Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Wishes


Wishes
November word count:

Beginning: 76 K
Ending: 92K

Though it isn’t completed, I am satisfied with the word count. I broke through several levels of angst, head banging, and general malaise to get to this point. A monumental achievement, I assure you.

First paragraph. Tell me if it is a hooker, er, um, hooks you.

His lazy strides across the mall caught my attention. Like he had time to kill and everyone else could wait at his leisure. Most galling was how people moved out of his way without disruption. No glares. No commotion.

I don’t think the word count will go to 100K but if it does, I will have enough storyline and volume to fiddle with now.

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Last thought (well, not my LAST one)
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10 comments:

  1. well, I can't comment, since I've already read the first bit and know things get very interesting. Congrats on your word count! How soon til completion? and if you need a cp for it you know who to call :)

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  2. *giggles and rubs her hands together* That's 20K more than what I've read. *big grin*

    Thanks for playing with us! Some of us are going to continue the chain until we finish our novels. Let me know if you want to stay on the list.

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  3. Good stuff on the word count! Now you have me curious with that beginning...

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  4. @Marcy
    oh, thankx. You don't know how much that means to me.

    @Charity
    yes. yes. yesyesyesyesyesyes

    @Alex
    I hope this is the 'one'. *G*

    @Michael, Expert Critic (I hear Mission Impossible music when I see your name. don't know why)
    If Wishes were horses beggars would ride.

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  5. Oh wow...so now I hae to know why people part for him like the Red Sea. Interesting.

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  6. Yayyy! Brilliant word count! I love the hooker, ummmm, hooky hook. I like how it is similar to HIM in a way, yes? It catches my attention and draws me in.

    <3

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  7. i wrote a comment and forgot to publish it...

    anyway, great job! and love the improved hook paragraph =)

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  8. Congrats on the word count and the hook is intriguing too!

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  9. Good for you--that's a hefty bunch of words! Congrats and best wishes to get them how you want. I think your opening is intriguing; the character catches the attention of the reader as well as the MC. :)

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