tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088473527308746266.post5758004493494854898..comments2023-10-15T11:23:35.339+01:00Comments on Hawkins Bizarre: There's more time than you think!Alishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18406189984167289987noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088473527308746266.post-4182549248201311612008-03-31T09:26:00.000+01:002008-03-31T09:26:00.000+01:00What an interesting observation! I just checked. T...What an interesting observation! I just checked. The word 'time' appears 8 'times' in 1st 10 pages of my MS ... The commonest noun, (but as Einstein said, it's all relative...)Leigh Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15080517449825380527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088473527308746266.post-30767597502078134512008-03-30T21:06:00.000+01:002008-03-30T21:06:00.000+01:00When I consult the printed version of my novel, th...When I consult the printed version of my novel, there it is, twice on page 1.<BR/><BR/>That's really weird, Alis.David Isaakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04928598446742324391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088473527308746266.post-180478967816409652008-03-30T21:04:00.000+01:002008-03-30T21:04:00.000+01:00In "Shock and Awe" I anaged to hold off until page...In "Shock and Awe" I anaged to hold off until page two, but I make up for it by writing: "Thereād been a time, a brief time, when..."<BR/><BR/>I ran the whole ms through the replace function. 260 occurances of "time" in 520 pages. Exactly one time for every two pages.<BR/><BR/>I'll be damned.David Isaakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04928598446742324391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088473527308746266.post-22119593608120372332008-03-30T20:30:00.000+01:002008-03-30T20:30:00.000+01:00My first 'time' appears on page 2 of my MS.My first 'time' appears on page 2 of my MS.Akasha Savage.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13482147165827577180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088473527308746266.post-6191950469150911482008-03-29T18:54:00.000+00:002008-03-29T18:54:00.000+00:00How strange!! Six times in my first two chapters....How strange!! Six times in my first two chapters. I would never have guessed. I suppose all novels are to do with the passage of time though, whereas articles are generally fixed in the present moment.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05986874444030474719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088473527308746266.post-79732695336982468362008-03-29T11:37:00.000+00:002008-03-29T11:37:00.000+00:00That's really surprising. So much so that I had to...That's really surprising. So much so that I had to go and check. 120 times in my first twenty chapters <I>and</I> in the very first paragraph! Gulp:-)Lane Mathiashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08147122748453850264noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9088473527308746266.post-12857690473949719842008-03-28T18:49:00.000+00:002008-03-28T18:49:00.000+00:00Hmmm..."times" appears on page 7, "time" on p11 of...Hmmm..."times" appears on page 7, "time" on p11 of The Dog of the North. Yup, it's ubiquitous!Tim Strettonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08598897603628943741noreply@blogger.com