Last week, I asked you to tell me something about your writing that you hated. I was actually kind of surprised by the answers-- just about everyone said they hate that they write slowly! That might be my fault. Most of the people who responded know that I write pretty quickly. But I've said it before, and I'll say it again, folks: I am a FREAK. I am NOT NORMAL. And-- I'm pretty much where you guys are right now, myself. I realized that I started this book in January, which didn't seem so long ago in March, but in May seems really, REALLY far away. This is a looooooong time for me.
Although, last year, I was working on one book for over six months, and it still isn't finished, so there's that. I hope this one doesn't turn out that way, personally, as I'd rather like to have it done soon.
Anyway, moving on-- last week was fun, and all, but I really, really want to bring the mood back up and make us all fall in love with ourselves all over again. So this week, tell me something that you LOVE about your writing!
Mine? I love piecing words together. It's like a puzzle, and finding that perfect fit is just . . . thrilling. I love putting sentences together that read like poetry, but still convey the story to be told within them. And I love my characters, and my stories-- even though they may not be my strongest parts.
So there. That's mine. Now tell me yours!
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Monday, May 9, 2011
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
How Many Words
If you're a writer, you've probably heard that adage about needing 1,000,000 words (give or take) to really get a handle on your writing (this links to Kidlit.com, a blog run by Mary Kole of the Andrea Brown Literary Agency... it's geared toward MG/YA authors, but she gives some pretty good advice for writers across the board).
A decade ago, I would have laughed (internally of course) at someone who told me I needed that many to find my style, voice, all that good stuff. Now I wonder if it might require ten million for me to get to that place where confidence and ability go hand in hand. Hope not, otherwise I've got a long way to go. I'm guessing I'm somewhere between 1.2 -1.5M (No, I'm not counting my WWIII stories - complete w/ fiery pictures - from 3rd grade).
Counting short stories, novels+revisions, writing exercises, and anything else writerish, how many words you got, and as you've written more, do you find yourself yearning for those days when you didn't know what you didn't know?
PS - Matt, the one who does most of the legwork for the blog, enlarged the font size. Please let us know if it works or if cross-eyed blurrage still occurs.
A decade ago, I would have laughed (internally of course) at someone who told me I needed that many to find my style, voice, all that good stuff. Now I wonder if it might require ten million for me to get to that place where confidence and ability go hand in hand. Hope not, otherwise I've got a long way to go. I'm guessing I'm somewhere between 1.2 -1.5M (No, I'm not counting my WWIII stories - complete w/ fiery pictures - from 3rd grade).
Counting short stories, novels+revisions, writing exercises, and anything else writerish, how many words you got, and as you've written more, do you find yourself yearning for those days when you didn't know what you didn't know?
PS - Matt, the one who does most of the legwork for the blog, enlarged the font size. Please let us know if it works or if cross-eyed blurrage still occurs.
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