Writewritewrite, Deena! Well, ok, sleep is good too.
Shit. That really genuinely made me cranky....
Must go sleep.
Spike: Lots of fuss over one girl. Other things to do around here--important things. Angel: You know that whoosh thing you do when you're suddenly not there anymore? I love that.
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deborah grabien - Nov 18, 2003 10:15:04 pm PST #2810 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Deena - Nov 18, 2003 10:16:14 pm PST #2811 of 10001
How are you me? You need to stop that. Only I can be me. ~Kara
Sorry for the serial posting. I just remembered a question I've been meaning to ask.
On average, if your manuscript is formatted properly to submit to a publisher (12 pt. courier, double spaced, as I recall), will the page count be anywhere near the same as the book that will be published from it? Is there any way to guess page count? I've been thinking my novel, you know, the one I never started until you all talked me into the nanny nanny boo boo thing, ought to be one of those approx. 300 page paperback jobs, and I'm not trying to write to that length, except that when I have a length in mind, it makes it easier for me, as if it were a particular assignment. I like writing assignments. So, I guess, what I'm asking is, if I'm writing a novel that I'd like to be around 300 pages, how many pages is my manuscript going to be?
deborah grabien - Nov 18, 2003 10:21:38 pm PST #2812 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Deena, it depends on the page size, the typeface and size used in the book, etc. Generally, the printed book will have a higher word count per page than your manuscript formatting, by a chunk.
Your best bet is a word count; if you're working in Word, that's easy enough.
Deena - Nov 18, 2003 10:23:35 pm PST #2813 of 10001
How are you me? You need to stop that. Only I can be me. ~Kara
Yep, I can do that. I'll save any other babbling for another day. Thanks, Deb, sleep well.
Theodosia - Nov 19, 2003 2:30:42 am PST #2814 of 10001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
I've heard from a third to a half more, but like Deb said, they can increase or decrease the font size, the spacing between lines and the breadth of the margins depending on the page count they wish to obtain -- sometimes they sacrifice mechanical readability to save paper, or fluff up a short novel to make it look longer and more buyable.
Steph L. - Nov 19, 2003 1:27:34 pm PST #2815 of 10001
I look more rad than Lutheranism
So, I have some relatively exciting news. The Greater Cincinnati Writers League is an organization whose focus is poetry; every fall they have a poetry contest. I entered it for the first time this year, and I got a letter today informing me that, although I'm not one of the first-, second-, or third-place winners, I *am* Second Honorable Mention. Out of 75 entries.
Which I think is pretty damn cool, considering I just started writing poetry last year and this is the first poetry contest I ever entered.
t /blowing own horn
deborah grabien - Nov 19, 2003 1:29:25 pm PST #2816 of 10001
It really doesn't matter. It's just an opinion. Don't worry about it. Not worth the hassle.
Teppy!
ROCKAGE!
amych - Nov 19, 2003 1:31:33 pm PST #2817 of 10001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Woo, Tep, you're fabulous!
(and remember, we knew you before you were famous)
Steph L. - Nov 19, 2003 1:32:10 pm PST #2818 of 10001
I look more rad than Lutheranism
I'm pretty excited. It was, in fact, the first poem I wrote when I started writing them last year.
I am eating bad calamari in celebration.
Betsy HP - Nov 19, 2003 1:32:26 pm PST #2819 of 10001
If I only had a brain...
t waves writing pompoms for Teppy