Tag Archives: word-count

400 words a day…

Posted on January 27, 2015 by D.R.Sylvester

Reading “A Slip of the Keyboard” has reminded me of a goal I used to hold myself to: 400 words a day as a kind of minimum, inspired by Terry Pratchett’s own self-imposed goal from his noob-writer days. I think … Continue reading →

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Mumble mumble. Something. Newborn.

Posted on November 2, 2014 by D.R.Sylvester

Word count culling today, because sitting with the notes and editing properly seemed like too much work when we’re running low on sleep. Look at a sentence. Does it advance the plot? Then it can stay. What’s that, this next … Continue reading →

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Blog Award Nomination! & 99,356 words

Posted on July 22, 2014 by D.R.Sylvester

 I’ve been nominated for a couple of blog awards! Awww. Good to know that what basically amounts to my writing-process motivation-containment-system is also being enjoyed by some real humans. And so I’m 100% thankful to my nominator, Victoria Davenport  for the Very … Continue reading →

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