Date: 2011-06-14 03:04 pm (UTC)
cleio: (Default)
From: [personal profile] cleio
I do read a good bit in the genre I write in. Mostly simply because I enjoy that type of story, although I will also look at them critically and try to figure out what works, what doesn't, and why.

As far as word counts go, I do keep a close eye on it, but that is a habit I have from my academic writing, where word count is everything. When writing fiction, it doesn't really bother me. I reach the end when I reach the end, to echo your own words.

I think sometimes, especially in genres such as fantasy, an author seems to want to force a high word count, meaning that the story would have been better if loads of unnecessary detail or description would have simply been left out. It can interrupt the flow of the story, taking away from strength of the plot.
This account has disabled anonymous posting.
If you don't have an account you can create one now.
HTML doesn't work in the subject.
More info about formatting

Profile

writerslounge: (Default)
The Writers' Lounge

About

The Writers' Lounge is a friendly, informal chat, crit, discussion and resources group.

Have questions or want to discuss something? Fire away! Want some feedback on a piece of writing you're working on? Post it! Stuck with research, or found a fabulously useful resource others might benefit from? Step up and share!

We expect a level of maturity in our members, but we're open to all genres and levels of experience. Read full details on the comm profile or, if you need help, contact your friendly mods, [personal profile] intothewood and [personal profile] analect.

_____________________________
layout by [community profile] visualwit

February 2013

S M T W T F S
     12
3456789
10111213141516
17181920212223
2425262728  

Expand Cut Tags

No cut tags