep it up.
Peartree - lol, I actually used a modification of that line in "Finish The Damn Book" when discussing time management. Everyone has rough spots, but you seem to be weathering them really well, and fighting through yours, so be proud. You are staring adversity in the face, and you might get tired of fighting that monster daily, but it sounds like you are getting some good shots in against it. Kudos.
edutton - Great! Some is always better than none. Do you always write at night?
ktzee - nice job finishing the draft. My monster-book ms started at ~30k, and I really wanted it to be a novella, but it kept growing with subsequent edits. I thing being in the YA category will give you a pretty large range for word count, not sure. Most YA Fantasy, as I can tell, run 70-90k, but I've seen people say that they can dip into the high 50's. Seems to be a LOT of wiggle room in that category, but maybe someone who has pubbed in YAF can comment more. It's still going to depend on the specific publisher.
D.L. Shepard - Maybe just one sentence after your nap? Just one insy-winsy?
Glad to see you all getting words down. I'm going to take care of some publicity strategy for my new release and then hop on my new story. The MC is kind of distant, really cruel, and definitely a badass, but she is also taking care of two small children which are driving her nuts. Should be a fun story, glad I started writing it.
toodles.
Peartree - lol, I actually used a modification of that line in "Finish The Damn Book" when discussing time management. Everyone has rough spots, but you seem to be weathering them really well, and fighting through yours, so be proud. You are staring adversity in the face, and you might get tired of fighting that monster daily, but it sounds like you are getting some good shots in against it. Kudos.
edutton - Great! Some is always better than none. Do you always write at night?
ktzee - nice job finishing the draft. My monster-book ms started at ~30k, and I really wanted it to be a novella, but it kept growing with subsequent edits. I thing being in the YA category will give you a pretty large range for word count, not sure. Most YA Fantasy, as I can tell, run 70-90k, but I've seen people say that they can dip into the high 50's. Seems to be a LOT of wiggle room in that category, but maybe someone who has pubbed in YAF can comment more. It's still going to depend on the specific publisher.
D.L. Shepard - Maybe just one sentence after your nap? Just one insy-winsy?
Glad to see you all getting words down. I'm going to take care of some publicity strategy for my new release and then hop on my new story. The MC is kind of distant, really cruel, and definitely a badass, but she is also taking care of two small children which are driving her nuts. Should be a fun story, glad I started writing it.
toodles.