In a little over two hours, National Novel Writing Month begins! The goal is to write a 50,000 word novel in the 30 days of November. I planned to participate two years ago, but this year I am determined to finish. 50,000 words in 30 days is a mere 1667 words per day. I plan to emulate my favorite author, Anthony Trollope, and spend my commuting time on my novel. So farewell to facebook from my iPhone and games of Spider Solitaire and Bookworm. It’s not too late to sign up! This year I really will write my novel.
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Quote of the Moment:
“The idea that reading is a moral quality has unhappily led many conscientious persons to renounce their innocuous dalliance with light literature for more strenuous intercourse. These are the persons who 'Make it a rule to read.'”
by Edith Wharton
by Edith Wharton
1,667 words is roughly 5 pages. I prefer to think in pages because dialogue takes up pages but doesn’t add up to a lot of words. I think there is irony in that sentence if one mines for it…..
Thanks for the translation into pages. That gives me a much better idea of progress. And I do like the irony of dialogue taking up a lot of pages but not adding up to a lot of words.