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My word count for the last ~6 months has been in the negatives; because I've been editing! Which shows exactly what I hate about measuring in word counts.
While they're the only real objective measurement we have for our stories as writers, the word count doesn't determine the worth of your novel. Maybe you only need 40k words to tell an effective story, or maybe you need 400k!
Same goes for daily word counts. My daily has been well into the negatives while I've been trimming the fat from my novel, and as I start plotting and researching for my next book. Sometimes life just gets in the way and you can't find time to write more than a couple words in a few months. And that's okay! Breaks are allowed.
But word counts shame you for not just putting your head down and writing, ignoring everything else that goes into a novel. Including the author's mental health.
At the end of the day, really all that matters is that you're having fun telling your story, rules and expectations be damned.
If you've stuck around this long, check out my profile! I post about everything writing/book related.
#writing #author #wordcount #books #editing #drafting #writer #rant #fantasybook
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That's exactly right, @dimpase. #RedBull did employ the #drafting tactics, during #Spa qualifying. Of course, drafting is as old a technique as Nuvolari’s four-wheel drifting technique. And NASCAR has been using the drafting technique, since its inception. But what RB did yesterday was rather extreme: Hadjar spent his entire Q3 towing Verstappen and didn’t even get to set a lap time. This is not #F1, it’s Tour de #Farce.🤦♂️
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I am really proud of where my pattern drafting skills have taken me
I am copying this this circa 1820 dress in a white embroidered voile, and will be making a very fun coat to go with it.
#sewing #HistoricalCostuming #Regency #drafting (and what the heck, even if it isn't) #bridgerteton
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"Azmo-DS The First Mind In The Machines"
(First Draft / Partial)
#typewriter #typeDrafting #drafting #AI SciFi #LLM #NotAI #NotLLM #EvolutionInInterferencePatterns
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The Final Polish: Making Your Prose Serve Your Story
Learn how to make your style as tight as your storytelling—and how to elevate your prose to serve and deepen the story—plus more from Writer's Digest!
The post The Final Polish: Making Your Prose Serve Your Story appeared first on Writer's Digest.
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Failing the Perception Check
In the video game Baldur’s Gate 3 , you will occasionally stumble across traps—small landmines or treasure chests rigged to explode. To avoid taking damage, you roll a Perception check to see if you notice the trap before running right over it and potentially exploding your companions.
There’s a part of revisions that feels, to me, like failing that check over and over again.
I open the manuscript. I open a calculator. I think: this book needs to be 95,000 words to be competitive in traditional publishing (said someone, somewhere), which means the inciting incident must occur by word 11,400—that’s 12%, or halfway through the first act. I took Math for Liberal Arts in college and here I am calculating percentages. Already, we’re having a great time.
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I freecycled my drafting board today. 😢 Many long nights were spent over this board, drawing electrical schematics for angel-funded startups and creating large calligraphic posters. It's been under my bed for about 30 years; whatever skills I had were taken by time and a neck injury. I hope the student who claimed it is able to love it as much as I did.
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Milano Cortina 2026: Speedskating Team Pursuit
Track cycling and speedskating often mirror one another, with similar events in each sport. In the team pursuit, for example, cyclists and skaters compete as a team to post the fastest time for a given distance. In cycling events, riders spend the race tucked into a line, with the lead rider providing a draft for their teammates. But that’s a tiring position for a cyclist, so every few laps the lead rider will pull off, move up the track, and drop behind their teammates for a rest. Speedskaters used to use the same technique. But no longer.
After working with aerodynamic simulation specialists, U.S. Speedskating pioneered a new race technique, in which skaters never change positions. Instead, each racer specializes in one position and skates while pushing the skater ahead of them. The technique requires a lot of practice, finesse, and trust; skaters in the later positions cannot see, skating as close as they can to the skater in front of them.
But, performance-wise, the new technique works. It’s taken U.S. women’s team pursuit from eighth in the world to number one. Other teams have adopted the technique, too, so this is likely what team pursuit will look like in the years to come. (Image credits: various, see image captions; via NPR)
#aerodynamics #drafting #fluidDynamics #milanocortina2026 #olympics #physics #science #speedskating -
Blog post on writing today: Editing isn’t one giant fix-everything move. Different kinds of revision need different kinds of attention; trying to do it all at once is a great way to freeze. Choose your horizon!
https://silencesandsounds.blogspot.com
#AmWriting #writetips #AcademicWriting #Revision #Drafting #WritingLife #AcademicChatter #blog #Research
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The Archive (native)
Plain-text Zettelkasten app with wiki-links, fast search, and minimal UI. File-based (markdown), local-first. The primary tool for this zettelkasten. (Workflow context)
My current or previous usage of the app.
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https://decoding.io/2025/12/brainstorming-about-macos-note-taking-apps/
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Craft
Block-based document editor with rich formatting, folder structure, and cross-device sync. Apple Design Award winner, positioned between Notion and traditional notes.
My current or previous usage of the app.
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https://decoding.io/2025/12/brainstorming-about-macos-note-taking-apps/
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Drafting novels has become difficult of late. I used to be a happy pantser--leap in, and trust that my subconscious knew where I was going (and it did). I developed a habit of just-in-time plotting, where I'd plan out the next few chapters, have a guideline, and that kept me on track.
This worked for years, and multiple books, both original and fanfic.
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The Power of Giving Up
As writers, we’re often advised not to give up in the face of challenges and obstacles. Just keep going! The only one who can stop you from being published is you! You’ll get there!
Globally, over the long term, this is great advice.
https://writerunboxed.com/2025/09/01/the-power-of-giving-up/#provocations #REALWORLD #Writinglife #drafting #givingup
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Quick Thoughts on Drafting while Cycling
Reading Time: 2 minutes
When you ride alone you face the headwinds, and have to fight them. When you want to speed up you get to a certain speed, and if you want to ride faster you need to fight the wind. On a windy day you might feel sluggish and slow. You might then see a group ride overtake you with ease and think "I wish I was as fast as they are", or even "I wish I was in that group".
Drafting as Lanterne Rouge
When I was on one ride three or four days ago someone wanted me to rejoin the group by drafting, and I wanted to but my legs were tired so when I tried to push they didn't give the thrust I wanted them to. The result is that I had to make more effort than my body was ready for and I got fatigued.
Drafting is not simply a matter of getting behind someone and being pulled along. It's about having enough power to keep up with the person in front. That's why it's easier with a larger group going at a comfortable pace.
In contrast when I was riding behind that individual during a LeCercle Ride I had to push hard to try to keep the wheel. I had to burn through my reserves to keep up.
The Drafting Three
Fast forward to this weekend, when I was drafting behind the people with aerobars and the situation was different. Through Versoix I struggled but once we were back on the "flat" between Mies and Nyon I could cope much more easily.
I still had to push hard, and I needed to throw out a lot of power to hold the wheels. By the time I could finally slow down, in Nyon I was ready to limp home, rather than ride hard.
By 'limp home' I mean 'ride slower'.
Today I was on a solo ride into Geneva this morning and I saw people riding and blocking the cycle lane so I chose to sprint along the road as it was quiet. I managed to overtake everyone, and I managed to reach faster speeds than usual. I felt that my position was different, as if the ride behind those with aero bars changed my habits.
And Finally
Today I was fresh, so I could ride hard. I wasn't riding to a group ride. I was just riding to drop off the bike, for a few hours, and will pick it up this afternoon. That's why I pushed myself.
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Why Short Story Writing Can Help With Your Novel
Editor Michael Woodson discusses the creative benefits of shifting to short story writing when you’re in the middle of your novel draft.
The post Why Short Story Writing Can Help With Your Novel appeared first on Writer's Digest.
https://www.writersdigest.com/why-short-story-writing-can-help-with-your-novel#BeInspired #BookRecommendations #TheWritersLife #Drafting #manuscripts
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I happen to know anyone into drafting? Or know someone who knows someone?
Free to a good home
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#Wordweavers Apr 25 - How long does it typically take you to draft a novel?
Sometimes a novel is drafted in my head in just a few minutes. I have quite a few of these drafts in my head. I usually already know what it's about, who the characters are and how the story ends. A first fully written draft, on the other hand, takes far too long. I'm far too slow to work all my ideas into novels in a lifetime. One draft a year sounds good.
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Version 3.0 is out!
✅ Minor internal improvements
Go get #Drafting #TextEditor for #Android on Google Play! https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=sen.drafting
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Being one of the last of the manual cartographers, I recently acquired a K&E LeRoy lettering set off of an auction site. I already have some nice jewel tipped Rapidographs I bought some 40 years ago. Now I have to find some decent drafting film here in Switzerland #geography #gis #fountainpen #drafting
