How Much Do You Put Out? - CrimeSpace2024-03-29T01:18:44Zhttps://crimespace.ning.com/forum/topics/how-much-do-you-put-out?commentId=537324%3AComment%3A367221&feed=yes&xn_auth=noThis raises the question of w…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2013-02-20:537324:Comment:3678412013-02-20T02:51:12.054ZJim Courterhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JimCourter
<p>This raises the question of what constitutes a body of words--draft quality or polished? I'm an endless reviser, and the thousand words I might put down (by longhand) might, in subsequent days or even weeks, become a mere couple of hundred after several revisions. So how many words worthy of term did I write?</p>
<p>That said, I suspect that the most productive and successful among us are those that commit to a minimum word count, however it's defined, virtually every day. I think Jack…</p>
<p>This raises the question of what constitutes a body of words--draft quality or polished? I'm an endless reviser, and the thousand words I might put down (by longhand) might, in subsequent days or even weeks, become a mere couple of hundred after several revisions. So how many words worthy of term did I write?</p>
<p>That said, I suspect that the most productive and successful among us are those that commit to a minimum word count, however it's defined, virtually every day. I think Jack London's thousand is a pretty reasonable goal.</p>
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<p></p> The faster I write the better…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2013-02-16:537324:Comment:3677172013-02-16T21:17:14.483ZJude Hardinhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/festus
<p><em>The faster I write the better my output...</em></p>
<p>I love it when the words flow effortlessly, but in my experience those explosive surges of language tend to require more editing later. So either way, you have to put the time in to make it right.</p>
<p><em>The faster I write the better my output...</em></p>
<p>I love it when the words flow effortlessly, but in my experience those explosive surges of language tend to require more editing later. So either way, you have to put the time in to make it right.</p> :-) I love it. I'm the sam…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2013-02-16:537324:Comment:3677112013-02-16T01:01:01.438ZLinton Robinsonhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/LintonRobinson
<p>:-) I love it. I'm the same way. Probably owing to a background with periodicals.</p>
<p>:-) I love it. I'm the same way. Probably owing to a background with periodicals.</p> Yes, that's true for me also.…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2013-02-15:537324:Comment:3678792013-02-15T21:52:22.114ZI. J. Parkerhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Ingpark
<p>Yes, that's true for me also. Alas, my inspiration isn't always with me when I'd like to write fast. I'd like to write fast every day.</p>
<p>Yes, that's true for me also. Alas, my inspiration isn't always with me when I'd like to write fast. I'd like to write fast every day.</p> tag:crimespace.ning.com,2013-02-15:537324:Comment:3678762013-02-15T21:09:25.823ZJack Getzehttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JGetze
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<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/33607385?profile=original" target="_self"><img src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/33607385?profile=original" width="491" class="align-full"/></a></p> I'm with you, Cammy. Modeling…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2013-02-11:537324:Comment:3675972013-02-11T22:49:22.153ZMartin Roy Hillhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/MartinRoyHill
<p>I'm with you, Cammy. Modeling lingerie has done a great deal to make man rise to the occasion....</p>
<p>I'm with you, Cammy. Modeling lingerie has done a great deal to make man rise to the occasion....</p> I set a goal of 500 words eve…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2013-02-11:537324:Comment:3675942013-02-11T22:46:28.057ZMartin Roy Hillhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/MartinRoyHill
<p>I set a goal of 500 words every day. Sometimes I make it, sometimes I don't. Sometimes I don't even get a chance to try. I have a day job, a family, and military an disaster response agency reserve commitments, so free time is rare.</p>
<p>I set a goal of 500 words every day. Sometimes I make it, sometimes I don't. Sometimes I don't even get a chance to try. I have a day job, a family, and military an disaster response agency reserve commitments, so free time is rare.</p> I believe that writing fictio…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2013-02-10:537324:Comment:3674862013-02-10T22:15:46.482ZCammy May Hunnicutthttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/CammyMayHunnicutt
<p><em>I believe that writing fiction is the most important profession in the world. </em></p>
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<p>More than modeling lingerie????</p>
<p><em>I believe that writing fiction is the most important profession in the world. </em></p>
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<p>More than modeling lingerie????</p> On the other hand, there's no…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2013-02-10:537324:Comment:3674832013-02-10T22:06:40.000ZI. J. Parkerhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Ingpark
<p>On the other hand, there's not much good in knowing how to read without having something worthwhile to read.</p>
<p>Actually, rather sadly, the current state of affairs is that very few people reach for a book, and when they do, it's usually non-fiction. Most prefer to watch sports and reality shows. And we can thank the educational system for some of that. Our students don't know enough words to understand the books, so reading is no fun.</p>
<p>But thanks to medicine, we all live longer,…</p>
<p>On the other hand, there's not much good in knowing how to read without having something worthwhile to read.</p>
<p>Actually, rather sadly, the current state of affairs is that very few people reach for a book, and when they do, it's usually non-fiction. Most prefer to watch sports and reality shows. And we can thank the educational system for some of that. Our students don't know enough words to understand the books, so reading is no fun.</p>
<p>But thanks to medicine, we all live longer, putting an increasingly heavier burden on health insurance and enriching the larger medical profession.</p>
<p>Are we happy? Well, they say ignorance is bliss, so we probably are.</p>
<p> </p> OK. Exploring the basic huma…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2013-02-10:537324:Comment:3674002013-02-10T21:58:30.118ZI. J. Parkerhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Ingpark
<p>OK. Exploring the basic human condition in order to make sense of it is exactly the something extra I expect in a "well-written" book. Plot is insufficient, no matter how suspenseful or exciting.</p>
<p>OK. Exploring the basic human condition in order to make sense of it is exactly the something extra I expect in a "well-written" book. Plot is insufficient, no matter how suspenseful or exciting.</p>