You didn't.
::weeps into hankie::
I'm excellent at close editing, too, Ginger, but I have to do it separately from big picture editing. I do that first, then look at the little pieces.
Book: I believe I just... I think I'm on the wrong ship. Inara: Maybe. Or maybe you're exactly where you ought to be.
'Serenity'
The Great Write Way, Act Three: Where's the gun?
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Amy - Sep 14, 2009 1:14:10 pm PDT #2227 of 6690
Because books.
Allyson - Sep 14, 2009 1:16:52 pm PDT #2228 of 6690
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
Well then I must. I'm in the middle of a science book, right now, almost done!
Allyson - Sep 14, 2009 1:20:54 pm PDT #2229 of 6690
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
Um, if it's still wanted. I'm a zombie afficianado, afterall.
Amy - Sep 14, 2009 1:22:02 pm PDT #2230 of 6690
Because books.
Please, send away. I like praise feedback as much as the next person.
Barb - Sep 14, 2009 1:33:44 pm PDT #2231 of 6690
“Not dead yet!”
::languishes in corner, victim of own genre and general slackertude::
Jesse - Sep 14, 2009 2:15:47 pm PDT #2232 of 6690
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
For the record, from earlier, Word 2007 standard formatting includes extra space after a paragraph.
Gudanov - Sep 14, 2009 5:21:39 pm PDT #2233 of 6690
Coding and Sleeping
I just admire Gud and Allyson and the rest of you who have actually finished books.
Allyson and the others have finished books. I have made a rough draft, though I suppose it's a book, just a really, really bad one.
SailAweigh - Sep 14, 2009 6:05:54 pm PDT #2234 of 6690
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Word 2007 standard formatting includes extra space after a paragraph
Yeah, I'm afraid I may have messed with that. When I get my motivation back, I may go see if I can figure out how to undo what I did.
Gudanov - Sep 15, 2009 4:52:12 am PDT #2235 of 6690
Coding and Sleeping
I got to the end of 17. Hopefully tonight I'll have time to clean it up and call it good for the first revision.
Then on to chapter 18 which is one of those brand spanking new, never appeared in the rough draft chapters. Then 19 which is character stuff, 20 which is pure action, then 21 another new chapter, then 22 which, yea, kicks off the big middle section.
Gudanov - Sep 15, 2009 5:22:36 am PDT #2236 of 6690
Coding and Sleeping
Hmm... I have 38,000 words in my revision compared to 51,000 words at the same point in the plot as my rough draft. My word count ratio continues to creep up. I'm hoping to end up with 75% to 80% of the word count from the rough draft and it looks like I'm currently on track. The second revision will probably add words overall.