Ballpark minimum is 50K words. The trick is to keep a steno pad by the bed with a good pen. (Reply #5)

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Tue Dec 20, 2011, 12:11 PM

HopeHoops (47,675 posts)

5. Ballpark minimum is 50K words. The trick is to keep a steno pad by the bed with a good pen.

When you wake up at 3 in the morning thinking - "Oh, shit, I HAVE to include THAT!" - scribble it down and it will be illegible by morning. But you might find enough you can decipher to recall the original thought.

I keep a mini (5.4" screen) by the bed and a steno pad. It really helps. I do most of the editing on the mini. It doesn't weigh much (SSD, no hard drive) and it is "on" as soon as I open the lid. My 17" laptop weighs about 150 lbs (seems like it) and isn't a good option for bed work.

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5 replies	Author	Time	Post
I am working on my first book...... [View all]	NRaleighLiberal	Dec 2011	OP
The real secret?	Pab Sungenis	Dec 2011	#1
Thanks for the advice.....	NRaleighLiberal	Dec 2011	#2
Create a time and space to write in your routine and stick with it.	Chan790	Dec 2011	#3
thanks so much. We actually listened to it on CD. Loved it.	NRaleighLiberal	Dec 2011	#4
Ballpark minimum is 50K words. The trick is to keep a steno pad by the bed with a good pen.	HopeHoops	Dec 2011	#5

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