I've been in something of an energy vortex for the last several months, so one of my writing buddies challenged me to find The White Heat. Totally on board with the idea, I struggled to find time to look for it.
But, today, I found it.
2266 words. 11 pages.
And I have tomorrow's work all lined up.
Can I get an, "Amen?"
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Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Thursday, January 8, 2009
Word Count Is A Tricky Thing
Not only did I start late, but then I got sick. Bleah.
But that's not the biggest conundrum. My biggest conundrum right now is: from where do I start my word count? I'm starting in the middle of a book, so I figured pick a starting word count and build from there.
I did not count on the delete key figuring so prominently in my early efforts.
I'd originally posted a starting count of 26,461. Then I started writing, deleted 1,457 words and finished my day up only 413 words from the starting word count, but actually wrote 1,870 new words that day.
Well, they were all new words, so I think I'm going with that.
'cause I can, that's why. Marianne said the count was NEW words. NEW words.
Which would make my progress so far look like this:
Onward and upward, right?
But that's not the biggest conundrum. My biggest conundrum right now is: from where do I start my word count? I'm starting in the middle of a book, so I figured pick a starting word count and build from there.
I did not count on the delete key figuring so prominently in my early efforts.
I'd originally posted a starting count of 26,461. Then I started writing, deleted 1,457 words and finished my day up only 413 words from the starting word count, but actually wrote 1,870 new words that day.
Well, they were all new words, so I think I'm going with that.
'cause I can, that's why. Marianne said the count was NEW words. NEW words.
Which would make my progress so far look like this:
Onward and upward, right?
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