Words, words everywhere …

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So I wrote 17,866 words on Assassin 2 this weekend. I was able to salvage some stuff (mainly description) from my first rough draft so they weren’t all original words.

But still, I got a lot done. I’m up to about 70,000 craptastic words, and I can see the glimmer of the end.

Right now though, I seriously need some ice for my wrist … 😮

3 Responses to “Words, words everywhere …”

  2. Brian says:

    While writing so much, I hope you didn’t miss the start of reruns of Joan of Arcadia on Scifi Friday night. If I remember from your old column it was one of your favorites.

  3. Jennifer Estep says:

    I did a lot of salvaging, and a lot of the salvaging was description. But keep in mind these aren’t good words or final words. This is just a rough draft. At this point, I’m just trying to get the story down. I just crank out the rugh draft as fast as I can. Some writers call it “puke mode,” for lack of a better phrase.

    Later on, I’ll go back and read through and see what works and what doesn’t. The second draft is really when I get into the heart of the book.

    Thanks for the tip about Joan. I had no idea Scifi was rerunning it. I really enjoyed the first season, but I fell out of like during the second season. Some of the storylines (like Adam cheating on Joan) really didn’t work for me.

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