03-03-2014, 02:21 PM
(03-02-2014, 11:06 AM)InTheZone Wrote: Yeah, just think about it. According to wikipedia, a novel is considered 40,000 words or more. Each script revision has Shannon reading a novel worth of text just to verify that it is correct. No wonder he can't remember exactly what is in each script.
Having written some books, I can tell you that a typical 300 page 6" x 9" paperback book is usually about 50k words. Novels are usually smaller format and thicker, and they usually run 50k to 150k words, with most published novels running about 80k.
The scripts for a number of these programs are therefore literally novel length, and yes, that is why I cannot remember exactly what is in each one after I finish it.
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