Reaction Post: Start With This: Word Count
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nightvalepresentsverseIn writing, words are your currency. So how can you maximize your spending on a budget? In this episode, we talk about how word counts can break up longer projects into achievable goals, are a form of accountability in your own process, and influence how your audience perceives your work. Plus, we discuss how knowing your own voice will help you decide how many words you want to dedicate to describing something in great detail or with great efficiency.
Consume: Geoff Ryman’s novel 253. Learn more about it on Wikipedia and access it on Archive.org
Create: Use a random number generator to generate ten numbers between 1-100. These ten numbers are now your word counts for each section of a ten paragraph writing piece. Follow the counts exactly and pay attention to how the word counts impact the pacing and flow. For added difficulty, find a way to let the word count influence the content of the story.
Listen, discuss.
(Note: If you want to share your work feel free to comment here OR post it as a new post! Please use the tag start with this: creations and tag proper trigger/content warnings in accordance with the rules.)
Consume: Geoff Ryman’s novel 253. Learn more about it on Wikipedia and access it on Archive.org
Create: Use a random number generator to generate ten numbers between 1-100. These ten numbers are now your word counts for each section of a ten paragraph writing piece. Follow the counts exactly and pay attention to how the word counts impact the pacing and flow. For added difficulty, find a way to let the word count influence the content of the story.
Listen, discuss.
(Note: If you want to share your work feel free to comment here OR post it as a new post! Please use the tag start with this: creations and tag proper trigger/content warnings in accordance with the rules.)
