Wednesday, March 30, 2011

The words, dear god the words!

This weekend I decided it was way, way past time for me to catch up on my typing. I've been doing a lot of writing longhand lately, and it was piling up. I hadn't even finishing typing up what was in my old notebook and I was halfway through a new one.

So I made a real effort to type everything over the weekend. I wrote down my starting wordcount so I could see how many words I'd written longhand. But I didn't finish the typing over the weekend, so every night this week I've typed some more--not helped by the fact that I kept writing in that same notebook during the day.

I caught up tonight. My starting wordcount for Bloodhound: 60,853. Ending wordcount now that everything is typed up: 75,929.

Holy crap. No wonder that took so long to type.
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10 comments:

  1. Aaron PolsonMarch 30, 2011 at 10:04 PM

    But a fantastic word count! I've started writing everything in a sort of long/shorthand hybrid and then "revising" as I type. I don't know if the result is any good, but it sure seems to help any stubborn writer's block.

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  2. K.C. ShawMarch 30, 2011 at 10:06 PM

    I like the extra editing pass as I type. I think it helps.

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  3. Fox LeeMarch 31, 2011 at 2:04 AM

    I keep putting off shredding the first drafts of my stories/novels. You should see the pile in my office!

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  4. Cate GardnerMarch 31, 2011 at 2:49 AM

    Bloody hell, I need to dig out my notebooks (and write something in them)

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  5. Paula RCMarch 31, 2011 at 4:21 AM

    Gosh, what a busy writer you have been! Well done, another great story to work on,K.C.

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  6. K.C. ShawMarch 31, 2011 at 8:30 AM

    Natalie--Yikes! I feel good that I tossed my next-to-last notebook. Slightly more room on my desk!

    Cate--I recommend it. The wordcount creeps up and up.

    Jarmara--Now I just need to finish it. I'm getting close!

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  7. Danielle BirchMarch 31, 2011 at 8:00 PM

    Holy crap indeed! Great effort.

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  8. K.C. ShawMarch 31, 2011 at 8:37 PM

    It was the work of over a week of writing (and several days of typing).

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  9. Anne SpollenApril 1, 2011 at 1:24 PM

    Do you write every day?

    Great word count - you seem so productive...I've been writing for like 15 minutes a week so compared to me, most people are productive, but still, enviable end product.

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  10. K.C. ShawApril 1, 2011 at 6:35 PM

    I try to write every day. Lately I have been, but then I'm also nearing the end of this book. After the draft is done I'll probably take a week or two off writing anything (except tweets).

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