I don't count words. If it seems a little long I'll tighten it up, but on the whole I don't worry about it.
I'm not evil again. Why does everyone think that?
Angel ,'Sleeper'
The Great Write Way, Act Three: Where's the gun?
A place for Buffistas to discuss, beta and otherwise deal and dish on their non-fan fiction projects.
Connie Neil - Apr 22, 2015 6:24:02 pm PDT #6220 of 6687
brillig
Ginger - Apr 22, 2015 6:57:42 pm PDT #6221 of 6687
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
I create a large block of words and then chip away the ones that aren't part of the story. It takes me much longer to write short.
Liese S. - Apr 22, 2015 8:31:47 pm PDT #6222 of 6687
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
I totally count words like a mofo. Are mofos particular about wordcounts? I dunno.
But we could be kinda loose in our definitions here. Like, I could totally do song lyrics instead! That could be fun,
Amy - Apr 23, 2015 1:59:11 am PDT #6223 of 6687
Because books.
Anyone can write whatever length they want! I just like the exercise of whittling down to 100 words.
SailAweigh - Apr 23, 2015 2:54:28 am PDT #6224 of 6687
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
What Amy said. I like the challenge of making it fit exactly. Paring out that last word is like finding the last Cadbury Cream Egg in the Easter basket.
Strix - Apr 23, 2015 12:06:20 pm PDT #6225 of 6687
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
So...I'm pretty sure I'm the newest book reviewer for Fantasy-Facction.
I sent my app in in March, forgot about it, and got an invite when I was moving and my internet was wonky.
Of course, now that I got the email, I have about 4 working projects to...um...work on, now that I can get my internet to work properly, and have to move again in 7 days.
ALSO -- WORLCON 2016 is in KC!!!! WHO NEEDS HOUSING?!?!?!
Polter-Cow - Apr 23, 2015 1:30:56 pm PDT #6226 of 6687
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Hey, that's awesome, congrats!!
ALSO -- WORLCON 2016 is in KC!!!! WHO NEEDS HOUSING?!?!?!
Intriguing. Actually given that I'll be unemployed next year I may seriously consider that.
Anne W. - Apr 23, 2015 1:40:19 pm PDT #6227 of 6687
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
ALSO -- WORLCON 2016 is in KC!!!! WHO NEEDS HOUSING?!?!?!
Oooh. Tempting. That's not a horribly long drive from here...
Amy - Apr 23, 2015 1:58:45 pm PDT #6228 of 6687
Because books.
That'll be fun, Strix. Where are you reviewing?
Strix - Apr 23, 2015 2:47:25 pm PDT #6229 of 6687
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Fantasy Facttion.
And yes, anyone who needs a place to stay for Worldcon 2016 is welcome. If the kiddo is not here from August 17-21, we have a guest room (geek kid, with twin bed) and a HUGE basement with a bar, and we can accomodate several people -- a couch in the living room, several people in the finished basement (bring airbeds and/or we will beg them off friends, we will also probably have a couch in the basement by then) and a backyard for grilling/drinking/hanging out.
And -- ahem -- my birthday is August 23, so early bday shenanigans!