From Anima · Chapter 6, The Greatest FoolsThe secondary log was for Tom: a leather-bound book, unlined pages, in which he was to write his daily observations. He was to write neither summaries nor conclusions, only what he had seen, what the work had produced, what the examination had found. The point was the effort of making the imprecise precise: turning what he had lived into words another man could read and understand.
The log's arithmetic
One entry at a time
A book is not written in a storm of inspiration. It is written in daily entries. Set your pace.
Anima runs to about 56,000 words. Printed pages counted at about 255 words a page.
The logbook's instruments
Keeping the log honest
Count the day's words, compare one draft with the last, set the titles straight.
Character Counter
Count the day's words, sentences and paragraphs. Small daily entries add up to a manuscript.
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Text Diff Checker
Lay one draft over another and see exactly what the crossing changed.
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Case Converter
Set titles, headings and chapter names in proper order.
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Lorem Ipsum
Placeholder words to fill a page while the real ones are still at sea.
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