tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883235275007051023.post7645821480360508400..comments2024-01-02T09:51:59.928-05:00Comments on WRITING IN A NUTSHELL: Guys... Guess What?WritingNuthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16326756274887055685noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883235275007051023.post-26804876969257420322011-01-11T21:49:50.700-05:002011-01-11T21:49:50.700-05:00That's really awesome :) Well done!! As for th...That's really awesome :) Well done!! As for the length increasing don't worry - all my re-writes made the word count go up and down like a yoyo and it ended up a bit below the original 116k <br /><br />Can't wait to read the finished product!<br /><br />The Arrival, on Amazon NOW!<br />www.damselinadirtydress.comNicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17648307410383451558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883235275007051023.post-9787224750652957612011-01-11T21:35:06.513-05:002011-01-11T21:35:06.513-05:00Thank you all so much for the kind words and encou...Thank you all so much for the kind words and encouragement! :)WritingNuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16326756274887055685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883235275007051023.post-23376051933378651772011-01-11T19:44:45.116-05:002011-01-11T19:44:45.116-05:00*throws confetti* Woo hoo! That's awesome!
...*throws confetti* Woo hoo! That's awesome!<br /><br />It's so nice to revise once you have a finished product to work with. This is awesome news, and a grand way to start the new year. Congratulations.Julie Musilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02150454913885915017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883235275007051023.post-11877947946547834332011-01-11T15:41:01.197-05:002011-01-11T15:41:01.197-05:00MASSIVE congratulations to you! At almost 100K, yo...MASSIVE congratulations to you! At almost 100K, you're gonna need some strong binding once that thing hits publication, hehe.Jamie Gibbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15168603412367448706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883235275007051023.post-9271932665505751422011-01-11T14:27:35.307-05:002011-01-11T14:27:35.307-05:00Congratulations!!!! It's a great feeling to fi...Congratulations!!!! It's a great feeling to finish.<br /><br />I gave you a blog award. Come over to sharibird.blogspot.com to get it.Sharihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05184772057308479564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883235275007051023.post-76992493215318588902011-01-11T12:56:14.926-05:002011-01-11T12:56:14.926-05:00Yeah! Good for you. The first draft of my first bo...Yeah! Good for you. The first draft of my first book was a whopping 180K! I thought I was ready to query once I had it down to 132K. Ha, ha on me. Now it's fashionably trim at 88K. <br /><br />Happy Editing!Tamara Narayanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03725262301091012950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883235275007051023.post-5820073496903022932011-01-11T10:59:35.959-05:002011-01-11T10:59:35.959-05:00Congrats! Don't worry about the length, mine i...Congrats! Don't worry about the length, mine is 96,000 and my agent said that was good.<br /><br />demitrialunetta.blogspot.comDemitriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11597317699857591880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883235275007051023.post-14298669001562633422011-01-11T05:51:44.222-05:002011-01-11T05:51:44.222-05:00CONGRATS!
That's a huge accomplishment!CONGRATS!<br /><br />That's a huge accomplishment!Jill Hathawayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08388097108986318219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883235275007051023.post-37784313163509679622011-01-11T01:55:25.254-05:002011-01-11T01:55:25.254-05:00Oh wow, congratulations! The feeling of finishing ...Oh wow, congratulations! The feeling of finishing a manuscript is so special, I just love it.<br /><br />Don't forget to do something special to reward yourself and savour the moment!<br /><br />JaiJai Joshihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04858987106548357551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883235275007051023.post-89895455581263638302011-01-10T22:42:29.018-05:002011-01-10T22:42:29.018-05:00congrats!!! that's superawesome!!!!! :)congrats!!! that's superawesome!!!!! :)vic caswell https://www.blogger.com/profile/01218698236837610704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883235275007051023.post-91961470123123941412011-01-10T22:24:59.998-05:002011-01-10T22:24:59.998-05:00What an accomplishment! Congrats on finishing you...What an accomplishment! Congrats on finishing your first draft.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883235275007051023.post-40404609478267710152011-01-10T20:50:35.363-05:002011-01-10T20:50:35.363-05:00Congratulations! That's actually a really good...Congratulations! That's actually a really good word count. The publisher I work for wants submissions between 90,000 to 120,000 words. Now you can have fun polishing it up before you send it out into the world.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883235275007051023.post-24344731535342314652011-01-10T20:04:03.632-05:002011-01-10T20:04:03.632-05:00Woohoo!Woohoo!Alleged Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04869021184116123477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883235275007051023.post-36357182479622606672011-01-10T19:38:50.835-05:002011-01-10T19:38:50.835-05:00Oh hurray!!! Congratulations! Best feeling ever!!!...Oh hurray!!! Congratulations! Best feeling ever!!! (well, I imagine getting an agent would rank right up there to but splitting hairs now ;)Colene Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06086195075690893194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883235275007051023.post-47292391757380033182011-01-10T18:04:09.345-05:002011-01-10T18:04:09.345-05:00Wonderful! Is this the first book you've ever ...Wonderful! Is this the first book you've ever finished? That's a fantastic accomplishment. :)MTeacresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00381461599028233499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883235275007051023.post-10612854078015555542011-01-10T17:33:55.707-05:002011-01-10T17:33:55.707-05:00That is soooo fantastic! a HUGE congrats to you!That is soooo fantastic! a HUGE congrats to you!Lynda R Young as Elle Cardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09975442291393246148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883235275007051023.post-50196633197064109542011-01-10T16:04:03.493-05:002011-01-10T16:04:03.493-05:00Don't worry, you will edit out a whole lot of ...Don't worry, you will edit out a whole lot of that. I had over 100k and now have 80k. Good work - keep at it. Thanks for stopping by.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12563209830154165271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883235275007051023.post-90024952710903772602011-01-10T15:57:21.260-05:002011-01-10T15:57:21.260-05:00That's awesome! Doesn't it feel good to ty...That's awesome! Doesn't it feel good to type those final words?Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883235275007051023.post-38938012478083485802011-01-10T15:42:52.866-05:002011-01-10T15:42:52.866-05:00Congratulations! That's such an accomplishment...Congratulations! That's such an accomplishment. Way to go.Melissa Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02700191547004665402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883235275007051023.post-27612765233684781352011-01-10T14:37:09.945-05:002011-01-10T14:37:09.945-05:00This is inspirational. I've been following you...This is inspirational. I've been following your blog, through your struggles, while I struggled (and am struggling) through similar things. You make me want to finish my book. :)<br /><br />Big congratulations!Stephanie Loréehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03512485557711771802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883235275007051023.post-22457258468310591772011-01-10T11:51:56.335-05:002011-01-10T11:51:56.335-05:00Wow from 4k to 90+k is awesome in such a short tim...Wow from 4k to 90+k is awesome in such a short time. Dedication and perseverance is a wonderful thing. Congratulations.Southpawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16539290964546504171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883235275007051023.post-18773944345942913022011-01-10T10:39:27.782-05:002011-01-10T10:39:27.782-05:00Oh wow, that's really excellent news indeed! :...Oh wow, that's really excellent news indeed! :D Congrats! And I'm glad I was able to motivate you to return to your journals. Of course, now that I'm in college I'm not able to write as much as I did when I was younger. But I try to write a little bit each day, even if it's just a paragraph. <br /><br />~TRA<br /><br />http://xtheredangelx.blogspot.comWendy Luhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08048944852796207898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883235275007051023.post-83622437417546590112011-01-10T10:10:41.057-05:002011-01-10T10:10:41.057-05:00Congratulations!! That's a wonderful accomplis...Congratulations!! That's a wonderful accomplishment! :)Meredith McCardle https://www.blogger.com/profile/10927900808744970620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883235275007051023.post-3784508890717988362011-01-10T09:56:53.422-05:002011-01-10T09:56:53.422-05:00Wooooo! Massive congrats - what an accomplishment!...Wooooo! Massive congrats - what an accomplishment! Hope you're going to celebrate in style!Talli Rolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780882465745107715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3883235275007051023.post-91211668056330957212011-01-10T08:30:44.147-05:002011-01-10T08:30:44.147-05:00Congratulations! I always enjoy the revision stag...Congratulations! I always enjoy the revision stage, layering the story as I go ... Best wishes, raising my coffee cup in a toast to your manuscript ... Cheers!Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03972054718663959694noreply@blogger.com