tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3033598682489350651.post4073603857509187989..comments2023-05-27T01:53:21.676-04:00Comments on Diane L. Major: Nothing Old is New AgainUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3033598682489350651.post-81022667474118504032017-06-06T08:32:24.395-04:002017-06-06T08:32:24.395-04:00Hello, Stephen!
I am not so prolific (as my Twitt...Hello, Stephen!<br /><br />I am not so prolific (as my Twitter bio states of my own distractability, "to the novel go the spoils"), but there are two shorts I have had in the background for years now. Someday, I will find out why I started them, and finally be able to finish them. That may almost be a disappointing moment!<br /><br />The Ax and the Vase was pushing 140k at one point, but because I took too much to heart the hype that even historical fiction spanning like 40 years needed to hew to shorter lengths, I stripped it down to 128. It was Our Queen who told me to get some furniture in the rooms, as it were, put some meat on the table. The last draft, sent out to A Curious Reider not long ago as noted in the post, is about 135k (not counting about 8k in Author's Note glossary-ness).<br /><br />I feel good right now, that the word count on the WIP is actually incalculable, because at the moment it is filled with bits and bobs of research throughout. Because not only am I a pantser, I am also NOT a counter, and can't write to count, either day-by-day or holistically. My commitment to this novel is that it will determine itself, and I'll serve it - neither I nor the work will serve any external measures or criteria, at least not now.<br /><br />Such a pleasure to see you - thank you for coming by and commenting!DLMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08768285199864217885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3033598682489350651.post-61191088816851971472017-06-06T08:06:55.353-04:002017-06-06T08:06:55.353-04:00I"m a pantser through-and-thru but notoriousl...I"m a pantser through-and-thru but notoriously distractable. I've got two WiPs each sitting over 130k, a novella that's had a surprisingly strong first draft at 40k and the beginnings of a number of other full-length stories, some as much as 30k deep.<br /><br />And short fiction - probably a dozen completed stories all under 5k and the outlines or plots for another dozen easily.<br /><br />Frankly, whenever I get blocked on one story, I either switch to the other or start a new one (or re-watch the West Wing). I've started a lot of new ones...Stephen G Parkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16627973901802634152noreply@blogger.com