tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7292808536017608740.post8423012453547310847..comments2024-03-10T00:54:54.592-08:00Comments on Christa Writes: My Book Is Too Short...What Now?Christa Desirhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15614441465633549710noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7292808536017608740.post-12886998860358894732011-06-27T23:43:45.658-07:002011-06-27T23:43:45.658-07:00I'm sort of a mix. I draft, cut, then add, th...I'm sort of a mix. I draft, cut, then add, then cut, then add, etc. Every time I start to panic that I'm dropping too low, and then I discover something I need to flesh out or a whole other scene and it grows bigger than it was. With short stories, I used to write a big one, then cut.Shannon Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934641808195675935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7292808536017608740.post-82757656774367429812011-06-14T09:51:19.912-07:002011-06-14T09:51:19.912-07:00I was cluelessly shooting for 100k with my first d...I was cluelessly shooting for 100k with my first draft, so now I am cutting ;)Rachel Searleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09413906883952940334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7292808536017608740.post-55924825370996984422011-06-14T02:07:31.070-07:002011-06-14T02:07:31.070-07:00I think it's true about the awkward silences. ...I think it's true about the awkward silences. They just sort of sit there, don't they? Like mushrooms. Hmmm.<br /><br />Considering my word count history (google 'Harry Potter word count' and aim for that) I am probably not the best person to give advice on the subject, but I am sure it will end up PERFECT cuz you're just like that :)Carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03733651711754068802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7292808536017608740.post-18347899279636490262011-06-13T20:32:04.955-07:002011-06-13T20:32:04.955-07:00I write thin and then add in. I also don't tal...I write thin and then add in. I also don't talk much. Usually about sports and never about waxing.<br /><br />I SWEAR I'm not a guy!!!! (although I do enjoy the male pov story, hehe)<br />ericaerica and christyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13074820593371226159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7292808536017608740.post-12572309863456407002011-06-13T13:06:49.752-07:002011-06-13T13:06:49.752-07:00I usually end up overwriting, and then cut once th...I usually end up overwriting, and then cut once the first draft is done; description and backstory are usually what takes up most of the excess words, for me.Golden Eaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08721520451194318436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7292808536017608740.post-58975165707373850112011-06-13T11:00:29.500-07:002011-06-13T11:00:29.500-07:00So weird! In my blogfeed, your post was right abov...So weird! In my blogfeed, your post was right above this post by KM Walton (http://skateorbate.blogspot.com/2011/06/breakthrough.html).<br /><br />It's similar to what you're dealing with (except this author had a 30,000 word first draft). Thought I'd share!<br /><br />My drafts always start off short, too, and I add in later drafts (I'm on my second draft of my current WIP and have added 20,000 words that I didn't imagine would exist when I was writing the first draft. Stuff always comes out in revision that you don't expect when you first start).Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15206089874019184766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7292808536017608740.post-16136290000773928642011-06-13T08:19:48.388-07:002011-06-13T08:19:48.388-07:00I wish I could give you some insight, but my writi...I wish I could give you some insight, but my writing teacher used to hold me up as how NOT to approach a writing project. LOL Stick with it. I have a good feeling about your work... and while that may not seem like much, my intuition is generally pretty spot on. :)Jeffrey Piercehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17031056305581520834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7292808536017608740.post-28294694628370876812011-06-13T07:55:57.860-07:002011-06-13T07:55:57.860-07:00I write quite a short first draft, then cut it bac...I write quite a short first draft, then cut it back so it's even shorter, and then start adding. I would much rather write to excess and then get rid of stuff, but alas, not how my brain works (apparently).<br /><br />Thanks for the mention!<br /><br />moodmooderinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01523337588830695638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7292808536017608740.post-18833277590334044482011-06-13T06:48:23.800-07:002011-06-13T06:48:23.800-07:00I worry about it ALL the time. To a point where I...I worry about it ALL the time. To a point where I start freaking out. TOUCH's first draft was only 50K and DD? Yeah that was 35K. Someone once told me, "Don't look at the word count." Sure. Great advice. Cause when you tell someone NOT to do something, they don't do it even more, right? <br /><br />I know I add bulk with each draft, yet still, I freak every time. I think, for me at least, it's just part of the process. Can't wait to get a peek at MANHOLE :DJus Accardohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13666183648679542805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7292808536017608740.post-3170172511667750282011-06-13T06:32:01.705-07:002011-06-13T06:32:01.705-07:00I just finished my first draft and it came in arou...I just finished my first draft and it came in around 70,00 words. I'd really like it to be closer to 100, so we'll see if I add or not :)Jennie Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17331827076858223497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7292808536017608740.post-88355057326762094662011-06-13T06:21:29.605-07:002011-06-13T06:21:29.605-07:00I've done both. Though for me, it's easier...I've done both. Though for me, it's easier to get carried away and write too much which I later have to cut, than to write so little that I have to add stuff. It all depends.Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12399082789777816445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7292808536017608740.post-73911730018867164972011-06-13T06:09:00.921-07:002011-06-13T06:09:00.921-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Lisa Dunickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08530026652363687161noreply@blogger.com