Oops!

[dreaminghope]

Stats:
Hours: 22.5
Words: 22,634
Pages: 110

Music: A Prairie Home Companion - "Original Motion Picture Sountrack" (twice, or was it three times?); Bif Naked - "Purge".

Fuel: Double-long-shot iced mocha and a lot of chocolate-covered-almonds.

I wrote the words "the end" with every intention of going back and adding some more scenes and details, but I find it very hard to motivate myself to do that.

The story's done, for better or for worse, and I want to walk away.

On the other hand, I want it to be as good as it can be, and I've got until midnight (or until I fall asleep) to improve it. On the other hand, "improving" it could cause more problems and just end up with a lot of word clutter. On the other hand, I really wanted to make it to 25,000 words - something about that number, which is exactly half of a NaNoWriMo novel, seems significant. On the other hand, I'm a perfectionist, and if I start re-reading, I might start trying for extensive editing, and that's just asking for trouble.

How many hands is that?

I'm going to take a break and then see what I think.

Comments

[magickpixie.livejournal.com]

Walking away for perspective is always the best idea!

As for the 25,000 word mark: Keep It Simple Sweetie. Clean, concise, and to the point is far better than wordy fluff.

Congrats!

[dreamhope.livejournal.com]

Well, I doubt this novel is clean or concise, but I did decide not to risk making it more cluttered.

Thanks!

[alfaspider.livejournal.com]

How many hands is that?

Funny. :)

I'm big on reaching my number goals too, but you know yourself, so I'd go with your gut!

C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S!!!!!!! What an accomplishment indeed!

[dreamhope.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I'm feeling pretty good about it, now that it's printed, and the deadline is past, and I am fully commited to leaving it exactly how it is.

[gerimaple.livejournal.com]

a job well done!

[dreamhope.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[storm-in-az.livejournal.com]

I think we do our best 'thinking' when we're not trying to think. Taking a break is a good idea. Statistically, you are a very rare person; most people cannot write. But if your instincts are telling you there's something amiss, they're probably right. I believe in women's intuition.

[dreamhope.livejournal.com]

I think we do our best 'thinking' when we're not trying to think.

Definitely! Most of my plot points came to me during walks to and from work or at other random times. I rarely manage to force something to come together while sitting at the computer.

I think my intuition was right in that I fixed a couple of things that did need to be fixed, then I stopped before I started messing with it all too much.

[rythos42.livejournal.com]

I don't see another update, can your readers assume you stopped there, you crazy monkey?

Good job!

[dreamhope.livejournal.com]

I didn't get to make my last post last night - I was way too tired. But I didn't do much more.

Thanks!