tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764486801861264063.post3791713128869513385..comments2023-07-29T06:31:07.250-04:00Comments on Stephen Gower's Blog: Writing "Crap"Stephen Gowerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04880311368518953778noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764486801861264063.post-69465499046953076092010-11-07T23:24:24.710-05:002010-11-07T23:24:24.710-05:00That's a great plan, Steve. It's one thin...That's a great plan, Steve. It's one thing to think of something creative to move the story along and another to think of something creative to move the word count along. <br /><br />I think, to some extent, that's what a few of the posters in that thread are referring to. Some people really do just write random, nonsensical garbage to pad their wordcount, which, while achieving Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764486801861264063.post-70649622992866082732010-11-07T00:31:34.448-04:002010-11-07T00:31:34.448-04:00Nah I was just foolishly trying to increase my wor...Nah I was just foolishly trying to increase my word count to catch up. However I really should have just advanced the story. I should note from this point on I am avoiding that kind of stuff and just writing the story. I will embellish where appropriate for word count purposes, but no "cleaning the attic" scenes. I am not allowed to write any scenes that I know will end up being cutStephen Gowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04880311368518953778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-764486801861264063.post-55635418027838196532010-11-05T18:22:19.088-04:002010-11-05T18:22:19.088-04:00Wow... regular forums on silly things like TV show...Wow... regular forums on silly things like TV shows drive me crazy, so I can't imagine navigating ones about something that's really important to me like writing.<br /><br />Great point: nobody shits gold bricks, as you say (although maybe a lucky few get the breakthrough to do it just once in their writing lives). And even if they did, it's not about "Do I have the best MS?"S. R.http://www.srkriger.comnoreply@blogger.com