tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post3729286252431862831..comments2024-03-25T09:56:16.164+00:00Comments on An Awfully Big Blog Adventure: Making words countUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-33085528800422703602014-07-12T20:57:54.533+01:002014-07-12T20:57:54.533+01:00I'm a massive word count junkie and have all k...I'm a massive word count junkie and have all kinds of crazy plans and graphs when I'm working on a project, setting myself daily quotas and the like. You're not alone in this!<br />Cavan Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16618353058521370179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-90818407999174816562014-07-12T13:32:33.451+01:002014-07-12T13:32:33.451+01:00I haven't succumbed to Scrivener (yet) though ...I haven't succumbed to Scrivener (yet) though not for the lack of chums advocating it. I once had to edit from 105,000 to 67,000 -- no prizes for guessing which version was better. I work out a word count for a first draft which is always about 10-15K more than I want the edited version to be (I too always over-write in the first draft), and enjoy making myself a table in my notebook with projected word counts, etc. I know Scrivener would do that for me, but why deprive myself of such a delightful procrastination tool? I do highlighters and wee boxes outlined in red. Sheena Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13847659993713606837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-12679678675394179232014-07-12T10:39:56.168+01:002014-07-12T10:39:56.168+01:00Hi Sue P - I believe he counted as he went along. ...Hi Sue P - I believe he counted as he went along. And then he stopped and had a gin and tonic!<br /><br />Sue B - Scrivener is available for both Mac and Windows, with slightly more functionality in the Mac version but you still get the word counts.Piers Tordayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14108691607571882537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-69516828844722786552014-07-12T09:08:18.889+01:002014-07-12T09:08:18.889+01:00I've heard of Scrivener. Is it a Mac applicati...I've heard of Scrivener. Is it a Mac application or a Microsoft or can be used for both? Well, Pages has a word count for each file, but nothing like that target you mention.<br /><br />I have to admit, I'm an over-writer for first draft, but usually find that the second, cut-back draft is usually better than the first. Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7780182174577095197.post-83001443938113975172014-07-12T09:06:35.977+01:002014-07-12T09:06:35.977+01:00Useful to know word lengths of some well known boo...Useful to know word lengths of some well known books - helps you to equate thickness with word count!<br /><br />So did Graham Greene - who would obviously have been writing either longhand or on a typewriter - keep a constant count of how many words he was writing? It's a tedious thing to do. I think I'd rather have risked going a bit over or under the 400!Sue Purkisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09084528571944803477noreply@blogger.com