Write Lightning is a blog from writer Deb Thompson.
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Everyone is welcome here.
(Some links or topics may not be completely kid-appropriate.)
Wed, Mar 16 2011
Word counts
At the end of the day we've sometimes written less than we intended to write. It's always best to remember that the word count is not the primary task. It's not even the secondary task. But we chisel away at a manuscript the way an artist might work at a piece of stone, lifting bits and pieces to reveal curves and hard edges in the hope that what's left is the material that will make the story give readers a few moments that nothing else can give them. If we happen to reach a word count target along the way we can enjoy achieving an extra goal.
posted at: 22:26 | category: /Writing Life | link to this entry
At the end of the day we've sometimes written less than we intended to write. It's always best to remember that the word count is not the primary task. It's not even the secondary task. But we chisel away at a manuscript the way an artist might work at a piece of stone, lifting bits and pieces to reveal curves and hard edges in the hope that what's left is the material that will make the story give readers a few moments that nothing else can give them. If we happen to reach a word count target along the way we can enjoy achieving an extra goal.
posted at: 22:26 | category: /Writing Life | link to this entry
