Wednesday 29 February 2012

From Santa Fe to... Sarah's place

Today, I'm taking over Sarah Pearson's Empty White Pages blog, talking about word count.

So a big thank you to Sarah for inviting me.

As I don't know exactly where Sarah lives, I thought this tea cosy pretty much sums us up as a country. (Apologies, Sarah if you don't come from England.)



After today, I have one more guest post lined up and then my little blog tour is all over, and normal service will be resumed - at least until April, when I'll be posting every day bar Sundays!

To coincide with that, I thought I might have a Cat and The Dreamer give-away. And then I noticed I currently have 92 followers (a big thank-you to all the newbies), so I thought that maybe, if I can get to 100 followers, I'd give away two copies! Watch this space...

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  1. Ooh, I'll go over there right now...oh wait :-)

    Yes, I'm English, currently living in the frozen North. It was lovely having you today Annalisa, good luck getting to 100 followers :-)

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    1. lol I hope the North isn't frozen today, it's gorgeous here!

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  2. You're almost at 100 Annalisa:) Heading over to Sarah's now...

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    1. My follower count is a slow-burning affair - it could take a while to reach 100!

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  3. Congratulations, Annalisa. I'm clicking over to Sarah's. . .

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  4. Nice post. :) So, do you mind if I ask where the word count ended up for Cat? (I have the same problem. My YA is so short, but I don't want to add stuff just to add stuff. Ya' know?)

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    1. It's just over 22,000 words. I know what you mean about not wanting to add more - padding for the sake of it just takes away from the impact of the story.

      What's your word count at the moment?

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    2. It's about 29,500. I plan to start Cat and the Dreamer today, by the way. I'd still love to interview you on my blog. :)

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    3. I suppose, if you need to make it longer, would some small sub-plots work?

      I'd love to be interviewed. Have you asked before and I've forgotten? I'm sorry if you have. Please email me!

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  5. I'm off to check out your post. :D

    Congrats on approaching the first milestone!!!

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  6. Well into "Cat and the Dreamer" and I', loving it! Great read. Reminds me a little of "The Bell Jar", one of my very most favorite books ever.

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    1. Thank you - that's a wonderful comparison to make :-)

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  7. You're now one more closer to 100. You'll get there. :)

    Congrats on your book!

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  8. Well, you're up to 95 so you're getting close!

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  9. Good to see your blog tour is being so successful! Congrats on (almost) reaching 100.

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    1. Thank you - I think it's going all right. Not bad for my first attempt at doing something like this!

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  10. Now that is a tea cozy. :) Popping over to Sarah's to check out your post. The A to Z Challenge is going to be great. :)

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  11. Loved your post on Sarah's site. Only a few more to go until you hit 100, yay! :D

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  12. Now you're 4 followers closer to 100!

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  13. Wait, make that 5. Guess I hadn't clicked the Follow button yet!

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  14. Hey Annalisa, I'm your 98th follower... only 2 to go...
    I really enjoyed your interview over at Sarah's place!(It put the word-count debate into perspective, for me...)

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  15. You're almost there... I'm 99th:)

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  16. It's an exciting time for you, Annalisa! Savor the moments. Next time I visit, you'll be into the 100's. If I hadn't already signed on, I'd get you to 100 now.

    Be well. I'm heading on over to Sarah's blog.
    xoRobyn

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