"I'm not sorry there's nothing to save..."

Feb 03, 2013 12:57

Cold.

Yesterday, I wrote the first 2,478 words on Red Delicious. So, numerically - speaking strictly in terms of word count, quantity - it was an exceptional goddamn day. The last sentence of the day was:

In retrospect, leaving him alive was merely the latest boneheaded move in Quinn’s Little Golden Book of Boneheaded Moves.Yes, I began a novel ( Read more... )

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readingthedark February 3 2013, 17:04:29 UTC
You, of course, don't drive, but, “Writing is like driving at night in the fog. You can only see as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way” (E.L. Doctorow).

Boo-yah on such a start.

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greygirlbeast February 3 2013, 17:08:48 UTC
I just saw that tweet, which was a freaky bit of coincidence. Retweeted.

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shanejayell February 3 2013, 17:24:38 UTC
*lol*

Love Quinn's lines. :D Looking forward to getting the first book when I go out later this week.

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sovay February 3 2013, 18:17:18 UTC
In retrospect, leaving him alive was merely the latest boneheaded move in Quinn’s Little Golden Book of Boneheaded Moves.

I look forward to finding out who Quinn means. Go, 2,478 words.

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captaincurt81 February 3 2013, 19:20:15 UTC
Huzzah! A word bank balance is nice.

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