tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7655889105820772060.post5108995286455365273..comments2023-10-17T16:44:08.588+03:00Comments on Fake Plastic Souks: WritingAlexanderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14141884153180374138noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7655889105820772060.post-66054247787906556342009-11-23T06:59:51.230+03:002009-11-23T06:59:51.230+03:00Thankfully, Alex, I have crossed to the other side...Thankfully, Alex, I have crossed to the other side and just kept a shoe lace in the real world. It positively sucks often when I am confronted and constantly dragged for a brief moment of time to the real world, though.<br /><br />Indeed, our brains live a better life than our bodies do. Ironically, things written a century ago, like Huxley's Brave New World, created today's reality.<br /><br />Perhaps our writing can create the future?KJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00594501161073415313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7655889105820772060.post-63213035235770859462009-11-22T19:54:13.218+03:002009-11-22T19:54:13.218+03:00I've read your writing, A. I know how far you ...I've read your writing, A. I know how far you get into that created world of yours. <br /><br />I see it like you do. If I feel forced to produce words, this is the very thing that may get in the way of my writing. <br /><br />I suppose some people do need the push. If they *have* to write a 1,000 words, they'll do it.Anne Lyken-Garnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01425485414456096031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7655889105820772060.post-343325089938722942009-11-21T03:24:13.912+03:002009-11-21T03:24:13.912+03:00I don't advocate no word count. Every few days...I don't advocate no word count. Every few days I check mine because you do need to keep an eye on your main mss and, for my genre, bring the story in by 85k, but I don't compulsively check at the end of each day and measure my success by the word count. I think it's a bit like cooking, after awhile you get a feel for length and structure, as you do for making a cake or whatever. The more you do it the more you rely on instinct and experience.Phillipahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00264700263885367373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7655889105820772060.post-34677394600754617232009-11-21T02:26:41.209+03:002009-11-21T02:26:41.209+03:00I'm writing a book :D Based on Dubai actually....I'm writing a book :D Based on Dubai actually...let me know what u think! xGhost Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18361758796896345706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7655889105820772060.post-76692764040998620822009-11-21T01:51:20.796+03:002009-11-21T01:51:20.796+03:00Good writing is the most important but realistical...Good writing is the most important but realistically, without the word count, no publisher will look at you.Richard Meyerhttp://www.eloquentbooks.com/TheSonsOfPlato.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7655889105820772060.post-42715969689405512542009-11-20T12:09:00.600+03:002009-11-20T12:09:00.600+03:00Yes, I know what you mean about the number of word...Yes, I know what you mean about the number of words being put in perspective. However, I guess you do need some. I once had an idea about publishing a book with a title but no other words, and inviting the reader to add their own.<br /><br />I didn't, because anyone I mentioned it to said I was barmy!<br /><br />So I wonder where the balance lies between no words and 250,000 words - it probably does matter a bit.<br /><br />Chris Warren<br />Author and Freelance Writer<br />Randolph's Challenge Book One - The Pendulum Swings (140,000 words - who said that!!??)Chris Warrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00960167773718414439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7655889105820772060.post-21462818746194228892009-11-20T01:28:49.001+03:002009-11-20T01:28:49.001+03:00I had the same thought last night regarding word c...I had the same thought last night regarding word count. As I closed my eyes on the day I wondered about how many words I'd written. Then I thought, who cares, and rolled over. Because it, as you point out, is not about volume. I'll have written maybe 250k by the time this book is finished and of those only around 85 will be published. I need to write those extraneous words to see if they work or not, or shed some light on or help me understand my characters better. When it's all working, you just know, you don't need to count the rpm's.Phillipahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00264700263885367373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7655889105820772060.post-64501009894272383312009-11-19T12:16:21.245+03:002009-11-19T12:16:21.245+03:00I know whereof you speak Alexander: being 'in ...I know whereof you speak Alexander: being 'in the zone' with your characters is such an intense experience, and can be quite draining. Quite a buzz, though!Keefhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04820411415545249138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7655889105820772060.post-24164033492671489072009-11-19T10:25:42.350+03:002009-11-19T10:25:42.350+03:00It happens when you're reading too. Sometimes ...It happens when you're reading too. Sometimes you don't want to come back. Good luck with your writing. I'm an occasional writer (if you count blogging) but a better editor or proof reader. <br /><br />Looking forward to your books.Mitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12052007884871469490noreply@blogger.com