I don't count words. If it seems a little long I'll tighten it up, but on the whole I don't worry about it.
I battle evil. But I don't really win. The bad keeps coming back and getting stronger. Like that kid in the story, the boy that stuck his finger in the duck.
Buffy ,'Showtime'
The Great Write Way, Act Three: Where's the gun?
A place for Buffistas to discuss, beta and otherwise deal and dish on their non-fan fiction projects.
Connie Neil - Apr 22, 2015 6:24:02 pm PDT #6220 of 6700
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Ginger - Apr 22, 2015 6:57:42 pm PDT #6221 of 6700
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I create a large block of words and then chip away the ones that aren't part of the story. It takes me much longer to write short.
Liese S. - Apr 22, 2015 8:31:47 pm PDT #6222 of 6700
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
I totally count words like a mofo. Are mofos particular about wordcounts? I dunno.
But we could be kinda loose in our definitions here. Like, I could totally do song lyrics instead! That could be fun,
Amy - Apr 23, 2015 1:59:11 am PDT #6223 of 6700
Because books.
Anyone can write whatever length they want! I just like the exercise of whittling down to 100 words.
SailAweigh - Apr 23, 2015 2:54:28 am PDT #6224 of 6700
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
What Amy said. I like the challenge of making it fit exactly. Paring out that last word is like finding the last Cadbury Cream Egg in the Easter basket.
Strix - Apr 23, 2015 12:06:20 pm PDT #6225 of 6700
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
So...I'm pretty sure I'm the newest book reviewer for Fantasy-Facction.
I sent my app in in March, forgot about it, and got an invite when I was moving and my internet was wonky.
Of course, now that I got the email, I have about 4 working projects to...um...work on, now that I can get my internet to work properly, and have to move again in 7 days.
ALSO -- WORLCON 2016 is in KC!!!! WHO NEEDS HOUSING?!?!?!
Polter-Cow - Apr 23, 2015 1:30:56 pm PDT #6226 of 6700
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Hey, that's awesome, congrats!!
ALSO -- WORLCON 2016 is in KC!!!! WHO NEEDS HOUSING?!?!?!
Intriguing. Actually given that I'll be unemployed next year I may seriously consider that.
Anne W. - Apr 23, 2015 1:40:19 pm PDT #6227 of 6700
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
ALSO -- WORLCON 2016 is in KC!!!! WHO NEEDS HOUSING?!?!?!
Oooh. Tempting. That's not a horribly long drive from here...
Amy - Apr 23, 2015 1:58:45 pm PDT #6228 of 6700
Because books.
That'll be fun, Strix. Where are you reviewing?
Strix - Apr 23, 2015 2:47:25 pm PDT #6229 of 6700
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Fantasy Facttion.
And yes, anyone who needs a place to stay for Worldcon 2016 is welcome. If the kiddo is not here from August 17-21, we have a guest room (geek kid, with twin bed) and a HUGE basement with a bar, and we can accomodate several people -- a couch in the living room, several people in the finished basement (bring airbeds and/or we will beg them off friends, we will also probably have a couch in the basement by then) and a backyard for grilling/drinking/hanging out.
And -- ahem -- my birthday is August 23, so early bday shenanigans!