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TheEndIsNigh · 1st April 2008, 01:59 AM

A slight misunderstanding here.

I was happily slogging away on the old ivories and having got to 60000 words was feeling pretty pleased with myself

(Pauses for a smug look at himself in the magic mirror. Mirror smiles back with a big thumbs up).

I figured I was well on the the way to the 120000 ish target.

Then it woulld have been question of a simple phone call to a few eager publishers and walking into Smiths a couple of weeks later only to be mobbed by my adoring public.

But no! It seems now I have to churn out another half million words or so stopping only to buy a new hard drive to keep them on and renew my gym membership so I will be able to lift the weighty tomb.

The worrying part is will there might not be enough time in the short time we all have left.

I mean, I was hoping to fill in the two weeks solving world hunger, curing poverty and bring peace to the world. These thing will now have to put on hold and it's a crying shame.

1st April 2008, 01:59 AM	#7 (permalink)
TheEndIsNigh ...Prepare Thyself Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 720	Re: Book length - Is this a worrying new trend A slight misunderstanding here. I was happily slogging away on the old ivories and having got to 60000 words was feeling pretty pleased with myself (Pauses for a smug look at himself in the magic mirror. Mirror smiles back with a big thumbs up). I figured I was well on the the way to the 120000 ish target. Then it woulld have been question of a simple phone call to a few eager publishers and walking into Smiths a couple of weeks later only to be mobbed by my adoring public. But no! It seems now I have to churn out another half million words or so stopping only to buy a new hard drive to keep them on and renew my gym membership so I will be able to lift the weighty tomb. The worrying part is will there might not be enough time in the short time we all have left. I mean, I was hoping to fill in the two weeks solving world hunger, curing poverty and bring peace to the world. These thing will now have to put on hold and it's a crying shame.