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Accountability, author's timecard, word count written, feeling lonely out there?
Reil:
--- Quote from: prophet224 on July 01, 2010, 06:10:53 PM ---Reil, many authors write scenes and short stories that interest them, then put them away. Later on you may find that that particular story or scene is just what you needed, or close enough. Or you just take it one block at a time and do the first part, then move to the next. You will learn more about the story as you write it, so maybe you will have more inspiration for the ending you are looking for.
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I completely agree, but let me clarify, I'm at the beginning of the writing process for this particular story, but I'm not a beginning writer. I have whole workbooks full of "interesting scenes," "did I really just hear that" dialogue from real life, reading notes and memorable turns of phrase as well as more notebooks filled with general story and character concepts. This is more about trying to implement many of these loose-leaf ideas in an actual story, and tweaking set story elements to raise the emotional stakes at the climax. The primary plot arc is fairly set, but my protagonist's character arc is lacking emotional payoff for her choice during that defining moment. Some of that will come with the fleshing-out process inherent in writing, but that's no excuse for ignoring a flaw in the skeleton.
Starbeam:
And the 2 1/2 pages typed up comes out to around 760 words. Huh. Looking at the earlier version, I've apparently cut out about 550ish words.
No, wait, those extra words just got moved to a different bit.
the neurovore of Zur-En-Aargh:
Today was a 5000 word day.
Still on the Wrong Project, Gromit, but even allowing that I have cut off the original chapter 1 and start of chapter 2, and taken out the events of what was Chapter 5 and will on my shiny new all-the-nest-of-vipers-are-pointing-in-the-same-direction plot be chapter 9, I think that's closing on a quarter done at a mite over 20kwords.
(Mind you, forgetting until 9 pm that I'd not eaten since breakfast ? Not so good.)
belial.1980:
Not up to neurovore's awesome word count lately but I pulled off 2100 words today. I've been averaging over 1000 words a day for weeks now and I'm pretty happy with that.
--- Quote from: neurovore on July 02, 2010, 01:28:43 AM ---Today was a 5000 word day.
Still on the Wrong Project, Gromit,
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5000--way to go! If you don't mind me asking, why is this is the Wrong Project? Do you just have something else that you'd rather be working on?
Starbeam:
Got distracted last night, so I only wrote 3 sentences. But I'm at the point where I'm loving that instead of beating myself over the head because it's just good to be at it again. Plus I watched a movie for a bit of idea inspiration for one of the world building thingies.
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