tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13241994.post113477873105627694..comments2023-11-03T06:29:07.280-05:00Comments on The Bandwagon: Mary's Christmas VacationMJFredrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06881706931355203700noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13241994.post-1135007177034991082005-12-19T09:46:00.000-06:002005-12-19T09:46:00.000-06:00Thanks, Olga. Yes, Raul is doing better, thank hea...Thanks, Olga. Yes, Raul is doing better, thank heavens.MJFredrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06881706931355203700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13241994.post-1134873864604669542005-12-17T20:44:00.000-06:002005-12-17T20:44:00.000-06:00Mary, this is news for me on the word count! I hop...Mary, this is news for me on the word count! I hope you'll have great vacations! And I'm glad Raul comes back from the hospital (it means he feels better, right?)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13241994.post-1134855850211391412005-12-17T15:44:00.000-06:002005-12-17T15:44:00.000-06:00The information I have includes both lower compute...The information I have includes both lower computer word count and lower page count, based on 250 WPP.<BR/><BR/>Desire 200-220 manuscript pages<BR/><BR/>SIM, SSE, American, Blaze, Intrigue and LI 240-260 (I used to shoot for 320 with SIM)<BR/><BR/>Bombshell, Everlasting and Super 280-300 pagesMJFredrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06881706931355203700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13241994.post-1134849336777195392005-12-17T13:55:00.000-06:002005-12-17T13:55:00.000-06:00I'm hearing the same thing about actual computer w...I'm hearing the same thing about actual computer word counts and now I'm totally confussed. My computer word count is always WAY lower than the 250 words per page count.<BR/>I tend to write long, so I'll have to really tighten to submit to IM and Intrigue.<BR/>Unless it's computer count. If that's the case I'm still a little short. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13241994.post-1134845966729529712005-12-17T12:59:00.000-06:002005-12-17T12:59:00.000-06:00Hmm, now I'm hearing these new numbers are compute...Hmm, now I'm hearing these new numbers are computer word counts. That doesn't make it such a big change, if that's the case.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13241994.post-1134837650496404152005-12-17T10:40:00.000-06:002005-12-17T10:40:00.000-06:00I've always written short, and I've just learned t...I've always written short, and I've just learned to write longer, so this is driving me a little bonkers. <BR/><BR/>I like bigger font, too, but cutting 15,000 words from a book? OUCH.<BR/><BR/>Here's what I know.<BR/><BR/>Desire - 50-55,000<BR/>SIM, SSE, Love Inspired, American, Blaze and Intrigue - 60-65,000<BR/>Bombshell, Everlasting and Super - 70-75,000MJFredrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06881706931355203700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13241994.post-1134837358804521102005-12-17T10:35:00.000-06:002005-12-17T10:35:00.000-06:00I'm all for bigger fonts in books :)I'm all for bigger fonts in books :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13241994.post-1134837291026765362005-12-17T10:34:00.000-06:002005-12-17T10:34:00.000-06:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13241994.post-1134834749417823312005-12-17T09:52:00.000-06:002005-12-17T09:52:00.000-06:00I just heard that this morning and now I feel bett...I just heard that this morning and now I feel better. I think my SIM was a little low to begin with but now it looks like it might be a perfect fit. Maybe there's hope for me yet.MicheleKShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14395738979569634630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13241994.post-1134825931764268112005-12-17T07:25:00.000-06:002005-12-17T07:25:00.000-06:00The why on the new word count, Mary, is about the ...The why on the new word count, Mary, is about the books themselves. First, they're adding promotional pages to both the front and back of each book. It looks like they're going to work on more of an author focus than a line focus, which is good news for authors, so I'm not going to complain about that. ;)<BR/><BR/>Secondly, apparently there have been enough consumer complaints about small font sizes and too-narrow margins (putting some of the text into the crease and causing people to have to crack their book spines to be able to read everything). Trimming back the word count will fix both of those problems.<BR/><BR/>My June 2006 book won't be affected (which is good--by the new standards, it's about 10,000 words too long). But the book I'm working on and all future books will have to come in at the shorter word count.<BR/><BR/>And, unfortunately, I tend to write long on the first draft. Grrr.Paulahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06618247976093599287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13241994.post-1134825550485315012005-12-17T07:19:00.000-06:002005-12-17T07:19:00.000-06:00Wow, 60 pages off a SIM? Is that 65,000 words? T...Wow, 60 pages off a SIM? Is that 65,000 words? That line has sure been changing in the last couple of years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com