44: Consolation by the Numbers
1/26/2013
I’m counting words. I’m on Chapter Four, so three more chapters to go. I currently have 52 scenes written, with an average of 6 ½ pages per scene. That’s the typical length of a chapter in many of the popular novels being published today. At 347 pages and 52 chapters, I’ve already written the equivalent amount for a typical book-length manuscript.
Present-Day Reflection
7/8/2026
This is what I do. I console myself with numbers and shifts of perspective. I still do that, and have gotten quite good at it.
