the counting

The counting of the words, the counting of the words, high ho the derry-o, the counting of the words! Ok, that totally didn’t rhyme, but whatever. New words written: 798. Old words thrown out: 283. Sarah says I can count them in my YTD amount anyway, since they’re entirely new and rewritten and not merely revised, in which case I can add back in the 400ish or so words I wrote Thursday and threw out again. So not quite 1100 today, but close, and the 400 from the other day…

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edit edit edit

Muchas editingas today. (That’s Spanish for ‘much editing’ today.) The first third of Angles is fully edited, now, and I’m giving myself 1/2 credit in wordcount for rewrites. So that’s 7000 words of rewrites today. (Too bad the /writing/ part doesn’t pile up that fast!) I’ve also gotten about 300 words written on Fool’s Gold, but I think once more they’re all words that need to be thrown out. Right idea, wrong approach, just like ch. 4. That’s a real bother, you know? I like getting it right the first…

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snivel

Poor Ted. He came home after 9 last night, went to bed a little after 10, and got up at 5 to go back to work. :( I know /he/ hasn’t had a weekend, but the extra weird thing is I don’t feel like I’ve had one either. I haven’t had my Ted around! Wah! I hope he gets the stupid backup problem fixed today. Poor Ted. :( I’ve decided that if I ever win an Oscar, I’m just going to steal from previous Oscar-winners speeches. First I will acknowledge,…

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