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Surrender, Dorothy!
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: The Land of Oz
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Just curious Helene, whats Mermaids wordcount... I see on Amazon that it's 244 pages i was just wondering what that meant in words roughly
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Editing all the time
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Pennsylvania
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sorry to hear that vero
Morning all. As far as wordcount goes, my YA fantasy is only around 46k right now (was at 55k, but I cut a ton of stuff out). Struggling to get it back to around 50k |
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practical experience, FTW
Join Date: Aug 2008
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...Writing...
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Germany
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The wordcount of my complete novel is 52k. I don't know how people manage to write 100k words...lol
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Editing all the time
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Pennsylvania
Posts: 5,223
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I have one book I wrote back in HS that is 160,000 words. Yeah . .. I worked on it for 5-7 years and then put it off to the side. I've thought about going back, rewriting it into a 3 book deal for YA but umm . . . that's a lot of words and seriously, there were two other books after the 160k one I never wrote.
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Book Worm & YA writer
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Po-dunk town in Ohio
Posts: 3,319
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V---I repped you
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crushing on fictional characters
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Canada
Posts: 7,179
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There goes my plan to beg you for an ARC next month :p
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crushing on fictional characters
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Canada
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Did she send any kind of personal feedback? |
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let it snow
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Georgia
Posts: 3,093
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I sent you a rep, but I'm really sorry Vero.
But that is a hella of an accomplishment to have at least gotten to full status with her!I got my query/10 pgs. crit back from Weronika's contest. So helpful! I knew my query was a mess, so it was good to see WHY it was a mess. lol
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I want one!
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Ontario, Canada
Posts: 3,811
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repped you back.
No, it seems pretty form-y to me. The whole there were a lot of things I enjoyed but ultimately I wasn't passionate about it... Oh well - I'm just wondering if I should continue to query this MS or just move on. I guess I'll continue querying until I have the next book ready to query... Hoping to be ready for summer.
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Editing all the time
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Pennsylvania
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That's the best idea I think Vero. Keep submitting, but focus on The Continent while you wait. Sounds like you're having a lot of fun with it.
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Book Worm & YA writer
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Po-dunk town in Ohio
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I feel the rejection pain! I sent a total of 15 queries out back in Jan. and had 5 requests and all of them were rejected for the same issue--->The MC is either too snarky, or they can't relate to her (which is probably due to the snark). But every one of them like the concept. I'm trying to revamp the MC, you know, make her hard on the outside and less bitter inside. I just don't know if I'm getting the job done.
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Book Worm & YA writer
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Po-dunk town in Ohio
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practical experience, FTW
Join Date: Mar 2010
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I loved the part I read. If the rest of the story is like that, you'll get an agent. |
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Book Worm & YA writer
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Po-dunk town in Ohio
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V--> that's awesome that you got a request from her though. That's a big deal in itself.
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let it snow
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Georgia
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She said she'd request a partial based on the pages, which is encouraging since it's so very much a first draft. lol She gave a lot of good tips for what I should do to make them better - things that I thought I should skim over, but she thought I should expand and then shorten things I thought I should be descriptive about!
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![]() WIP: The Devil's Utopia (YA) | Summary "Be kinder than necessary; for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle."
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I want one!
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Ontario, Canada
Posts: 3,811
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let it snow
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Georgia
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Oh, that's not too many! I've seen people send near 100 before they found their fit.
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![]() WIP: The Devil's Utopia (YA) | Summary "Be kinder than necessary; for everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle."
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Book Worm & YA writer
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Po-dunk town in Ohio
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Book Worm & YA writer
Join Date: May 2009
Location: Po-dunk town in Ohio
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I'll have to go stalk her website so I can find yours!
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practical experience, FTW
Join Date: Mar 2010
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Speaking of queries, which hook do you like better?
#1. Life just threw seventeen-year-old Lark Greene a wicked twist. (maybe too passive?) #2. Seventeen-year-old Lark Greene has a secret. But she doesn’t know it. (too cliche?) |
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I want one!
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Ontario, Canada
Posts: 3,811
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I want one!
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Ontario, Canada
Posts: 3,811
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I don't think either of those really do your story its justice...
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Perspective (YA - Urban Fantasy - F|ux 2012) Perspective Sequel WIP (YA - Urban Fantasy - F|ux 2013) The Continent Revisions on hold (YA - Dystopian) Winds of Change On hold (YA - Fantasy) - 21k Check out my BLOG ![]() Facebook? Twitter? (Just let me know on Facebook you know me from AW Please.) |
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