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Today I mostly wrote ... the word count thread.
Until you're stupid enough to organise a book signing ...
Managed 2,000 this morning but it needs to be more - fallen behind this week and that talk is next week so I'll need to focus on that. I don't do enough talks to take them entirely in my stride.
Lexie wrote: "Managed 2,000 this morning but it needs to be more - fallen behind this week and that talk is next week so I'll need to focus on that. I don't do enough talks to take them entirely in my stride."Sadly, that's the easy bit for me, talking, I mean, but I can't do it very often because I have McMini to look after and they're all in the evenings etc. Grrr.
Cheers
MTM
This is a ten a.m. - early for me, as most of the ones I do are lunchtime.
846 yesterday. And I haven't started on the demon yet.
Came up with an even better start to the new 1st draft this morning. So even more rearranging and about 650-ish new words.One great thing - out of many - about Scrivener is how easy it makes all this rejigging, reordering and shifting things about.
Had a GREAT morning......wrote 1500 words and took a chapter in an entirely different direction.Sometimes the writing can almost be as fun as reading...!!!!!
Jonathan wrote: "Had a GREAT morning......wrote 1500 words and took a chapter in an entirely different direction.Sometimes the writing can almost be as fun as reading...!!!!!"
This is one of the reasons I'm always a bit unwilling to plot. I love the surprises. But I don't really have time to write like that anymore so I do need to plot it a bit now, and be organised. Interestingly, I still do get surprises but now it's with the humour in it.
I still like to use both techniques. So I've one WIP that is plotted to within an inch of its life, and the current horror that I'm basically plotting one chapter at a time as I write it.
I... err... deleted a few! Negative word count. On this thread, epic fail! Just got edit suggestions back. Need to do a little rejigging so from tomorrow, after chapter-order-faffing, I shall be back in the count zone, but not in lofty numbers.
O.M.G... 2,100 and I may yet be able to do more! So chuffed. 3 25 minute sprints! Happy Dance. :-)
Two of my colleagues have told me they've started writing a book. They've both said they may be coming to me for advice.
After I stopped laughing, I told them I have quite a few friends who could offer better advice than I.
I may be posting questions on their behalf, so be prepared. ;)
M.T. wrote: "Iryna wrote: "Here is my book:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LXF5BJL
It's a story of love, family, tragedy full of philosophy and emotions. I promise this is something totally new. You've never rea..."
Thanks, sweetheart. X
Patti (baconater) wrote: "Two of my colleagues have told me they've started writing a book. They've both said they may be coming to me for advice.
After I stopped laughing, I told them I have quite a few friends who could..."
We would probably all suggest: stop now while you still have your sanity
Eep. I told them to set a daily target and write it, even if they delete it all the next day.Their premises sound quite good, I must say.
One was the youngest female Sargent ever in the Royal Air Force. She's started on her memoirs. Fascinating stuff.
I'd start by telling them to go and buy Stephen King's book 'On Writing'. Cheap on ebay, and best advice they will ever get
Great idea, Will! I'm annoyed I didn't think of that. That's why you're the writer and I ain't.I'll tell them on Monday morning.
Managed to squeeze out another thousand words or so, but would really like another thousand to finish this chapter so I can watch the rugby tomorrow with a clearish conscience (I can knit and and groan, but not write and groan).
That's it, 4244 today. Now only a thousand to do tomorrow and I might be allowed to be in my seat by kick-off.
Patti (baconater) wrote: "M.T. wrote: "Iryna wrote: "Here is my book:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LXF5BJL
It's a story of love, family, tragedy full of philosophy and emotions. I promise this is something totally new. You..."
;-)
She's barfed that up all over the place, mostly where it has no relevance whatsoever. It's so bad that I sent her a PM saying, 'look dude, this is the way to make the world hate you. Stop already.'
Cheers
MTM
I second Will's suggestion to Pattie's friends about stopping. I only write because I have to.Lexi! Top Banana nice going.
Kath, commiserations, but at least it's all progress.
Will, I think I'm going to end up plotting the new series quite closely or it's going to drive me nuts, and this one ... yes, I am kind of winging it. Mwahahahargh We are writing twins.
M.T. wrote: "O.M.G... 2,100 and I may yet be able to do more! So chuffed. 3 25 minute sprints! Happy Dance. :-)"Well done MT!
M.T. wrote: "I second Will's suggestion to Pattie's friends about stopping. I only write because I have to.Lexi! Top Banana nice going.
Kath, commiserations, but at least it's all progress.
Will, I think I'm..."
When I tried to give up writing I felt I should attend some sort of support group where I would stand up and say 'Hi, my name's Lexie, and I need to write' and everyone would applaud sympathetically. I couldn't find one, though!
Isn't Top Banana Kath's book? I'll claim it though if she doesn't want it - loved that book!
Yes it us. But it's also a phrase in common parlance. The book is top banana too. :-)
Pam wrote: "M.T. wrote: "O.M.G... 2,100 and I may yet be able to do more! So chuffed. 3 25 minute sprints! Happy Dance. :-)"Well done MT!"
Thanks! I'm reet chuffed.
Where's Tim? He usually appears as soon as banananananana is mentioned.My t'other friend wants to write a book about international mindfulness in education. Rather a niche subject. It's the focus of his PHD.
I've warned him I won't be helping him with proofreading. ;)
Patti (baconater) wrote: "Where's Tim? He usually appears as soon as banananananana is mentioned.My t'other friend wants to write a book about international mindfulness in education. Rather a niche subject. It's the focus..."
Jeez just saying that out loud and I'm falling asleep. :-)
Sorry I read something about international mindfulmumblezzzzzBetter than counting sheep.
I'm afraid "mindfulness" is one of those words (and concepts) that makes me grind my teeth. Probably because of the yummy mummy type yoga twits who bang on about it in my home town, whilst they're having coffee, doing lunch, or attending "music of the gong womb" workshops
Mary - gold star for you. See off the spammers!
Rosemary (grooving with the Picts) wrote: "Mary - gold star for you. See off the spammers!"Hardly seeing her off, I just told her not to be a knob. To be honest, she's probably a bot rather than a person, no real human could spam as many threads as she appears to have done, if you look at her profile.
Cheers
MTM
Rosemary (grooving with the Picts) wrote: "I'm afraid "mindfulness" is one of those words (and concepts) that makes me grind my teeth. Probably because of the yummy mummy type yoga twits who bang on about it in my home town, whilst they're ..."I worked with someone like that. Was rather fun, actually.
Rosemary (grooving with the Picts) wrote: "I'm afraid "mindfulness" is one of those words (and concepts) that makes me grind my teeth. Probably because of the yummy mummy type yoga twits who bang on about it in my home town, whilst they're ..."sing it again sister :-)
858 yesterday. But today I need to think about a plot twist to introduce, so no writing, just scheming
Done a thousand as hoped -- not sure it's much good, and some more plotting required now (suddenly realised nothing very much happens in this chapter and the next one is blank).
I've done about 400 today and am in the process of writing a scene which I may never use but which will probably be useful to me.
Lexie wrote: "Done a thousand as hoped -- not sure it's much good, and some more plotting required now (suddenly realised nothing very much happens in this chapter and the next one is blank)."Sounds like when I write out my weekly planning.
Patti (baconater) wrote: "...I worked with someone like that. Was rather fun actually."Yes so have I - and I liked her a lot. It's when you get a posse of them it's time to run!
Oh purlease, Nosemanny. I know you swan about town in your yoga pants, smelling of green tea and clawing at the air with your perfect French manicure.
Yep, that's me down to a T
'Down to a t'. Interesting origin, that. 'T' is probably short for 'tiddle'. Same as 'jot'. The mark above an i or j.Hence 'I don't care a jot'.
Typesetting lingo in everyday language is quite interesting.
As Frankie Howerd would have said, tittle ye not!
No writing over the weekend, but the constructive thought was useful
Only 500 words over the weekend, but I did manage to plot the next 6 chapters which has set me up great for the week...
Still rearranging the beginning of the new one, so only 300-400 bright shiny new words today.Also got two typing fingers caught between a washing machine and a hard place yesterday which makes typing a bit hurty after a while.
Holy shizzle, I did 1,100 today, or possibly 1,200. I might have to jump over to the long work for a bit though, or at least to plot it. That'll slow me down again.Cheers
MTM
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Mate, this is a thread for writers talking about word counts, so that's a drive by. If you want to get ignored or thought of a spammer, ten out of ten for effort and execution.
May I politely suggest that if you want to be heard you don't shout book promotions in people's faces on threads where they are totally irrelevant to the conversation.
No, I will not be reading your book. Not ever, ever EVER now. Because you've spammed this thread.