Done!
Crap, it’s long — the short story I just finished. It came in at a little over 9000 words or so. Long short stories make me cranky, so I’m not sure why I wrote one, I just know that it seemed like a lot needed to be said. I took a lot out, really I did. I think it got up to over 10,000 words before I started editing it down. Now, finally, it’s out of my brain. I hope. I sent it to my Critique friends and we’ll see, if they have the time, what they say. Even if they don’t say anything, it will be nice to have an excuse to not look at it for a while.
Now I’m going to watch Annette Funicello and Frankie Avalon on KDOC whilst doing dishes and feeding my face.
Tomorrow, we’ll see.
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on June 24th, 2007 at 11:44 PM
Excellent work! I’ve never written a story that long before… It must feel so satisfying to type “THE END”.
on June 25th, 2007 at 5:36 AM
It is! I’m sure it could be edited down some, but I just am too close to it now.
You know what’s funny? Is that a few months ago I finished a story that was originally 4000-5000 words, and after every critique and rejection I tweaked it a little here and there cuz I kept thinking I needed to clarify something or add a scene that would build the tension and eventually it was like 9000 words. Then I sent it someplace and the editor said she would look at it if I could get it down to 4000 words. I got it down to 4350 words and it still go rejected. I think it’s back up to 5000 words now. But the difference is that that one was unwieldy at 9000 words (I really am thankful to that editor for suggesting the cut, I think it really helped the story) and this one I just finished feels like most of those words really do need to be there. Well, we’ll see.
Hope your writing and life are going well! Thanks for checking in.
on June 25th, 2007 at 5:57 AM
I believe you get to be Annette this week and I will be forced to be Frankie… Next week however….
on June 25th, 2007 at 11:41 AM
Heeheeheeheehee! Or you could be the Contessa – It was the Muscle Beach Party movie.
on June 25th, 2007 at 4:25 PM
Oh and just in case anyone is interested, this has been going through my head all day now. I think I need to get this album now: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeo0_3gN190