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Hit 10,000 words on my draft and it happened on a Tuesday morning
I was writing about a guy who fixes furnaces during a heatwave in Phoenix and suddenly the word counter flipped to 10,000. That number felt huge since I usually quit around 1,500 with any story idea. It wasn't even a planned milestone, I just kept going because the scene about a faulty thermostat got so ridiculous. Has anyone else had a random word count moment that made them realize their story actually had legs?
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shanem372mo ago
Keep chasing that thermostat scene, momentum like that usually means the story is ready to surprise you.
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lee.drew2mo ago
Hell yeah, that's the truth. I've had stories stall out for weeks and then suddenly the next scene just takes over once I quit forcing it. @shanem37, chasing that momentum has saved my ass more times than I can count, so trust it and see where it drags you.
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