Word Count and Under Writing

Posted Sonlight Press Author Blog, Gabby Wells - Book 1, Gabby Wells Novel

Even though the title of the first Gabby Wells novel was finally released (Kneel & Prey), I have been writing the first draft of the story since the beginning of August.  I originally set my word count goal at 50,000, but bumped it up to 65,000, because that’s the universally accepted length of an official […]

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Word Count and Finding Your Voice

Posted Pete Bauer Gabby Wells, Marketing, Novel, Novella, Word Count, Writing

I finished the first draft of Lost & Found this week and the writing process for this novel allowed me to finally find the correct voice and tone for all of the Gabby Wells novels.  It was weird to me that it took two novels (that have since been trashed) and three novellas to find […]

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Word Count and 50,000

Posted Pete Bauer Author, Gabby Wells, Marketing, Novella, Word Count, Writing

Plotting out Lost & Found has really come in handy.  In a week I’ve written nearly 8,000 words.  The story is humming along.  I’m about half-way through, so it should end up in the 30,000 – 40,000 range, like the rest. I have been amazed how changes in the market, or new information I have […]

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