tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post2615582501233428228..comments2023-10-30T03:57:36.471-07:00Comments on Creepy Query Girl: You Show Me Yours, I'll Show You MineCreepy Query Girlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18115161057496086972noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-21263624377169715962011-11-10T10:28:39.763-08:002011-11-10T10:28:39.763-08:00Hey, 180K is a drop in the bucket for me, since my...Hey, 180K is a drop in the bucket for me, since my three completed non-YA sagas are 348K, 406K (the sequel to the 348K), and probably around 395K! I feel very comfortable writing at the saga length, since that's what I grew up reading, and could never write an adult-intended book that only spanned 300 pages. I deliberately planned and plotted all those books to be very long, with large story arcs and lots of characters and subplots. I never got the memo till earlier this year that sagas of at least 800 pages aren't considered very marketable anymore.<br /><br />I recognize overwriting in some of the earlier drafts of my YA books, even if they're under 100,000 words. (I honestly didn't know till earlier this year that writers nowadays are supposed to count words. I always just kept track of pages instead of trying to cram a story into a certain amount of words.) The four books in my introductory series with my Atlantic City characters are the opposite end of the spectrum, deliberately very short. The first three are novella-length, and the fourth is novelette-length.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-53552481604837745472011-11-09T09:55:02.503-08:002011-11-09T09:55:02.503-08:00I'm mostly a pantser, though I do a little bit...I'm mostly a pantser, though I do a little bit of outlining just so that I have a basic idea of where I'm headed, even if I don't know exactly what directions to take to get there.Karen M. Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06972093977468313631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-61554128464457452102011-11-08T14:07:28.472-08:002011-11-08T14:07:28.472-08:00I'm in the underwriting camp too. First draft ...I'm in the underwriting camp too. First draft is skinny, second puts on weight.Gail Shepherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16998497900316232330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-11913294525460092422011-11-08T13:47:15.142-08:002011-11-08T13:47:15.142-08:00Well, I'm a plotter who writes sparingly at fi...Well, I'm a plotter who writes sparingly at first. Then I go back and layer it over and over again. My natural hair color is dark brown, but I custom color it myself into a deep, dark red that looks good with my Irish skin. As for writing 50K words in a month? No problem, but I couldn't do it for NaNo. Only myself.Nancy Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05735642863696266005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-12633507495995094022011-11-08T08:09:25.841-08:002011-11-08T08:09:25.841-08:00Hey, my hair is swamp brown, too, with a bit o'...Hey, my hair is swamp brown, too, with a bit o' red naturally. Not good!<br /><br />I tend to underwrite. But I'm also a big rewriter. The end result usually bears no resemblance to the beginning!Talli Rolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780882465745107715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-14189317928731880052011-11-07T23:52:21.464-08:002011-11-07T23:52:21.464-08:00I'm a definite underwriter. I never describe a...I'm a definite underwriter. I never describe anything at all first go round :-)Sarah Tokeleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13273148070092101085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-61852538518194400132011-11-07T21:25:05.960-08:002011-11-07T21:25:05.960-08:00I can NOT do NaNo because I think too much when I ...I can NOT do NaNo because I think too much when I write. It's impossible for met to do it that fast.<br /><br />Naturaly haircolour? LOL Yours is swamp brown too???? Hahahhaaa. Oh boy do I feel your pain ...Jessica Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10889900730906728317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-85628964310200407302011-11-07T19:43:12.621-08:002011-11-07T19:43:12.621-08:00Oddly, it is the Inner Critic that broke out from ...Oddly, it is the Inner Critic that broke out from the place I stowed her that's causing me a few NaNoWriMo word count issues. She wants to be overindulged with minimalism and it's killing me.<br /><br />By the way, I'm a natural dark brown :-)Angela Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03324366495151363782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-8807864939110200132011-11-07T18:23:05.560-08:002011-11-07T18:23:05.560-08:00I'm also a playwright, so I tend to flesh out ...I'm also a playwright, so I tend to flesh out dialogue from the first. Description... not so much. <br /><br />Draft two usually doubles the manuscript's length, and then I pare down about 1/4 of that. Hone, hone, hone.Dr. Cheryl Carvajalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323455180953109460noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-55154028992258964782011-11-07T17:06:39.933-08:002011-11-07T17:06:39.933-08:00I'm currently cutting/revising a manuscript th...I'm currently cutting/revising a manuscript that was 164K. I know bloated. As of today I've got it down to 133K. And I don't think I could write 50K in a month - unless I didn't have another job. Then maybe I could :)mshatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06308916014310536449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-60338654033238553432011-11-07T16:53:44.078-08:002011-11-07T16:53:44.078-08:00Oh, and hair color, I'm a dark brown, but my h...Oh, and hair color, I'm a dark brown, but my hair is normally more ashy in color when I don't color it dark brown. :)Cherie Reichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16663147386014122939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-68392995291904004312011-11-07T16:51:56.140-08:002011-11-07T16:51:56.140-08:00Wow, that's a big word count.
I'm an unde...Wow, that's a big word count.<br /><br />I'm an underwriter. I have my outline and I write the bare bones of scenes to get the first draft done. Then I have to add to them, flesh them out more. I've been known to get tired of writing and just finish a chapter to have it done right now, but I always keep in mind I'll add and change things as the drafts continue.<br /><br />The biggest word count I did write was for my first novel and it was 98,000. Right now, it's hovering around 80,000. I like slashing and burning chapters too. *laughs*Cherie Reichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16663147386014122939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-65777788709811685072011-11-07T15:55:57.316-08:002011-11-07T15:55:57.316-08:00You know I'm a pantster!
As for the bloated w...You know I'm a pantster!<br /><br />As for the bloated word count ... meh. You can edit that stuff out in the second and third draft. Sometimes it's important for you to write it so you know what's going one. Then later you decide if the reader needs to know it.<br /><br />My natural hair color is a brown so dark it came close to being black. You can glimpse it whenever I post pictures of my daughters.Dianne K. Salernihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16459839567235304842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-54413171050297517302011-11-07T14:46:52.981-08:002011-11-07T14:46:52.981-08:00I'm a pantser by nature and sometimes I overwr...I'm a pantser by nature and sometimes I overwrite and sometimes I underwrite! NaNo is so daunting, I don't know if I will ever try it.Marie Rose Dufourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02919200697291374700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-32085387494566099042011-11-07T14:21:04.351-08:002011-11-07T14:21:04.351-08:00I'm like you...I'm such an overwriter that...I'm like you...I'm such an overwriter that it's a little ridiculous.Jessica Lovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382996481558671385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-60022874097475478632011-11-07T13:40:27.991-08:002011-11-07T13:40:27.991-08:00Haha, I'm definitely an overwriter if I let my...Haha, I'm definitely an overwriter if I let myself go. My lovely little NaNo novel has dipped and twisted to random bits of backstory, world-building, things that happened two days ago, two hours ago, two years ago, in no particular order, along with what clothes she's wearing, and why not put in the reason for why she's wearing those clothes, anyway, eh? :) But I'm loving it. I'm using NaNo as a way to get myself back in a semblance of free-write mode, and, so far, I'm getting there. :)Melodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08846251713093236356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-73730540081338864772011-11-07T11:52:50.847-08:002011-11-07T11:52:50.847-08:00I'm having a passionate love affair with back ...I'm having a passionate love affair with back story. I may not have a plot, but that birthday party the mc had in 5th grade? I know the color of the balloons. I'm a natural blond, too. Please blog slowly so I can keep up.julie feddersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06621537183935460781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-34847537205876489882011-11-07T10:33:36.524-08:002011-11-07T10:33:36.524-08:00My hair is mouse brown, with a strand or two of gr...My hair is mouse brown, with a strand or two of gray. <br /><br />I'm a definite pantser, which I kinda hate because I essentially have to write my own books at least twice. The story never ends up the same way it starts. <br /><br />I wish I could outline but I've tried it and it didn't work.Cynthia Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14595677706434920552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-23690148191617653802011-11-07T10:22:57.116-08:002011-11-07T10:22:57.116-08:00it's so nice to know I'm not the only one ...it's so nice to know I'm not the only one that writes too much. My first draft was 130,000. I've cut that down, but still, I can't believe I wrote that much! I was afraid I wouldn't make it to 60,000. I'm more of a pantser by nature, but I'm learning the art of plotting and outlining. Pantsing is just so much more fun and unpredictable!prerna picketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06207620652405474672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-33297591097954301192011-11-07T10:10:59.964-08:002011-11-07T10:10:59.964-08:00I always end up writing too much; I'm going to...I always end up writing too much; I'm going to have to do some serious editing on my manuscripts. It's difficult because I don't want to let go of what I wrote, but I know I have to, unless people want to read really, really long novels. I think one problem is that I have too many long conversations between my characters and not enough descriptions of their actions.Neurotic Workaholichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06775298184138766683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-60191021662440610552011-11-07T09:09:50.780-08:002011-11-07T09:09:50.780-08:00I'm a pantser and also an underwriter...which ...I'm a pantser and also an underwriter...which is probably a good combination. As for hair color, it's probably the same swampy brown you describe. :) I just don't remember exactly because its been such a long time since I went natural.Johanna Garthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15515478890074610814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-28643385931029213942011-11-07T08:57:08.851-08:002011-11-07T08:57:08.851-08:00I have a tendency to do both. I tend to repeat mys...I have a tendency to do both. I tend to repeat myself (overwrite) but then I'm sparse on setting and have to flesh that out later (underwrite).<br /><br />I'm a pantser and I've never had a problem reaching 50K.<br /><br />I've never died my hair but before I found out I was pregnant, I toyed with the idea of dying it red or auburn for a little change.Nicole Zoltackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07464800543376449290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-59999979477791555852011-11-07T07:32:36.850-08:002011-11-07T07:32:36.850-08:00I would have thought the danger with overwriting i...I would have thought the danger with overwriting is wandering off the point of what you are trying to write.Tony Van Helsinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08879258913766153068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-15643352761111140412011-11-07T07:26:52.064-08:002011-11-07T07:26:52.064-08:00I'm definitely an underwriter. During revision...I'm definitely an underwriter. During revisions, my manuscript usually doubles in word count. I wish I had your problem!<br /><br />I've never highlighted or dyed my hair, so it's always been brown, though it's getting some natural red highlights lately.Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00462382909938737612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5691193709206281737.post-92143308715079625792011-11-07T07:25:25.824-08:002011-11-07T07:25:25.824-08:00I underwrite. Severely underwrite. I wish I had th...I underwrite. Severely underwrite. I wish I had the opposite problem. But like hair I guess if you have curly you want straight and vice versa. Mine is straight. And my natural color is also gross :)Karen Jones Gowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01153821980625034810noreply@blogger.com