Comments on: Posted the Next TalysMana Scene http://hollylisle.com/posted-the-next-talysmana-scene/ read with hunger, write with joy, live with passion Wed, 08 Feb 2012 23:43:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dean H http://hollylisle.com/posted-the-next-talysmana-scene/comment-page-1/#comment-16900 Dean H Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:03:13 +0000 http://hollylisle.com/writingdiary2/?p=5279#comment-16900 Hi Guys, thanks for the advice. Hi Guys, thanks for the advice.

]]> By: Holly Lisle http://hollylisle.com/posted-the-next-talysmana-scene/comment-page-1/#comment-16899 Holly Lisle Mon, 14 Dec 2009 03:18:37 +0000 http://hollylisle.com/writingdiary2/?p=5279#comment-16899 Congrats on the halfway point! Congrats on the halfway point!

]]> By: Holly Lisle http://hollylisle.com/posted-the-next-talysmana-scene/comment-page-1/#comment-16898 Holly Lisle Mon, 14 Dec 2009 03:17:51 +0000 http://hollylisle.com/writingdiary2/?p=5279#comment-16898 What Pencil Neck said. That's a good, salable length. What Pencil Neck said. That’s a good, salable length.

]]> By: Holly Lisle http://hollylisle.com/posted-the-next-talysmana-scene/comment-page-1/#comment-16897 Holly Lisle Mon, 14 Dec 2009 03:17:05 +0000 http://hollylisle.com/writingdiary2/?p=5279#comment-16897 Stephanie, it depends on when you signed up. The scenes mail out on Mondays and Thursdays. If you've just joined and you have scenes 1 and 2, hang in. More will be coming. If you have gaps, each scene is numbered. I've posted 6, and wrote the first bit of 7 tonight. Stephanie, it depends on when you signed up. The scenes mail out on Mondays and Thursdays. If you’ve just joined and you have scenes 1 and 2, hang in. More will be coming.

If you have gaps, each scene is numbered.

I’ve posted 6, and wrote the first bit of 7 tonight.

]]> By: Holly Lisle http://hollylisle.com/posted-the-next-talysmana-scene/comment-page-1/#comment-16896 Holly Lisle Mon, 14 Dec 2009 03:15:13 +0000 http://hollylisle.com/writingdiary2/?p=5279#comment-16896 Hi, Tamara, Welcome to our little romp. You got an excellent starting wordcount. Just remember that there will be days when the numbers drop---and any step forward, no matter how small, is still forward. Hang in. And I'm glad you joined us. Hi, Tamara,

Welcome to our little romp. You got an excellent starting wordcount. Just remember that there will be days when the numbers drop—and any step forward, no matter how small, is still forward. Hang in.

And I’m glad you joined us.

]]> By: Cayleigh http://hollylisle.com/posted-the-next-talysmana-scene/comment-page-1/#comment-16895 Cayleigh Sun, 13 Dec 2009 23:18:11 +0000 http://hollylisle.com/writingdiary2/?p=5279#comment-16895 500 words Friday, 1200 Saturday, and another 700 today. I forgot to study for tomorrow's test, so instead of writing more I have to have a cram session, but I broke 50,000 so I'm not too mad about it. Halfway there! This is probably the first point in writing this novel that I think I might actually have something good, something that people might want to read. That at least part of it makes sense, and the parts that don't aren't so huge as to be unfixable. :) 500 words Friday, 1200 Saturday, and another 700 today.

I forgot to study for tomorrow’s test, so instead of writing more I have to have a cram session, but I broke 50,000 so I’m not too mad about it. Halfway there!

This is probably the first point in writing this novel that I think I might actually have something good, something that people might want to read. That at least part of it makes sense, and the parts that don’t aren’t so huge as to be unfixable. :)

]]> By: The Pencil Neck http://hollylisle.com/posted-the-next-talysmana-scene/comment-page-1/#comment-16894 The Pencil Neck Sun, 13 Dec 2009 21:15:54 +0000 http://hollylisle.com/writingdiary2/?p=5279#comment-16894 It's probably best to wait until the whole thing is done before going back and rewriting/revising/fixing things. Make notes to yourself about how you'd like it to have been, but in general, don't actually go back and fix it. The length of a novel varies on the genre. If your genre is sci-fi/fantasy then 90k is jperfect. You want to hit in the 75k to 100k range. That genre averages about 250 words per page. So 90k comes to a 360 page novel and that's a good size. Other genres have different page/length requirements. It’s probably best to wait until the whole thing is done before going back and rewriting/revising/fixing things. Make notes to yourself about how you’d like it to have been, but in general, don’t actually go back and fix it.

The length of a novel varies on the genre. If your genre is sci-fi/fantasy then 90k is jperfect. You want to hit in the 75k to 100k range. That genre averages about 250 words per page. So 90k comes to a 360 page novel and that’s a good size. Other genres have different page/length requirements.

]]> By: Dean H http://hollylisle.com/posted-the-next-talysmana-scene/comment-page-1/#comment-16893 Dean H Sun, 13 Dec 2009 20:00:45 +0000 http://hollylisle.com/writingdiary2/?p=5279#comment-16893 921 Friday 6627 for the week, had a constructive week on the writing front my wife read what i'd done so far on this first attempt and pointed out that my writing style had changed since chapter 1 to which she was quite right when I revisited. Next she pointed out that Chapter 6 'The Semiotic Networks' needs more detail I know whats happening but the reader needs to understand also? Hmmmm I think she's right! So i've re-done chapter 1 and will be looking to explain chapter 6 in a little more detail. I have got a question i'm on 27k at the moment and probably nearly a third of my way through so that would put me on about 90k at the end? Is that about right for a book???? 921 Friday 6627 for the week, had a constructive week on the writing front my wife read what i’d done so far on this first attempt and pointed out that my writing style had changed since chapter 1 to which she was quite right when I revisited. Next she pointed out that Chapter 6 ‘The Semiotic Networks’ needs more detail I know whats happening but the reader needs to understand also? Hmmmm I think she’s right! So i’ve re-done chapter 1 and will be looking to explain chapter 6 in a little more detail.

I have got a question i’m on 27k at the moment and probably nearly a third of my way through so that would put me on about 90k at the end? Is that about right for a book????

]]> By: Greg http://hollylisle.com/posted-the-next-talysmana-scene/comment-page-1/#comment-16892 Greg Sun, 13 Dec 2009 18:43:18 +0000 http://hollylisle.com/writingdiary2/?p=5279#comment-16892 Friday's words (11th) KavI: 506 OFL: 1168 RFW: 1061 Will be adding a word target of 650 for D&DII to my daily goals as of tomorrow (Monday). OFL will hopefully come to an end mid-January, and I'll not be starting any new ones until I've got these finished, hopefully meeting my April target. Then May might bring a need for paid employment, which will naturally reduce my word counts considerably...! Friday’s words (11th)
KavI: 506
OFL: 1168
RFW: 1061
Will be adding a word target of 650 for D&DII to my daily goals as of tomorrow (Monday). OFL will hopefully come to an end mid-January, and I’ll not be starting any new ones until I’ve got these finished, hopefully meeting my April target. Then May might bring a need for paid employment, which will naturally reduce my word counts considerably…!

]]> By: Cayleigh http://hollylisle.com/posted-the-next-talysmana-scene/comment-page-1/#comment-16891 Cayleigh Sun, 13 Dec 2009 16:25:07 +0000 http://hollylisle.com/writingdiary2/?p=5279#comment-16891 I know how you feel. Writing is the best way I've found to drown out my History teachers rants about her cats. Welcome! I know how you feel. Writing is the best way I’ve found to drown out my History teachers rants about her cats.

Welcome!

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