http://www.ficml.org/jemimap/wordpress/2003/04/20/the-first-million-words/ Cheating on the Kobayashi Maru since 2001 Tue, 19 May 2026 00:31:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.11 http://www.ficml.org/jemimap/wordpress/2003/04/20/the-first-million-words/#comment-6785 Thu, 19 May 2005 19:44:11 +0000 http://www.ficml.org/jemimap/wordpress/2003/04/20/the-first-million-words/#comment-6785 I did count the fan fiction, but blog posts feel more like memos than stories to me. Good luck with those million words! I did count the fan fiction, but blog posts feel more like memos than stories to me. Good luck with those million words!

]]> http://www.ficml.org/jemimap/wordpress/2003/04/20/the-first-million-words/#comment-6784 Thu, 19 May 2005 12:59:16 +0000 http://www.ficml.org/jemimap/wordpress/2003/04/20/the-first-million-words/#comment-6784 I think you can count anything you've written that is for the purpose of really "writing" - blog posts, fan fiction, etc. - can count, and anything that is written as "communication" - email, memos at work, letters, etc. - doesn't count. At least that's how I'm counting it. I am just starting on the learning to write process myself. I've seen the "first million words" phrase before, in many other places, and it was the inspiration for my blog name. http://firstmillionwords.blogspot.com/ I think you can count anything you’ve written that is for the purpose of really “writing” - blog posts, fan fiction, etc. - can count, and anything that is written as “communication” - email, memos at work, letters, etc. - doesn’t count. At least that’s how I’m counting it. I am just starting on the learning to write process myself. I’ve seen the “first million words” phrase before, in many other places, and it was the inspiration for my blog name. http://firstmillionwords.blogspot.com/

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