tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post2303452764420712300..comments2024-03-14T18:09:09.667-05:00Comments on Do Some Damage: The Myth of 1,000 WordsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-22240266063975598912011-01-13T23:39:49.321-05:002011-01-13T23:39:49.321-05:00Not sure why you would even think the 1000 word co...Not sure why you would even think the 1000 word count is included when talking about the editing process.<br /><br />W<br /><br />Zephyr -- a superhero webcomic in prose<br />http://wereviking.wordpress.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-82634769713331672942011-01-13T21:52:49.827-05:002011-01-13T21:52:49.827-05:00I always wondered how writers could say that, for ...I always wondered how writers could say that, for the reasons you made clear. Counting words while drafting? Sure. Editing? How would you even count them?<br /><br />I still try to set daily goals when i edit, but it may be time oriented (I need to spend an hour today), or specific goal oriented, (fix the argument between Dick and Delbert, or work on Nick's dialog today, wherever it is.)Dana Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01350344882342624735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-38692666567898519332011-01-13T20:54:20.359-05:002011-01-13T20:54:20.359-05:00It depends on the writer I guess. Some work like m...It depends on the writer I guess. Some work like mongrels and revise at the same rythmn, some try to pace themselves. I try to go for 1000 a day, but end up around 600 to 1200Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11483490020980574428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-3243897960531887912011-01-13T20:22:38.337-05:002011-01-13T20:22:38.337-05:00Some days all I can think of is Oscar Wilde's ...Some days all I can think of is Oscar Wilde's description of writing: worked all morning, put in a comma. Worked all afternoon, took it out.John McFetridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09442198820998606682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-70880396677579764072011-01-13T20:08:43.282-05:002011-01-13T20:08:43.282-05:00Yep, you're spot on. I hit around 1,200 a day ...Yep, you're spot on. I hit around 1,200 a day when writing and all bets are off when revising.David Cranmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7119990365479009764.post-52624338239501474972011-01-13T18:51:07.048-05:002011-01-13T18:51:07.048-05:00Absolutely. The point of drafting is output, but t...Absolutely. The point of drafting is output, but the point of revision is organization and quality. Revision is a hybrid of brainstorming, editing, and only sometimes adding brand new words. Brainstorming takes time but does not add words, and editing usually cuts words overall. Most authors I know are looking to make significant cuts during revisions, reducing a novel manuscript by as much as 25% by the final draft.mrsmicahttp://wakingdreamsblog.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com