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.
It's like, in the middle of all this, I'm paranoid that you'll think I don't like poetry.
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Gudanov - Sep 15, 2009 5:22:36 am PDT #2236 of 6690
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Allyson - Sep 15, 2009 5:43:12 am PDT #2237 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
Don't look at the word count Gud! It's a killer.
Gudanov - Sep 15, 2009 10:02:30 am PDT #2238 of 6690
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I need to really pay attention to my word count so I don't go too high. The rough draft is 178,000 words which is way too much. I'd like to bring it down to 130,000 to 150,000 maximum. I'm going to have to strike a real balance between detail and word count and probably cut another section of plot somewhere.
Barb - Sep 15, 2009 10:17:24 am PDT #2239 of 6690
“Not dead yet!”
Gud, just revise, without worrying so much about the word count. It's only a first revision. After you have a complete revision under your belt, you'll be better able to see the rhythms of the writing and where more can be cut or added.
Signed,
Been there, done that, have the scars to prove it. :)
Gudanov - Sep 15, 2009 10:24:29 am PDT #2240 of 6690
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That's probably good advice. Hopefully, by the time the first revision is done, my plot cuts will let me hit at 130k without really having to mess with it too much. That's where I'd really like to be.
Gudanov - Sep 15, 2009 10:24:30 am PDT #2241 of 6690
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Amy - Sep 15, 2009 11:01:58 am PDT #2242 of 6690
Because books.
I think it's good to work on keeping the word count downish at this point, but I wouldn't obsess about it yet. Tell the story that needs to be told -- there are plenty of ways to trim later.
Also, I just got a box full of my last book with my former publisher. I wish I was excited about it.
Gudanov - Sep 15, 2009 3:01:48 pm PDT #2243 of 6690
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At long last I got some feedback, yea! Feedback conclusion, fail. Sigh.
Gudanov - Sep 16, 2009 6:15:04 am PDT #2244 of 6690
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I think I'm going to end up multitasking my revisions. Latest feedback was also exact confirmation of my worries. I think I've come up with more plot cuts to help make room for a bit more detail and remove some traveling by eliminating a location. Some tough work ahead.
Barb - Sep 16, 2009 7:50:35 am PDT #2245 of 6690
“Not dead yet!”
Someone tell me to quit reading the deals on Publisher's Marketplace. It only depresses me and makes me think I'll be gray and infirm before another contemporary women's fic will be bought that doesn't involve a murdered or terminally ill child.