robin maderich – write-brained scribbler and crafter-on-the-loose
author, illustrator, crafter, dreamer
One might think from this blog’s title that I am adverse to change. In general, I am not. Change can be good. Medical advances are a good thing, for one. So is a change of scenery (believe me).
But I wish to address the changes that have been going on for quite a while in the publishing industry.
Continue reading “Bemoaning Change”I know. Why should there be limitations on how many words are used to tell a particular story? Truly, there aren’t. It’s your story, after all, so you can go on and on and on and on—and on, as long as it serves your tale, right? Well, yes and no.
Adhering to word count isn’t an issue when you’re writing something for yourself, family or friends to read. I’m not saying that’s the only reason you shouldn’t concern yourself with word count, but it is the one time you can count on it not to matter (or at least you can hope it doesn’t—ask a family member at what point in your 200,000 word cozy mystery they tuned out and you might get an idea why genre and word count have such a strict relationship).
Continue reading “Word Count… Really?”
robin maderich - write-brained scribbler and crafter-on-the-loose 