tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648409483330236099.post5892655482956133628..comments2024-03-29T00:56:07.277-07:00Comments on The Adventures of Notorious Ph.D., Girl Scholar: I can't believe I'm even considering this...Notorious Ph.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08700875559325201086noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648409483330236099.post-145112506952313772008-07-05T07:13:00.000-07:002008-07-05T07:13:00.000-07:00(And btw, it's going to be more like 88,000, I thi...(And btw, it's going to be more like 88,000, I think. My friend the Piper Ph.D. suggested hacking 3,000 words from ch. 1, and I think she's right.)Notorious Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08700875559325201086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648409483330236099.post-27409085613513461152008-07-05T07:12:00.000-07:002008-07-05T07:12:00.000-07:00Thanks for the support, everyone (and for the dose...Thanks for the support, everyone (and for the dose of weirdness from Michael). I've done it. Now, today's project is to smooth it out.Notorious Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08700875559325201086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648409483330236099.post-36185880301924234722008-07-05T04:54:00.000-07:002008-07-05T04:54:00.000-07:00I don't think 90,000 words is bad for a book. Bel...I don't think 90,000 words is bad for a book. Believe me, readers always appreciate a book that is focused, short and well-argued. Much more likely to read it, anyway!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09716705206734059708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648409483330236099.post-32479784350793720862008-07-04T23:30:00.000-07:002008-07-04T23:30:00.000-07:00It sounds like chapter 2 has been the place you ki...It sounds like chapter 2 has been the place you kind of dump ideas until they can be appropriately assigned: literary purgatory. Is there enough of something related but ignored by your book so far to throw in there permanently? A recipe for brownies or the lyrics to a Moody Blues song?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648409483330236099.post-34175853957848371872008-07-04T08:06:00.000-07:002008-07-04T08:06:00.000-07:00Yes, I was about to say...I'm no expert, but I hea...Yes, I was about to say...I'm no expert, but I hear a short book is not necessarily a bad thing. Plus, grab-bag chapters are always the worst, so this does sound like a good idea.clio's disciplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13640279322691564414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648409483330236099.post-82650923082343127682008-07-04T08:03:00.000-07:002008-07-04T08:03:00.000-07:00I think it's really important that your first evid...I think it's really important that your first evidentiary chapter be strong and tight -- so I think this sounds like a great revision.squadratomagicohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07977502780584567298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6648409483330236099.post-64658092660871819092008-07-04T07:40:00.000-07:002008-07-04T07:40:00.000-07:00If it makes you feel better, 75,000 + 10,000 + 4,0...If it makes you feel better, 75,000 + 10,000 + 4,000 = 89,000, which is just 1,000 words under the maximum limit for books in Palgrave Macmillan's New Middle Ages series. So I'd say that's more than "hardly a book."Dr. Viragohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03960384082670286328noreply@blogger.com