Sent it to Marjorie. Am now going to avoid thinking about it for the next week. With any luck, it'll take her at least that long to read it. :-)
I wrote a novel (with a great deal of help from my friends). How strange.
Done. 149,062 words,…
Done. 149,062 words, according to MS Word, though Bob doesn't think that's an accurate count. Still, a useful comparison point for me. Bodies in Motion clocked in about 89,000. This is longer. Though oddly, I'm not sure it feels any longer when you read it.
Congratulations! Do find time to celebrate!!
You did write this novel. Friends just helped you see the best novel you could write. But you wrote it all, sweetie.
Congratulations!
There’s a quick-and-dirty way of estimating word counts: Courier 12, 1″ margins. In Word, under Format/Paragraph… set line spacing to Exactly 25, and turn off all the widow/orphan, keep with next, etc. stuff. This will give you roughly 250 words per page.
I warn you, though, this word count is generally higher than Word’s, not lower.
(I can’t believe I know these things, much less can recite them from memory…)
Hurray! I’m so stoked for you. It’s been such an inspiration to watch you tackle this, day-by-day. It gives me hope!
Congrats again!
Best,
Shanna
Congrats!!! You’re an inspiration to me.
I was excited to be a part of it.
Congratulations! And well done. 🙂
Congratulations, Mary Anne!!
Being able to watch a novel grow out nothing but a bunch of thoughts, insights, talent, and daily labor was awesome.
Congrats on finishing and turning it in! It’s a compelling story, and I’m so glad it’ll be seeing print soon.