tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12967920743292569.post3265201136753759648..comments2022-09-30T16:47:58.293+01:00Comments on Ramblings of a Frustrated Crime Writer: Increasing the word count of your novelJennifer Lee Thomson, Jenny Thomsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07999487852799181636noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12967920743292569.post-69074053459267232282011-04-26T02:17:19.944+01:002011-04-26T02:17:19.944+01:00Some good advice thanks. The weird thing is I had ...Some good advice thanks. The weird thing is I had to cut quite a bit to meet the rather exacting word count. Now I need to put it back.Jennifer Lee Thomson, Jenny Thomsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07999487852799181636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12967920743292569.post-29985988772195280542011-04-24T20:47:22.236+01:002011-04-24T20:47:22.236+01:00It's very hard to expand word count (especiall...It's very hard to expand word count (especially when it's for the sake of numbers, rather than the story) but I find during the editing process a lot of scenes can be expanded if you just read them through as a new reader. I always find that what I've written works in my head but may be too confusing for someone outside the story making process. Try seeing it from their point of view and you'll be amazed how much you've left out just because you know how things 'should' work.<br /><br /><a href="http://stevenchapmanwriter.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Steven Chapman (writer)</a>Steven Chapmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10329115150216721292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12967920743292569.post-8249187809789464722011-04-20T20:32:31.125+01:002011-04-20T20:32:31.125+01:00I usually have the opposite problem and have to cu...I usually have the opposite problem and have to cut stuff out!Patsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12263765378083045973noreply@blogger.com