Good news - the 7000 word article only needed to be 4000 words. It didn't all get written yesterday - too much prevarication and discussion of biscuits - but the first half between 5 and 7 and 12 and 1. At this rate I should finish it before the deadline - although I need to rewatch The Man Who Fell to Earth again and insert more of the film into the article. Chopping the thing into 400 word chunks seems to work - I finally followed advice I give the kids...
2389 / 4000 words. 60% done!
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