Grump

[silk_noir]

Rewriting involves decrease in word count.  Bollocks.

Comments

[caoilfhionn]

I would rather read fewer words in a solid draft than more words in an iffy draft. Defy the tyranny of the word count!

[tedeisenstein]

Yeah, so? Quality always trumps quantity.

[wombatgirl]

Yeah - is there a specific requirement for the word count for where you want to submit this? What's wrong with "book-ish length"?

[soon_lee]

What they said.

[ladislaw]

Yes, but it may also involve expansion at points where you feel something fresh strike you about a moment or thought in a story.