Splendiferous September 500 words/day, all genres welcome

[heyjude]

Welcome to September! You know the drill. What are your goals? What are you working on?

My goal is to get back to Honey and Garrett and make some good progress on that book. Now that the kids are in school it seems much more doable.

How about you? Yes, you, lurking there in the corner. Come join us!

[Sassy3421]

Splendiferous? that's a big word! lol for first thing in the day! :)

I'd like to get a request from an agent for my first mystery - anyone interested in beta reading the first 50? PM me :)

I'd like to progress in edits on my 3rd mystery
I'd like to finish my WIP.

[DocBrown]

I'd like to do a lot of things, but here is what I will do:

I'll start working full time on next Tuesday, so I have a small window at the beginning of the month to work on my last edits before beta. I finished editing Ch.8 yesterday and have 20 to go. I also want to add in a couple of short scenes/chapters. Then off to be beta read.

I'd like to throw in a bit extra in that I want to start an outline for the sequel. At the moment I have a random bunch of scenes in my head. Whatever I don't get done will have to get done in October. After three years of passing it by due to bad timing, I want to try NaNoWriMo. ;)

[kaitie]

My goal is to get out a whip and snap it around until Jude finishes her Honey and Garret book and then convince her to send a copy to me so I can read it. :D

Oh, you meant writing goals? Oh, alright. Finish my story within the next week and a half and then edit it again and send it to betas before the 25th. How's that?

[Namatu]

How about you? Yes, you, lurking there in the corner. Come join us!But... but... :scared:

Here's my sad state: I finished a WIP early this year. I began revisions a few months ago, but that's still very nascent. I have written practically nothing, and revised only slightly more than that. It is all around atrocious, and I blame 80 percent of it on work exhaustion. But that excuse is beginning to annoy me more than anything else.

So here's me, dipping my toe into this thread. Toes make tiny ripples, but they do make ripples. My September goal: Revise a minimum of three to four scenes per week on the RIP (Revision in Progress). Write at least two new scenes on the new WIP (for the entire month). Tiny, but ripples! I need ripples!

[kaitie]

Kaitie will get out her whip for Namatu, too, because she wants permission to read that one as well. :tongue

[TheIT]

Goal: write something. Anything. I've got too many WIPs right now, and I want to make progress somewhere.

And ... (deep breath) ... I want to submit a short story this month. :scared: My "True Colors" short needs some more work on the ending, but I think it's about ready to go. I've never submitted anything for publication before, so I'm trying not to hyperventilate here. Wish me luck...

[kaitie]

Good luck! It's fun, even if you do get rejected. :)

[DeaK]

This is like a good luck thread, right?:)

I hope so, because I think, wait, know I need it. I have visions and dreams of finishing the remaining 20,000 or so (gulp!) words of my WIP. AND, rewriting some old scenes I am using from a different story, about twice the new words... I can't even say how many, because aghh!

So, my goal is to be ready for revisions of the entire manuscript come october. :scared:

[Sassy3421]

you can do it Deak! just bit by bit everyday! :)

[DocBrown]

you can do it Deak! just bit by bit everyday! :)


That's really what it's all about! ;)

Just work on getting your BIC 30 minutes a day. After that, you can add more as needed. It's just a matter of making it a daily habit so you can affirm/realize that there is indeed time in the day for writing. :)

[DeaK]

Yes! I do agree. But being reminded of it by someone on AW helps a lot in getting that BIC.

Thanks!

[DocBrown]

1430 words.

I had a good day today. Edited 3 chapters and started a new scene. I'm not sure I'll be keeping it all though. I'll look at it again tomorrow. ;)

[Sassy3421]

nice progress DocBrown!
...and what does BIC stand for (besides a type of pen lol)? that's a new one for me

I got 672 words for my WIP this morning :)

[DocBrown]

Thanks Sassy. :)

BIC is an acronym for "Butt In Chair". :D

This morning, yeah, I'm pretty sure I'll be tossing about 1000 of those words from yesterday.

Oh well. That's writing. :Shrug:

[heyjude]

My goal is to get out a whip and snap it around until Jude finishes her Honey and Garret book and then convince her to send a copy to me so I can read it. :D

Woo-hoo!


So here's me, dipping my toe into this thread. Toes make tiny ripples, but they do make ripples. My September goal: Revise a minimum of three to four scenes per week on the RIP (Revision in Progress). Write at least two new scenes on the new WIP (for the entire month). Tiny, but ripples! I need ripples!

:e2cheer: Go Namatu!!


And ... (deep breath) ... I want to submit a short story this month. :scared: My "True Colors" short needs some more work on the ending, but I think it's about ready to go. I've never submitted anything for publication before, so I'm trying not to hyperventilate here. Wish me luck...

:e2cheer: Go TheIT! What silly half-wit could dare reject you? Keep us posted. This is so exciting!

This is like a good luck thread, right?:)

Close enough! :D Glad you're here.

As for me, 844 yesterday. Then this morning I had an epiphany. Yay epiphany! Yay too much caffeine!! Now I'm debating: continue with the epiphany or go to the beach instead, where the sand is white, the sun is hot, and the kids are not there at all. I know, I know... BIC.

[MrWrite]

Splendiferous eh? can't wait to see what you come up with for October! :D

[heyjude]

Splendiferous eh? can't wait to see what you come up with for October! :D

:evil If this weren't a family site... I do have a very dirty mind. :D

[MrWrite]

Oh don't get me started! You're not the only one with a dirty mind! :D

[Namatu]

I revised one whole scene! :D

[DeaK]

As for me, 844 yesterday. Then this morning I had an epiphany. Yay epiphany! Yay too much caffeine!! Now I'm debating: continue with the epiphany or go to the beach instead, where the sand is white, the sun is hot, and the kids are not there at all. I know, I know... BIC.

heyjude, you at the beach? Or has it been a 'piphany day?

Yesterday I got about 1100 words – yay – after encouragement from yous guys:D

Today, so far only 250 and I've been thinking about whether I've got enough danger in my story at this point. Do I continue writing or do I try to figure out if I need more danger? I don't know how to figure that out. When in doubt, add more danger?

I'm going with that. I'll let you know how it works out.

[Steam&Ink]

I'm being the white rabbit for this thread: I'm late, I'm late...

Kudos to everyone for your goals! They all sound fab. We'll be "keeping an eye on one another" over the month :poke: which is always helpful

OK, my goals for this month:

1. finish first draft of my sequel historical mystery (that's about 50k in a month, so this is my SeptNoWriMo). I'm fairly confident I can achieve it; I have a detailed outline.

2. Try not to think about my lovely agent submitting Unseemly Conduct to publishers from Sept 7th onwards.

I know that if I start obsessing over the submission process I will just end up as a quivering mess in the corner, with zero word count. :scared:

And for the past few days I have averaged 1400 words. Not quite NaNo writing rates, but I'm getting there...


Meanwhile, here down under Spring has sprung, the grass is riz... reps for anyone who can complete this "high-brow" poem!!!

[Sassy3421]

Meanwhile, here down under Spring has sprung, the grass is riz... reps for anyone who can complete this "high-brow" poem!!!

“Spring has sprung,

The Grass has riz,

I wonder where the birdies is?

The little bird is on the wing,

But that’s absurd!

Because the wing is on the bird!”

rep me, rep me...okay, I cheated..but, still...good effort? lol :D

[heyjude]

heyjude, you at the beach? Or has it been a 'piphany day?]

Neither. :( I worked out, then sort of fizzled. Ah well. Tomorrow!

[DocBrown]

I've been thinking about whether I've got enough danger in my story at this point. Do I continue writing or do I try to figure out if I need more danger? I don't know how to figure that out. When in doubt, add more danger?

First things first! Finish the story DeaK, then edit it later. ;)

As for me, I had a better day than yesterday even. 2181 words.

I did indeed throw out all I had written yesterday. Not the edits of course, just the new scene roughly 1070 words or something like that. The new scene has 1825+ words. I'll tweak it tomorrow.

I also edited another three chapters. I've had to change the times of day and a few time line points, so minor annoying have to be done.

[DeaK]

Holy crapolly – some of you guys are on fire! Awesome!

I'm going to push myself harder from now on! No more mental whining! No more time-wasting!

!!

[Jwriter]

End of the second day of September, and I'm jumping in.

Didn't do great in August, but better than I've done on the WIP in the preceding five years or so. So I'm counting it as a win even though I didn't meet my Sept. 1 BOOK IS DONE deadline.

This month, I want to finish the story and begin the edits. The many, many boatloads of things that need to be fixed. THIS MONTH!

[HistorySleuth]

It's Sept 2nd already? Shesh!

My goal is to finish my first draft of The Milk Carton Murders. November is such a drab month for me. Must be how I got through 50k in one month and it's taking me how many months to get it done?

So September will be to finish it. October will be editing something else and getting an outline ready for Nov NaNoWriMo. Which I'm going to work on a story I started (about 5 chapter in) before I did NaNo.

(Last Nov I was in the mood for something totally different by the seat of my pants.)

You and me Doc, you and me come November ......... :)

[Steam&Ink]

You and me Doc, you and me come November ......... :)

Can I get in on that NaNo fun too, HS? I have a cracker little story simmering away... I have to fight the urge to write on it already!

Wish I had quite so much enthusiasm for the things I'm SUPPOSED to be doing :rolleyes

[Jilly McGilly]

I'm here, I'm here!

JWriter, I also had a Sept 1 BOOK IS DONE deadline. Same for Aug 1. Same for July 1, come to think of it.

But this time, really, truly, honestly, my September goal is to get the book done! I've only got a few thousand words to go. So close, so close. If I could just borrow some of Doc Brown's mojo, I'd be halfway there by Labor Day!

[HistorySleuth]

Can I get in on that NaNo fun too, HS? I have a cracker little story simmering away... I have to fight the urge to write on it already!

Oh Heck ya steampunkette! Totally awesomely cooleo! Three of us NaNoing that will be great fun! If you haven't checked out the website it's here (http://www.nanowrimo.org/). You can sign up anytime.

I will have to split my board time that month. I have to say I wasn't expecting all the teens that do it, it was so inspiring!

(Dah, I see now in your siggy you did it last year, but I'll leave the sign up link in case anyone else is interested.)

[DocBrown]

If I could just borrow some of Doc Brown's mojo, I'd be halfway there by Labor Day!

Well, not having a job until Tuesday has given me fresh mojo. ;)

I want to get as much done as I can before then. :poke:

As for HS and SP "joining" me for NaNoWriMo, the more the merrier! :D

"Wonder Triplets power activate!"

"Form of: A writer!"

:chores

"No wait! A good writer! A good writer! ... Crap!"

[Namatu]

I had to sit and stare last night. Not capable of more. I will do better tonight!

[Sassy3421]

686 words for me today. probably not much more. at work 4 more hrs and then it's freedom! and a week's holiday for relaxation and writing. (really need to get my butt in shape again too...anyway, unrelated lol)

you guys are starting to get the fire in me to try NaNoWriMo too. (I found out about it last yr but had too much going on) But maybe if I can finish up my current WIP this month, I'll be able to outline in Oct for it and be ready to go

[TheIT]

Got a little more editing done, but I've got high hopes for getting actual writing done over the three day weekend.

I'm in for NaNo again this year, too. The last couple of NaNos I spent attempting to finish old projects, but this year I've got an idea for a new novel which ought to be pretty fun. Working title is "Storm Truce". Yep, it's a contradiction in terms. :D

[DeaK]

Oy – I can't even consider nanowrimo right now.

But, yesterday I got my 1000 words and today I'm already half way to the same. I'll be trying to hit my 1000 every day, including the weekends, until I'm done with this thing. Burnout, I dare you!

[DeaK]

Just wanted to add, now, that I'm done for the day with 1500 words. I hit it in the butt, what.

And I don't want to jinx it, but I also want to say that I have been feeling much more motivated that usual because of this thread:)

[DocBrown]

Finished the day with 1202 words.

I need to write an extra scene tomorrow to fill things out a bit. Not sure how to go about it or quite what I need in it, but I'll figure something out. ;)

[HistorySleuth]

I'm doing what Namatu did last night. Oh my God, I was even supermarket challenged tonight. Bought the wrong thing and had to switch it, got energy efficient laundry soap instead of the stuff for the dishwasher, couldn't get the stupid seal off the dressing bottle. Just stupid weird stuff, so ya, not safe to write so I'm R & R-ing it tonight....

I did write on my lunch on my jornada though, but not sure of the word count as pocket word doesn't have that feature. Glad to see a bunch of us NaNoing---should be interesting!

[kaitie]

Hi guys. I've gotten a bit done the past couple of days (woohoo). Still working tonight, but probably won't have more than five hundred or so total. Did some substitute teaching for a couple of college classes today, which was a blast, but cut into my writing time. :tongue

No way I'll be doing NaNo. I don't think I could manage the insanity lol.

[Sassy3421]

1236 words today :)

[kaitie]

No words yet. I think I broke the brakes on my car. :( And I just had it repaired and fixed up and it was perfect again and then I broke it. :( Now I'm terrified to even drive it anywhere, and I can't even begin to have it fixed until Tuesday. :/

[HistorySleuth]

Well, jeez Kaitie, if you'd stop letting your superheros borrow the car, you wouldn't have the problem of them slamming on the brakes too hard now would you? :D

Not sure how much "new" words I'll have this month, other than another article for our up coming history quarterly. I'll only be working on my WIP during lunch, and free minutes here and there.

I'm shifting focus back to formatting my Indian Land title stuff into a book to put up on createspace. I was going to wait on that, but I need to strike while the iron is hot. Its a niche thing for sure, but NYS is going to try and tax the Indians on cigarettes they sell on the Reservations again. Signs all over the one Res, "New York has declared war on the Indians." At the moment a judge ordered a stay, so that should give me two weeks.

I've spoken before to groups on the Cattaraugus Res on land title...is that what they mean by a platform? Anyway, I think the information may be useful. So I will be editing, but I'll get some new words where I need to expand.

[kaitie]

Good luck, HistorySleuth. :)

On second thought my car might not be as bad as I thought. I think I know what happened and it should be okay now, and my uncle's horrible dreadful diagnosis of expensiveness looks like it's probably wrong. So woot. I'm still going to avoid driving it until Tuesday and then call up the nice mechanic I took it to before and see what he thinks, but (fingers crossed) here's to hoping it's okay and doesn't need another expensive repair.

In the meantime, Kaitie is calm again and is now writing. :D

[Namatu]

I hail you all. Me? :drool

Tomorrow is another day. One in which I intend to make a much better showing. (I'm newly appreciative of the federal legislation that created the five-day work week as the norm.)

[DocBrown]

2042 today.

And actually, I really like what I wrote. Normally, I think my work is passable, but today was some good stuff. :)

[Steam&Ink]

Bah! No words for a couple of days now, but it's not my fault:

We had a Freakin' Earthquake!!!

My sweet little sleepy city (Christchurch, New Zealand) had a 7.1 Richter-scale earthquake at 4:30am Saturday morning (we're UTC+12). It was pretty scary; we haven't really slept for 36 hours or so, because there have been 40+ aftershocks, which make us pretty jumpy.
Property-wise, we have suffered very little damage to us personally, but the city is a mess, and central city has had a lot of damage to historical buildings. :(
At our house we lost power and water for most of the weekend, and still have to boil our water before drinking/washing (but then some people can't drink their tap water ever, so that's no great hardship.)
Only one person has died, as far as I know, which is amazing considering that the earthquake was the same size as the one which hit Haiti. It helped that it struck at 4:30am, and that we live in a nation with fairly good building codes and infrastructure, I suppose.

Anyways, the point of the long story is: no words from me over the weekend. I'll get back to it on Monday (touch wood there are no more quakes).

To everyone else, keep up the good work :Sun:

[Steam&Ink]

"Wonder Triplets power activate!"

"Form of: A writer!"

:chores

"No wait! A good writer! A good writer! ... Crap!"

:roll:




PS I'm "hummingbirdchen" on NaNo - have you guys the same handles as here on AW (so I can stalk you and add you as NaNo friends)?

[kaitie]

Way to go, Doc! That's some nice word count. I only managed about 150 words earlier, but that's okay. Better than nothing at least. The next couple of days are probably going to be crazy. I'm helping my friend out with her three kids, and they've got a 4 day weekend from school. We'll see if I get anything constructive done. :tongue

[HistorySleuth]

I'm HistorySleuth on NaNo too.

Got a lot of layout and editing done. Added some maps. Tomorrow I'll sync my jornada to see how many words I did on my WIP at work on Thurs and Fri.

[DocBrown]

Having never done NaNo, I've never signed up for their forums. :e2smack:

I'll let everyone know when I do something about that. ;)

Last night I started to get a sore ticklish feeling in my throat. I went to bed at 1am and woke up at 3am. I'll try going back to bed soon, but yeah, definitely getting some sort of plague. :e2bummed:

Emoticon re-enactment of the virus: :mob:mob:mob

Looks like I may not start working full time on Tuesday after all. It will probably be peaking, or just hitting the downward side (Please! Please! Please!) right about then.

More importantly, I hope it doesn't slow down my writing efforts. I am 2/3 done with my edits and have been cruising along nicely. :rant:

ETA: Okay, I signed up on the Nano site under DocBrown. Anyone is free to friend me, but I am sure I'll spend limited time there, even in November. AW is all the writing forums I can handle for now. :D

[heyjude]

Wow, steam, good luck with the cleanup! I hope everything gets back to normal as quickly as possible.

And Doc, sorry about the plague. Feel better!

417 for me yesterday. Managed to sneak off to the study while someone stayed with the dog.

[HistorySleuth]

Managed to sneak off to the study while someone stayed with the dog.

I know really huh? Its not my kids I have to watch now that their teens, now its the dogs. I look forward to their nap time. ;)

Sign up when you feel better Doc. You need to so you can update your word count as you go, and upload the doc for final word count verification at the end.

[Namatu]

I forgot. I did do something! On Friday I drafted a new query. On Saturday I refined it.

Today I can not only remember this information, but I can string together new information. Exciting!

steampunkette, stay safe!

[Jwriter]

564 today. Thought maybe I'd do some more tonight but I can clearly tell that ain't happenin'

I'm gonna try to double that tomorrow.

[kaitie]

Wow, somehow I missed the earthquake post! Hope you're doing okay. That's absolutely terrifying, and I say this as someone with a deep fear of earthquakes, so that's saying something.

*BIG HUGS* Here's to hoping your aftershocks quiet down enough that you can get some sleep.

[Steam&Ink]

Thanks, kaitie and everyone!

We're still getting aftershocks here, 60 hours later. Makes it very hard to sleep and consequently I am a mess at the moment :drool

So I had no words on Saturday/Sunday :( but today I managed 1235... not quite NaNo levels that I was aspiring too, but not too bad either. Hopefully tomorrow will be better...

[Sassy3421]

so happy to hear you're okay Steamspunkette! and Doc, hope you're feeling better.

I got in 1383 words in the last two days, with the bulk of that being today. I also edited about 30 pgs in my 3rd mystery today. so overall, not bad. Now, it's time to play. http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-eatdrink033.gif (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php)

[Jilly McGilly]

I've been procrastinating lately by working on my synopsis and agent list instead of writing. It's my own brand of cart-before-the-horse self-sabotage. I'm never going to need a synopsis or agent list if I can't finish the novel. Poo.

Steam, I hope things are better now. That's some scary stuff.

Doc, get well soon!

[Sassy3421]

come on Jilly - you can do it! September's your month :)

[HistorySleuth]

1,246 new words on my WIP, 668 on an alternative ending outline and I edited 12K + words in my Indian land title book. So a productive few days for me.

[Namatu]

Woo hoo! Everyone's doing great. I'm going to do some catch-up today. I messed with my query a bit again (not the one in my blog link). This one's helping me focus better on my revisions too.

[mtrenteseau]

First off, thoughts and prayers to Steampunkette and everyone else around Christchurch.

Now, all about me...

I've temporarily given up on the Diversionary Fun Side Project. I think it's very sellable, and the quicker I get it done, the better, but I'm reaching the point where I need to do some research and I think I'd rather research Alex and Julie's stories some more first.

So the last few days I started working on Book 3. I wrote pages and pages of notes and an outline, and now I've got 3,020 words that could actually make it to the final version.

Book 3 isn't a murder mystery. I was asked what term one would use for "The Da Vinci Code," and I came up with "puzzle thriller." Which inspired me to start working on the one I'd had in the back of my mind.

So I can probably get another 5,000 words written before I have to answer some big questions - the starting point is a "to be opened upon my death" letter that was lost for nearly fifty years. I have to figure out how to introduce the bad guys so that it's actually a thriller. Otherwise they solve the puzzles at their leisure and it's kinda boring. And I have to read up on the history of the Congo for some important flashbacks.

[DocBrown]

Thanks for all the well wishes everyone. My throat isn't so bad, but I am feeling quite run down. I watched a lot of Anime today. :)

But, I also did a little work. I edited two chapters adding in 388 words, so it is a bit of progress.

Glad to see so many doing so well this long weekend. :)

Earthquakes and aftershocks are legit excuses, I suppose. :D

ETA: HS I buddied you at the NaNo forums, but SP I couldn't find hummingbirdchen on there. :(

[TheIT]

Steampunkette, I can sympathize about the earthquakes. I went through the Loma Prieta earthquake soon after I moved to California. The ground just should not DO that. Here's hoping you and yours stay safe. :Hug2:

Hope your cold is getting better, DocBrown. Here's some tea: :e2coffee:

Got a little written over the weekend but not as much as I'd hoped (as usual). Editing just wasn't working, and every time I sat down to work on something, I ended up with the overwhelming urge to do something else. Sigh. Here's hoping this week is better.

I'm TheIT over on the NaNo site, too. Friend away.

[Sassy3421]

no new words today...and no editing either...however I did manage to get out 11 e-queries with enclosure requirements. hope for me....

[Steam&Ink]

2012 words yesterday, through sheer bloody-mindedness. This was achieved while aftershocks of about factor 4 were going on!

(When I am a published author, I am SO going to include on my website that I have even written through an earthquake :D )

[heyjude]

2012 words yesterday, through sheer bloody-mindedness. This was achieved while aftershocks of about factor 4 were going on!

:Trophy:

Wow!

Go, Sassy! :e2cheer:

1476 for me today.

[Steam&Ink]

no new words today...and no editing either...however I did manage to get out 11 e-queries with enclosure requirements. hope for me....

Good luck with the queries, Sass!

[Sassy3421]

thanks guys, or should I say ladies, for the cheer and good luck wish!

great WCs for both of you! http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-computer005.gif (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php)

and Steampunkette, how do you calm down enough to write amidst the aftershocks?

[DocBrown]

Thanks for the tea TheIT. :)

SP: Good job on working through the fear! ;)

Sassy: Good luck with the e-queries.

HJ & SP: Nice word counts.

I watched some more anime today. I did less work, in fact, I was going to do nothing all day until a few minutes ago I was inspired to adjust the last chapter I edited. So I added a whopping 49 words. :D

[Namatu]

I revised a chapter yesterday. That's one for this week. Two more to go to meet my weekly goal.

[TheIT]

I put on my editing hat last night and started looking at beta comments on "Shapes". Amazingly, they were making sense, plus I think I have a new take on the opening chapter. I guess that means it's time to dive back into revision mode.

[Sassy3421]

great for you getting into edit-mode TheIt. I tried a bit of it today, but it wasn't a day for that.

I did, however, prepare 9 queries for mail before my morning coffee and....managed to write 4,009 words!!!! yeah for holidays!!!

Oh, and people, I signed up for NaNoWri.... :S same username there as here, if you want to buddy me

[Steam&Ink]

:partyguy:
I'm so pleased about all the MTSers signing up for NaNo! Don't forget that buddying is bilateral: if someone buddies you, you have to buddy them back otherwise it's only a one-way buddy... if that makes sense :)

I didn't get any words yesterday. The cumulative lack of sleep did for me. But last night I managed to get through most of the night, waking up for only one aftershock. So I have high hopes for today's word count!

[HistorySleuth]

Buddied back hummingbirdchen, sassy3421, DocBrown on NaNo

I never noticed that other tab. There were other people on it buddying me and I never knew and didn't buddy them back! Jeez I'm so rude!

Did some words on lunch today, not sure how many yet. My evening hours I'm still editing something else.

[Steam&Ink]

I did, however, prepare 9 queries for mail before my morning coffee and....managed to write 4,009 words!!!! yeah for holidays!!!



That has to be some kind of record - over 4000 words!!!! WOWSERS...

:TheWave:

[DocBrown]

Ah the 4k word days. :)

If only I had the stamina to do that 5 days a week. That's almost a novel a month!

I've only hit that mark 3 or 4 times in three years though.

I did a little bit of editing today for -300 and some words. I don't think I'll be putting that in my word journal though. ;)

[mtrenteseau]

Ah the 4k word days. :)

If only I had the stamina to do that 5 days a week. That's almost a novel a month!

When I'm on a roll, I do about 500 words an hour. If I didn't have a job, I could probably do 4,000 words a day. Maybe if I win the lottery - then I could be the rich, exciting author even without having sold any books!

620 words yesterday, none today so far.

[Sassy3421]

Ah the 4k word days. :)

If only I had the stamina to do that 5 days a week. That's almost a novel a month!

I've only hit that mark 3 or 4 times in three years though.

I did a little bit of editing today for -300 and some words. I don't think I'll be putting that in my word journal though. ;)

I started out with a goal of 2k...the amount required for NaNoWri...but the number went up when I gave myself a reward to look forward to. A glass or 2 of red wine....lol

That has to be some kind of record - over 4000 words!!!! WOWSERS...

:TheWave:

and thanks Steampunkette! It felt great reaching that many words. It's been a while. And it's a first with my current WIP. I normally find it hard reaching 2k with it because it's new characters, and in first person POV which is also different for me.

[Steam&Ink]

2077 today. I almost gave up at around 700, but pushed on through...
keep up the good work everyone :)

~ Steamy, off to pour a glass of vino

[HistorySleuth]

I started out with a goal of 2k...the amount required for NaNoWri...

Ahem .... 1,667 words a day for NaNo ... no pressure ...no pressure :D Although I like to get a little ahead myself in case I have to skip a day.

[Namatu]

I edited a chapter, and soon I'll be rewriting it. I've always hated it. Revisions are the perfect excuse to destroy! Chapter 9, I'm coming for you! :sword

[heyjude]

Steam has 1,000 posts!

I got 742 last night on the WIP, plus about a hundred on Something Else. Then as I was falling asleep last night, trying to figure out how to close the scene I'm working on, I had the Perfect Idea! Yay! No, no need to write it down. It's so perfect I'll never forget! FF to this morning, and you get a gold star if you can guess how much I remembered (hint: white noise).

The next few days are going to be run-run-run for me. Dh's birthday (today), then I launch a kids' program at church that will take up most of the week-end. So probably not too many words. Or thinking. :D

[TheIT]

And they're off...

I tackled rewriting the opening chapter of "Shapes". Again. One of these days, I'll end up with an opening I can live with.

[DocBrown]

Steam has 1,000 posts!

Nice one SP. :partyguy:

I've been a member for over 1000 days and don't have a 1000 posts. :Shrug:

I did quite a lot of editing today. Four chapters, almost 15k words.

I ended up with a net of 894 words, for better or worse.

[Steam&Ink]

Steam has 1,000 posts!



Woo-hoo!!! :e2bear: That gets The Teddy Bear Dance of Triumph!


I've been a member for over 1000 days and don't have a 1000 posts. :Shrug:

Probably because you spend more time in the real world, being productive, Doc :)


Good words/revisions/editing, everyone... We rule!

[Sassy3421]

wow, I feel like a lifer lol since I just joined in February...

2089 words today and some editing

[Daddyo]

Man, you guys are putting me to shame. shame. shame.

[DocBrown]

Probably because you spend more time in the real world, being productive, Doc :)


Hmmm, maybe. But I wouldn't want to bet anything on that. ;)

[HistorySleuth]

Worked on my WIP on lunch again so after tomorrows lunch I'll transfer and post my word count.
Editing, proofing and layout in evening hours on the land stuff. (Not counting those words, too tedious.)

Happy me. My architect/artist friend said I can use some of his art I had my eye on for the cover of my Indian Land title book. Ya, I know what your thinking... you've heard that before. But really, his paintings sell for $$$$$$. I just happen to have the images he sent me. One is long so perfect for a wrap around cover (createspace) and the image is apropos. So I'm going to send him a rights use thingy to sign. Soon as I check out the right wording for something like that. :rolleyes:

[Jilly McGilly]

220 words tonight!

What an awful dry spell I've had. I'm sooooo close to finishing, so of course I'm letting all kinds of self doubt slow me down. But I forced myself to sit, BIC and all that, and hammered out a few words. I'm hoping that's enough to break the spell.

Soooo close...

[heyjude]

Nice one SP. :partyguy:

I've been a member for over 1000 days and don't have a 1000 posts. :Shrug:

I did quite a lot of editing today. Four chapters, almost 15k words.

I ended up with a net of 894 words, for better or worse.

There are waaaaaaay too many numbers in this post. Mama feels dizzy... :tongue

History, that's way neat about the art!

612 words for me yesterday, which is so good considering how busy I was. Funny how that actually seems to help sometimes.

[HistorySleuth]

Being busy sometimes helps me too. My most productive writing time is my one hour lunch break at work Wed-Fri.

[DocBrown]

There are waaaaaaay too many numbers in this post. Mama feels dizzy... :tongue

Just think "27",..., "27",..."27",... ;)

[DocBrown]

1330 net words today.

Woot! Illness becomes me. I managed to get my final edits done this week! :e2woo:

That is, before my beta readers shred it apart. :e2bummed:

Just for HJ, my final word count: 103,410

Each and every one of them gold and platinum and encrusted with jewels so I couldn't possibly edit out a one of them. :thankyou:

Maybe...

[TheIT]

Congratulations on finishing your edits, DocBrown!!!

:partyguy:

Each and every one of them gold and platinum and encrusted with jewels so I couldn't possibly edit out a one of them. :thankyou:

Maybe...

:ROFL:

Amazing how gold & platinum tarnishes after a while... :D

Got some more done on revising chapter 1.

[Steam&Ink]

Happy me. My architect/artist friend said I can use some of his art I had my eye on for the cover of my Indian Land title book. Ya, I know what your thinking... you've heard that before. But really, his paintings sell for $$$$$$. I just happen to have the images he sent me. One is long so perfect for a wrap around cover (createspace) and the image is apropos. So I'm going to send him a rights use thingy to sign. Soon as I check out the right wording for something like that. :rolleyes:

Would love to see the cover art if he's happy for you to post it for us, HS... I adore seeing cover art :heart:

[Eddyz Aquila]

I restarted the engines. I'm just a small diesel for the moment.

270 words.

[Sassy3421]

great job with the edits DocBrown and glad to hear you're back at it Eddyz :)

I got in 3298. http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-chores033.gif (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php) my goal was 6000 today, so I'm a little short lol still might do more, probably won't. but tomorrow's another day and another potential 6k! (although I've got outside work to do....dang it lol...maybe Sunday?...lol)

[kaitie]

Holy cow guys, y'all are doing fantastic. Color me amazed. :) Wonder what color amazed would look like anyway. Sparkly rainbows?

Anyway, I've actually gotten a bit done tonight. Just a bit, but better than I've managed the past couple of days. Well, I did write one bit, then realized I'd screwed it up and written it the wrong direction so I had to rewrite it. :tongue

Anyway, final count for tonight is 546. I could get more, I'm kind of on a roll, but it's way late and I'm feeling sickish, so I should probably go ahead and get to bed. Should have some time tomorrow afternoon, though, if all goes well.

[HistorySleuth]

Would love to see the cover art if he's happy for you to post it for us, HS... I adore seeing cover art :heart:

OK I asked if I could show it to a few people. Its OK. I could post it hidden at my website for 24 hours & PM you the link. I don't want to put it out there too far in cyber space for too long.

Right now though I'm packing my lunch & running away from home for a few hours to go sit in a park and write. Not taking my cell. Away from barking dogs and people, so no one can ask me to do something or find something or get something they can do for themselves. Catch you all later.

[Sassy3421]

oh, HS, that sounds so lovely, a park and writing...peace and quiet :) Hope you have much success this afternoon

for myself, well, I woke up ambitious to get my front porch steps finished (they needed priming and painting for winter prep)...and my husband & I were actually responsible and got the job done. we'll let the first coat set today and do the 2nd by next weekend at the latest....but with this said, well....after I just wanted a beer...and then another ....well, now I'm kind of lazy lol...

managed a decent 1427 words today and will be doing some work on my agent database while I watch TV and sip back on a Bud http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-eatdrink004.gif (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php)

[heyjude]

16 words yesterday! Goal is to double that today! Woo! Me!

(::whimper:: I'm so exhausted...)

[MrWrite]

OK I asked if I could show it to a few people. Its OK. I could post it hidden at my website for 24 hours & PM you the link. I don't want to put it out there too far in cyber space for too long.

Right now though I'm packing my lunch & running away from home for a few hours to go sit in a park and write. Not taking my cell. Away from barking dogs and people, so no one can ask me to do something or find something or get something they can do for themselves. Catch you all later.


I'm going to go sit outside and do some writing too. It's a gorgeous day out there. 75 degrees right now. :D

[MrWrite]

I got 3 pages written already and I'm going back out to do some more. Then I have to type the pages up on the computer! :D

[Sassy3421]

great job mrwrite :)

[MrWrite]

So, I wrote a total of 4 pages and now I'm editing my first novel. A pretty productive day! :D

[HistorySleuth]

Good job all! Congrats on the finish Doc! Forgot to say hey to Todd ---HEY TODD!

Well I had a great afternoon. The park was quiet save for a few random passers by. There I sat admist the maples, pines and walnut trees over looking an organic shaped pond with bridges and ate my lunch.. I sat in a pavillion at a picnic table, plugged into an outlet, and editted, wrote cut,added for 6 wonderful hours. I was so engrossed, I forgot I brought my cheese cracker writing snackies!

Word count? Haven't a clue, it was here and there. Editing though---in the thousands.

[Jwriter]

Wow, that sounds awesome Sleuth! Sitting in the park and just getting lost in your MS ... fantastic. But isn't it getting cold where you are?

I was at a friend's house today helping him hang pictures and do some other householdy type stuff, and when we all sat down for a little while, I snatched up his Macbook -- I just happened to have my flash drive along -- and cranked out a tad over 1000 words. It's all I've done in a week, but I'm fairly happy with it. Looking forward to doing some more tomorrow. I just want to get this first draft done before November starts because I'm considering NaNo.

[Jilly McGilly]

515 tonight!

I'm so happy to be over my little case of writer's block. If I can just stick to 500-ish words a day, I should be all done in a little over a week. Then on to QLH, if I dare, and finally I'll start submitting. I'm very excited!

[kaitie]

Well, nothing for me again today. Thought I'd have a couple of hours this afternoon to get stuff done, but my friend came back early with the kids and they weren't in a mood to let me get anything done lol. They of course wanted my help with everything. Then this evening I ended up making some yummy things for breakfast tomorrow and going to the store and yeah...let's just say I never got around to actually sitting down and writing.

Oh well. Tomorrow is another day! I'll be babysitting, but at least homework is done so I can theoretically have the older girls go play while the baby sleeps and get some writing done while she naps. We'll see how that turns out. :)

[heyjude]

Yay for progress and child-care! :)

Jwriter, way to use those extra moments!

History, that sounds heavenly. It's too hot here to go to the park, but the weather is coming...

Yesterday I was supersuper busy with teaching a four-hour class, celebrating hubby's birthday (again), and watching my alma mater get slaughtered. :(

Today!!! Today there will be words!!!!

[HistorySleuth]

Weather is still good here in WNY Jwriter. Its cooled down a little, were in the 70s I'd say. Hope it lasts so I can run away again. :) Plus I hope it lasts---I planted some fall crops in my recycle bins.I got canningto do today so hopefully I get some writing/editing in!

[DocBrown]

1108 words this morning.

I know I'm done with my WIP, this was the outline of the first 21 scenes of the sequel. This was the hard part. The second half of the novel I plan on modeling after an action movie I saw a while back. Now I have to go watch the movie again taking notes so I can decide how I want the back half of the novel to flow.

NaNoWriMo is just under 7 weeks away! :D

[HistorySleuth]

I'm looking forward to it. Jezz that close? I got a lot to get done before then!!!!

[Eddyz Aquila]

824 words. Feels good.

[Sassy3421]

great job everyone...and Doc...oh, the reminder about the countdown to NaNoWri...I know it will be here before I know it, but 7 weeks? y'ouch I have a lot to do before then....I'd like to finish my current WIP, edit through my entire 3rd mystery and outline my novel for November.

pulled off 1770 in new words today, putting my total for my week off to 15,212 (as much as I wrote in the entire month of August, so I'm happy)

And I managed to prepare 8 queries for mail and 12 e-queries today too.

now, it's just time to sit back and relax http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-eatdrink021.gif (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php)

...back to work tomorrow

[Namatu]

I wrote a new blog post. That is all. -sigh-

[HistorySleuth]

Blogging is good Namatu. I know I should be doing it too, but ugh... (Left a comment.)
Awesome wordage Sassy!
Nice to see you writing on a new story Todd. :e2cheer:Fan that I am ....

Well no words or edits for me today. Had to tend to my fall recycle bin crops, cut and freeze my peppers and other stuff, and go get the ingredients I needed to make zucchini pickles.

Hopefully tomorrow night while the guys are at scouts I'll get some editing time in. I got to go do some research tomorrow during the day.

[Jilly McGilly]

Zucchini pickles, HS? Yum. I'm a southern gal, so I like just about anything pickled. Or deep fried. Deep fried zucchini pickles .... yum.

Anyway, 575 words tonight. So close, so close!

Sassy -- good luck on those queries! I'll be thinking good thoughts for you all week.

[Steam&Ink]

Great work MTSers! :e2cheer:

I managed 2,333 today after a slow start. This book is not coming along as quickly as the first one, but I think it is actually better for the lack of speed.
I have a feeling my one month time frame (till end of first draft) is going to end up closer to six weeks. :e2writer:

Oh well, as long as I get it done before NaNo!

Off to bed now... :e2zzz:

[Sassy3421]

keep it up peeps!

it's back to the day job for me today :( anyway, I managed to get 1467 words before work. That's only 200 less than what's required daily for NanoWri, so maybe I can pull it off.

My only problem with the challenge is what genre actually falls into 50k...and the book I want to write (at this point) is a thriller which should be 90-100k....ooh the pressure I place on myself. I'm thinking I need to come up with an amateur sleuth at a target of 60k.

[heyjude]

Great job everyone! Blog posts totally count!

266 for me yesterday, I'll take it! :)

[TheIT]

Got a little further on the rewrite of my opening chapter. I'm trying to address all the stuff that I've put off like including actual description. Of course, that means I need to know what everyone & everything looks like... :D

[kaitie]

keep it up peeps!

it's back to the day job for me today :( anyway, I managed to get 1467 words before work. That's only 200 less than what's required daily for NanoWri, so maybe I can pull it off.

My only problem with the challenge is what genre actually falls into 50k...and the book I want to write (at this point) is a thriller which should be 90-100k....ooh the pressure I place on myself. I'm thinking I need to come up with an amateur sleuth at a target of 60k.

It doesn't have to be finished at 50k. If you want, you can start something that's going to be 100k, and just make sure you get 50k done during the month. The main goal is hitting the word count. :)

[TheIT]

It doesn't have to be finished at 50k. If you want, you can start something that's going to be 100k, and just make sure you get 50k done during the month. The main goal is hitting the word count. :)

What Kaitie said. I've "won" NaNo five times now by hitting the 50K mark on each story, but none of them were finished at 50K. Maybe this year...

One thing to consider is that for NaNo is that you might want to work on something which is not too near and dear to your heart. Putting too much pressure on yourself makes it difficult to finish.

[Sassy3421]

ooh Kaitie and TheIt that's fabulous news! http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-dance005.gif (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php)

I was wondering what I could write that would be potentially marketable afterwards at that word count. and the thought of going back to beef up a WC with new scenes, etc, was too much. excellent to know!

I might not know exactly what I'm doing until I start then. It's probably going to be the thriller though....I want to write something dark that will keep me propelled to move forward. The only thing with the thriller is I need to do some more research on the FBI and the criminal mind before I get into it. guess it depends on the time I have to outline.

topped out today with a WC of 1686. First days back to work hurt the head lol I had plans to edit later but we'll see....

[TheIT]

Got a little bit more done at lunch today.

And on the kitty front, my cat Sparky is still on the fancy cat food and has been maintaining his weight for the last couple of months, so things are looking good. I'm supposed to bring him in for a weight check every month. This last time, the vet techs got smart and weighed the cat carrier so they don't need to court blood loss when trying to get him in and out of the box. My sweet:e2cat: turns into :e2teeth: at the vet. :D

[Steam&Ink]

I was wondering what I could write that would be potentially marketable afterwards at that word count. and the thought of going back to beef up a WC with new scenes, etc, was too much. excellent to know!

I might not know exactly what I'm doing until I start then. It's probably going to be the thriller though....I want to write something dark that will keep me propelled to move forward. The only thing with the thriller is I need to do some more research on the FBI and the criminal mind before I get into it. guess it depends on the time I have to outline.



NaNo is a great time to start a new project that you wouldn't necessarily go for, Sassy.
Last year I didn't venture too far from my comfort zone, and wrote a 1920s flapper mystery. But this year I'm going trans-genre ;) and writing a humorous urban fantasy... my homage to Terry Pratchett and Douglas Adams, with lashings of Diana Wynn Jones for good measure :)

ETA this year I am trying not to obsessively outline. I ALWAYS outline for my mysteries, but I think I might try and liberate myself, since this won't be an MTS genre...

[Steam&Ink]

I've "won" NaNo five times now by hitting the 50K mark on each story, but none of them were finished at 50K. Maybe this year...


:Hail:

[Sassy3421]

NaNo is a great time to start a new project that you wouldn't necessarily go for, Sassy.
Last year I didn't venture too far from my comfort zone, and wrote a 1920s flapper mystery. But this year I'm going trans-genre ;) and writing a humorous urban fantasy... my homage to Terry Pratchett and Douglas Adams, with lashings of Diana Wynn Jones for good measure :)

ETA this year I am trying not to obsessively outline. I ALWAYS outline for my mysteries, but I think I might try and liberate myself, since this won't be an MTS genre...

not really sure what I'm doing for it yet but it's definately having an outline lol...the 3 books that show as WIP's in my sig, well as least 2, were without any outlining. the 3rd one listed there is very young. But as I've worked on Found Innocent, and more recently put all my efforts into Restitution, I find there have been times when I lag thinking about the next step in the story. I don't need that during November :Hammer: lol

I have some novel ideas for Romantic Suspense novels...we'll see. might not know until Oct 31st what I'll be writing the next day...there is a certain stress relief not worrying about researching before this, and given the fact I'll be coming off another novel that would have just been finished.....

[DocBrown]

I'm looking forward to NaNo to write a rather crappy 50k word version of my next project.

Hopefully, all the plot kinks will get worked out so I can write a really good version the second time around. Of course, I don't mind rewriting something 5-6 times like my last project. I have five different beginnings (i.e. chapters 1-7 at least!) to that story.

Of course, I am hoping to get through the second novel without quite so many rewrites, but you never know. ;)

[HistorySleuth]

Last year was my first NaNo and I just winged it. In fact it's the WIP I'm still working on it. Takes me 30 days to do 53k, and 9 months to do the rest. Funny. But really, I think if it was any other month, I just couldn't do it. It was crazy fun though. I had signs on my desk. The peps at work were into it, my kids -- routing me on. I'm looking forward to the free spirited insanity.

No words for me today, I'm still editing. I did end up editing over 30k words last week so that's good.

[kaitie]

Man, busy day today, so I only managed about two paragraphs. I should have a LOT of time tomorrow, though, so I'm planning to spend a good chunk of it writing. Anyway, I've had 858 for the past two days. Not a ton, but better than nothing.

[Jilly McGilly]

550 today.

I'm still on track to get finished with this final draft before the end of next week! Hopefully I'll be able to start sending out queries before October.

I'm doing Nano too. Last year was my first year. It was a total blast. Good thing I'm finishing my current wip soon -- I'll need October for obsessive outlining. I'm an outliner, an under-writer, and a Nano-er. In other words, a glutton for punishment. :)

[heyjude]

1537 for me yesterday, plus some notes scribbled after my brain wouldn't leave me alone (hey, brain, go to sleep!).

TheIT, thanks for the update on the kitty. I'm glad it's going well. And yeah, I had one of those nice-to-monsters too. He has mellowed with age, but he used to actually spit at the vet the second he saw her. It was pitiful and very, very funny at the same time. :tongue

[Jilly McGilly]

I had a major revelation today while making a PB&J for my daughter. I think I've figured out how to fix the opening of my story. I'm totally excited, even if it means I've got to cut a ton of words.

Would anyone be willing to take a look at options A, B, and C for the opening and let me know if any of them actually works? Not more than 4 or 5 pages total. Please PM me!

[HistorySleuth]

Well I'm babysitting sitting the rescue puppy on my pourch writing, although I should be in working on my Indian book. Hope I can find a home for her soon. Anyway I'll have words to report on my WIP laterany way.

[TheIT]

Got some more work done on the opening chapter. Beginnings are tough. I have to resist the urge to lay all the cards on the table on the first page.

[Sassy3421]

got some edits in last night, and 945 words today.

[Steam&Ink]

2298 today.

Great work everyone... :) And all the best to unwell/orphaned pets!

[Jilly McGilly]

I took out major chunks of my wip tonight. But it's all in the name of progress. I think my opening is stronger now. TheIT, I feel your pain. Beginnings really are hard.

Steam, Sassy -- way to go! Nice numbers.

[kaitie]

876 for the day. Was aiming to finish off this scene, but it's taking longer than usual. Too much deliberation over order of events, but not bad. I'm almost done so wee. :D After I finish this one I've got maybe three more scenes and that's it. Looking like I'm going to land within my word count goal, too. :D

[Shara]

Hello all

I know we're halfway through the month but I hope I can still belatedly join in this thread.

I've been facing a writing drought for weeks, ever since the WIP stalled.

I have now begun a new WIP - book 2 of my amateur sleuth series. Facing down Chapter 1 of Draft 1 is always pretty daunting but I wrote the first 1000 words today.

My goal is just to write. Something. Even a thousand words a week is better than nothing. I now have two WIPs, so there's no excuse not to keep writing. If I'm having trouble with one, then I should be working on the other one.

Shara

[Steam&Ink]

Hello all

I know we're halfway through the month but I hope I can still belatedly join in this thread.

:welcome: Any time's a good time!


My goal is just to write. Something. Even a thousand words a week is better than nothing. I now have two WIPs, so there's no excuse not to keep writing. If I'm having trouble with one, then I should be working on the other one.


We're pretty good at "encouraging" one another to achieve goals :poke:

[heyjude]

Hello all

I know we're halfway through the month but I hope I can still belatedly join in this thread.

:hi: We're glad you joined us! Good luck getting started. Let us know if you need a poke. :) :poke:

525 for me yesterday, leaving my characters on the cusp of Something Big. I can't wait to get back to it, but it's going to be a busy day.

[kaitie]

Hi Shara. :D Glad to see you here.

Today I'm gonna see if I can't get through the big climax. I need to finish off this scene, write one more short one, and then just a couple more after that to be finished. Not sure I can get all that writing in today, but I think getting through the climax itself should be doable. That's the goal anyway. Wish me luck. :D

[TheIT]

Got a little bit further on the rewrite of Chapter 1. Last night, I read the new version to my writing group (including several of my beta readers) and they all like the new approach. Still needs work, but I'm relieved I seem to be on the right track. Whew...

:welcome: Shara! Great avatar. :D

:Sun: and :poke:, everyone!

[Namatu]

jude has convinced me I need to kill a character tonight. I'm telling you all so you can hold me accountable tomorrow. If no death, please shame me with your ridicule.

[HistorySleuth]

Namatu - I'm in the same boat I think. I've been working on an alternate ending for my story. It pains me to think it will make more of an impact as an ending. But I'm having trouble bringing myself to do it. It actually bothers me as the writer, but as a reader I'm thinking it might be a woah---- really? I've got a lot of clues and red herrings I can tie up any way I want, so it is doable. I don't know why I'm having such a problem with it. It's my first attempt at fiction, so maybe I'm just not used to the feeling, or is it normal?

Good luck Kaitie! Looking forward to hearing you say, "I'm done!"

[Namatu]

Namatu - I'm in the same boat I think. I've been working on an alternate ending for my story. It pains me to think it will make more of an impact as an ending. But I'm having trouble bringing myself to do it. It actually bothers me as the writer, but as a reader I'm thinking it might be a woah---- really? I've got a lot of clues and red herrings I can tie up any way I want, so it is doable. I don't know why I'm having such a problem with it. It's my first attempt at fiction, so maybe I'm just not used to the feeling, or is it normal?I say if it gives you a "whoa" moment, you should definitely do it. Those moments usually make me giddy and nervous. Worth exploring. DO IT! :D

[Jwriter]

I sat staring at Chapter 23 last night for maybe an hour, and nuthin' was happnin'

But now you guys have given me a great idea -- I'll kill someone! Can't wait to get back to it.

[Sassy3421]

720 words today
Kill! Kill! Kill!* http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-devil19.gif (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php)*
___
*Do not try this at home. Only applicable in works of fiction.

[kaitie]

Wow, we're violent today. And uh...my body count for the evening is six. Kind of a lot when you put it that way haha!

[Jilly McGilly]

No kills tonight, but I did manage to edit out a whole lot of dead weight in my story. I think I netted 2 words this evening.

I'm feeling better and better about the merciless edits I'm doing -- it's making me like my novel again. Is that how you know you're near the end? Ruthlessness followed by satisfaction?

[kaitie]

Well, I'm tired so I'm going to bed, but I did manage about 400 tonight. I'd hope tomorrow will be better, but it's hard to know. Things just keep taking longer than I anticipate and eating away at my writing time.

[heyjude]

693 for me yesterday.

Okay, who did the death and despair thing besides kaitie? Namatu, I'm looking at you...

[Sassy3421]

no killing for me...drag....there's still grief and anger bent on a maliciousness though. does that count?


No kills tonight, but I did manage to edit out a whole lot of dead weight in my story. I think I netted 2 words this evening.

I'm feeling better and better about the merciless edits I'm doing -- it's making me like my novel again. Is that how you know you're near the end? Ruthlessness followed by satisfaction?

I know I'm near the end when I know there's nothing else I could do to improve it. Satisfaction is well on its way. :D When I'm finished I'd actually describe the feeling as euphoric. Or maybe it's the wine I drink to celebrate a finished book lol

[heyjude]

Hey, has anyone seen Midnight Star lately? She's been MIA for a while now...

[Namatu]

Okay, who did the death and despair thing besides kaitie? Namatu, I'm looking at you...I did! I did! :yessmiley

Technically, I re-killed two characters. Finally rewrote the scene I hated. Ultimate result, faster progression to the kill. I can revise a scene tonight, I know I can. Maybe even a whole chapter.

[heyjude]

:hooray: for death and despair!

Oh. Wait.

I'm weird, I know...

[kaitie]

Way to go, guys! Haven't seen MidnightStar, but maybe she's been busy since school started up again?

[TheIT]

More revision, but not much progress. I hate writing description. Why can't all the characters wander around on blank pages? :Shrug:

I also made a table of contents for my novel and included the word length for each chapter. My chapter lengths range from 1,500 to 7,200 words. I need to chop around 20,000 words from the whole manuscript, so this is helping me target the chainsaw. :e2chain:

[kaitie]

Good luck on the cutting, TheIT. Big ones like that are tough, but I'm sure you'll be done in no time. :)

[Sassy3421]

More revision, but not much progress. I hate writing description. Why can't all the characters wander around on blank pages? :Shrug::

well they all do...it's just up to us to expose them ;)

wrote 983 words today. I also got a nibble from a query letter - a request for the first 20pgs...so it was a great day!

[MrWrite]

My wife is wonderful. I've been stuck on my first novel for a long while now as I thought it was missing something. So in our local diner tonight I talked it over with my wife and she came up with a couple of ideas then WHAM! It came to me and I'm raring to go again! :D It's great that my wife is so supportive of my writing. :D

[HistorySleuth]

You are very fortunate Mr. Write! These are for your wife. :e2flowersAt'a girl! I would say she is your muse eh?

Oh yes did some writing during work lunch Wed & Thurs, and on the porch with rescue puppy (which we may have found a place for) so I got 2872 words over the last three days.

[kaitie]

About 1300 for me today. Woohoo, finally a good writing day. Gonna finish this tomorrow, I think.

[Shara]

1200 words for me today, in an early-morning writing session sitting in Starbucks with my NetBook.

Have to go to the Evil Day Job now so no more words for me today.

Shara

[heyjude]

More revision, but not much progress. I hate writing description. Why can't all the characters wander around on blank pages? :Shrug:

I agree with this totally. Does anyone really need to know what the room looks like?!

I also got a nibble from a query letter - a request for the first 20pgs...so it was a great day!

:hooray:


My wife is wonderful. I've been stuck on my first novel for a long while now as I thought it was missing something. So in our local diner tonight I talked it over with my wife and she came up with a couple of ideas then WHAM! It came to me and I'm raring to go again! :D It's great that my wife is so supportive of my writing. :D

Aw! That's so great! :2angel: My hubby is good about listening and brainstorming, too.

About 1300 for me today. Woohoo, finally a good writing day. Gonna finish this tomorrow, I think.

Go, kaitie!!!

For me, 1190 yesterday. But there was an awful moment when I thought, the storyline's all wrong. So I'm very unhappy about that. Will have to do some storyboarding later. Blech.

[DocBrown]

Wow! So much great wordage I have to get in on this somehow! ;)

My first beta gave me a number of good suggestions and I think there is a chapter or two I can remove in the middle and replace with a simpler scene so I can cut this out and add in the best of the suggestions without adding too many words to the story.

I hope. At 103k I can't afford to add too much without cutting. :(

[HistorySleuth]

Congrats on the bite Sassy! OOOooooo Kaitie is almost dooonnnne! Awesome morning session Shara!!! Woot! Way to chop Doc!

Me, I'm just snooping around at the moment before I go to work. Which will be cool today. Got a meeting for our historical association. Hope their not to upset I had computer problems all summer and didn't update our website since June! That all should be fixed soon. No lunch time writing for me today, but lunch is free!

Did I ever show you guys my website? It's here (http://www.gahwny.org). If you ever need to contact a historian in Western New York, it's the place to look. At least if I ever get anywhere writing I'll have no problem doing a website. I've owned my historysleuth URL for about 5 years, eventually I'll do something with it. ;)

[heyjude]

Nice website, History!

[Namatu]

Another chapter revised. Two whole days of progress!

Pretty website, HistorySleuth.

[kaitie]

Oh man, Jude, that's awful. Here's to hoping you get it sorted out soon.

I'm another non-describer. We should start a support group. ;)

[TheIT]

Still chipping away at Chapter 1. I figured out a way to swap things around which should up the tension. According to the computer, I'm at -7 words, but I also wrote some by hand that haven't been transcribed yet.

[heyjude]

I just deleted 6,427 words from my WIP. Yes, I counted.

I think I'm going to cry. :cry:

[kaitie]

Aww, Jude. :( That sucks. *Hugs*

[Jilly McGilly]

1340 words today! I hid out at Panera while my daughter was in preschool and my husband stayed home with the baby. Let's hear it for awesome husbands and high word counts! I am so close to the end. Just another couple of scenes, to clarify some character's motivations, and I'll be done. Well, just another couple of scenes, and then taking another quick pass over the whole book. So close...

Sassy, woo-hooo!!! Exciting news about that partial!

[Namatu]

Does anyone really need to know what the room looks like?!Not usually. ;) I used to be awful at description, but I started to make myself describe things and now it's easier. Usually.

[Sassy3421]

ow HJ! :( no crying, Sunshines & Lollipops ;)

and Jilly you can do it!!! finish that book, finish that book,...come everyone chant with me :D

managed to get in 779 words before work and I do believe I'm finished for the day. I'm really going to have to get myself moving with NaNoWri coming up :S

[DocBrown]

Woo Hoo! Hope you finish soon Katie! :snoopy:

HJ, I'm soooooo jealous. I wish I could cut 6500 words from my WIP.

I'll try to tomorrow! ;)


Today, I did 476 words worth of world building.

I plan on making tomorrow a full day of rewrites and updating my universe bible.

I'm looking forward to the caffeine. I haven't had any all week! :evil

[HistorySleuth]

For Jilly and Kaitie
FINISH :e2cheer: THAT :e2cheer: BOOK! :e2cheer:

FINISH :e2cheer: THAT :e2cheer: BOOK! :e2cheer:

DOC :troll CHOP :sword THAT :e2chain: BOOK!

"Oh deary me," said Ma Jude, :e2file: "I think I chipped a nail on those 6,427 silly letter wordy things I cut. Le sigh."

Not to worry Jude, I'm sure it is much better for it!

[kaitie]

That's fanatstic, HistorySleuth. You've just motivated me again lol.

[HistorySleuth]

Because I can't read them till you...

FINISH :e2cheer: THOSE :e2cheer: BOOKS! :e2cheer:

So I had a good day. My organization is going to pay for my virus software subscription for my new/used puter, seeing as I have to upload files to the website safe and securely.

And while I was in another county, I stopped at one of the Reservation's in a gift shop/book store and introduced myself to the owner and told him about my (nonfiction) Indian Land Title book, and a few unknown facts to wet his whistle. So he wants me to bring it in when its done for a look see, and hopefully he'll want to carry them there. Always smart to make contacts.

(I think that's part of that whole "platform" thing right?)

So no new words today, but still productive.

[kaitie]

3,991 for today.

Oh yeah, also I'm done. :D

Kinda was winging it there at the end. Odd, because I usually have a good idea of the final lines. Anyway, all subject to change, and I need to do some rewriting on the last few chapters, but all in all, not bad. ;)

[heyjude]

HJ, I'm soooooo jealous. I wish I could cut 6500 words from my WIP.

I'll try to tomorrow! ;)


Today, I did 476 words worth of world building.

I plan on making tomorrow a full day of rewrites and updating my universe bible.

I'm looking forward to the caffeine. I haven't had any all week! :evil

No, no, no--this was a BAD thing!!

And I thought you kicked caffeine. No?

3,991 for today.

Oh yeah, also I'm done. :D


:snoopy::partyguy::snoopy:

ETA: I did get 16 words yesterday. ::whimper::

[DocBrown]

DOC :troll CHOP :sword THAT :e2chain: BOOK!



LOL! Thanks HS. Pulling out the magic shears now. :)


Katie: :snoopy::banana::Jump::Clap::e2woo::TheWave:
Need I say more?

Okay! Okay! Woot! :D


HJ: You'll make up those words in no time. They'll be better, faster, stronger, like the six-million dollar man better, faster, stronger. ;)

As for the caffeine, I have kicked it out of my life entirely. :)
But that doesn't mean I can't invite it over for brunch once in a while. :D

[HistorySleuth]

YEAH!!!!!! For Kaitie!

I'd give you huggy smilies Jude, but I'm on my Jornada so I can't do that part. ;) So **HUGS** for you.

Sending you some writerly type vibes!

[heyjude]

Thanks, all. :)

So today, I say to brain, "Brain, wanna think about the WIP?" and the brain says "Let's go to the beach!" So we go to the beach and after that I say, "Brain, wanna think about the--" and the brain says "Shh. College football is on." So after the game I say, "Brain, wanna--" and the brain says, "Have you heard the latest Toby Keith song? Very amusing. I'll hum it for you." And I gave up. :e2file:

[Eddyz Aquila]

Because I can't read them till you...

FINISH :e2cheer: THOSE :e2cheer: BOOKS! :e2cheer:


This was a good laugh. :D

Approximately 350 words for the day. Nothing special.

[kaitie]

Thanks, all. :)

So today, I say to brain, "Brain, wanna think about the WIP?" and the brain says "Let's go to the beach!" So we go to the beach and after that I say, "Brain, wanna think about the--" and the brain says "Shh. College football is on." So after the game I say, "Brain, wanna--" and the brain says, "Have you heard the latest Toby Keith song? Very amusing. I'll hum it for you." And I gave up. :e2file:

My brain does that sometimes! :D

[Clair Dickson]

Managed about 400 words-- had to resort to writing them using Mobile Word on my phone while walking to calm the fussy baby, but they are written. It's a start.

[Jilly McGilly]

Kaitie -- way to go!

HJ -- your brain sounds like a lot of fun.

History -- thanks for the cheerleading!

I did some chopping tonight, so in all I lost about 20 words. But I'm fine with it! I'd rather have a shorter story with better writing than a longer story filled with clunkers.

[Steam&Ink]

HJ -- your brain sounds like a lot of fun.


Totally agree. Sounds like a fun brain for a date :)

w00t for Kaitie - you clever (and hard-working) thing, you! :Thumbs:

And yay for everyone else. I can't believe all the brilliant wordage (and hilarious posts) I miss when I don't check the 500-words-a-day thread.

I managed 1244 words today. So much for Nano efforts: 11 days of September to go, and I need approx 35k to reach my "end of September" goal. Hmmm.... :e2bummed:

Fortunately I have a plan B which allows me another two weeks, until mid October. That means I have 25 days for 35k words, which means I need... lemme see... *counts on fingers*... carry the one.... 1400 words per day from here on in. I think I can do that... with enough BIC time :e2BIC:


~ Steamy, who is thinking of starting a 12-step programme for people who overuse smilies...

[Sassy3421]

keep up the good work everyone :) and HJ, get your head together! lol

1232 words yesterday. I'm thinking November's going to be "fun"...trying to reach 50k in one month will definitely be a challenge.

and Steampunkette, we can't take the similies away! http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-sad025.gif (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php)

[DocBrown]

I managed 580 words yesterday. I didn't get as much done as I would have liked because I was house sitting, but that's the way of things.

Within that, I made another pass through my first chapter adding 200 words. It takes place in less than sixty seconds, so a lot happens in those 1600 words. My first beta reader said, "I see that the MC is confused but the reader shouldn't be confused as to what is going on as well."

I plan to go through it again and see if I can add anything else to help clarify what is going on.

[Jilly McGilly]

700+ words today. I'm getting more ideas about what to do with all that cumbersome backstory I put up front.

Just a couple thousand words to go before I'm ready to put it all in the right order. Woo hoo!

[MrWrite]

I'm editing several scenes and it all seems to be coming togetther nicely. I'm actually starting to believe I can do this! :D

[Shara]

Just come back from the weekend in Nottingham for FantasyCon. Too much booze, too little sleep, great fun, all the usual things I expect from a Con.

I did, however, manage 700 words on the train up to Nottingham yesterday. I feel virtous.

No words today, however. Brain a bit mushy post-Con....

Shara

[Sassy3421]

no words for the WIP today but managed to work some on edits. Not nearly as much as I would have like but I had a great day. spent some time outside with my dogs and hubby at the dog park and on a nice walk. http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-chores002.gif (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php) It was worth sacrificing writing time for!
Now, I've got domestic responsibilities....http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-chores003.gif (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php)

(oh the similies are back lol)

[DocBrown]

A not so ambitious 98 words from me today.

Oh well... It's a little progress. ;)

[kaitie]

Worked a little on a synopsis today. Wrote one ages ago, but now I'm cleaning it up and making it sound better. It's kind of boring, but man this is a tough story to describe. So much backstory needed!

Anyway, the wonderfulest Hey Jude gave me a brilliant way to fix my plot problem that my alpha reader picked up, and so tomorrow I'm going to be cleaning that up a little so I can send it to my betas. Woohoo!

[heyjude]

I'm editing several scenes and it all seems to be coming togetther nicely. I'm actually starting to believe I can do this! :D

:e2cheer: Yes you can!!! :e2cheer:

the wonderfulest Hey Jude :o

My brain came up with something good after ignoring me so thoroughly the other day. It's ambitious but I :e2cheer: can :e2cheer: do it!!! :e2cheer:

[MrWrite]

Someone found a new smilie...;)

[heyjude]

Better or worse than when I discovered the pinata smilie?

:pinata

Man, is there anything that smilie doesn't apply to?

Okay, I'm going to go write. Soon. Honest.

[Sassy3421]

mr write, I assume you're referring to HJ's cheerleader usage? what did you think of my walking dog and lady doing laundry lol....you don't really have to answer that.

anyway, I was kind of stuck the last day with the direction of my wip - how to get from point a to b. But I think I have it figured out now. If i'm able to fit in writing on lunch break, I might actually have new words to update here. as it is this morning only 96 words lol

As it is though, the pause with the WIP is working out good for my third mystery. have finished pass-through edits for 100pgs now. my husband might actually get the book to read by this Christmas break!

[MrWrite]

mr write, I assume you're referring to HJ's cheerleader usage? what did you think of my walking dog and lady doing laundry lol....you don't really have to answer that.

!

Phew! I dodged one there! Just kidding. It was cute. I'm a big fan of smilies. Especially that mooning one...I just have to be careful when I use it :D

Btw, I just want to announce... I haz a fan! :partyguy:

And no, I don't mean one of those things you buy to keep you cool! ;)

[HistorySleuth]

See Jude, your brain just need a break to come up with something awesome for you!

A psychic story MrWrite? Love that stuff.

Sassy, I love the laundry lady! I probably could use that on every post. Or a vacuuming lady, or a minivan lady. Actually I don't own a mini van and my kids don't do sports. I just feel like a soccer mom. Sigh ........

Well, doggies are taking their morning nap so I can get some writing time in. Haven't heard back on my rescue puppy. :cry:When I say puppy don't be thinking I'm talking about a cute little romp around one like on the toilet paper commercial. A 9 month old pit mix is NOT a small creature, but it has just as much energy if not more. Me is getting done tuckered out!

[heyjude]

Btw, I just want to announce... I haz a fan! :partyguy:

And no, I don't mean one of those things you buy to keep you cool! ;)

Elaborate, please!...

[Namatu]

I'm going to write stuff this week, and revise stuff! My lack of production yesterday is all kaitie's fault (she said I could blame her).

[kaitie]

:D

My lack of production is because I'm lazy! Okay, off to work now...

[HistorySleuth]

Those of you with finished novels, you should head over to Miss Snark's bolg. Shes having another Secret Agent contest. Starts at noon today. http://www.misssnarksfirstvictim.blogspot.com
Just thought I'd giveyou the heads up.

[Jilly McGilly]

Love those smilies!

No words yet, but I posted my query in QLH. Any gulping smilies out there?

[Sassy3421]

for Jilly...they're not gulping but they're pretty cute
http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-scared007.gif (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php)
http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-scared002.gif (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php)

[kaitie]

I like the flailing one! I could so use that haha.

[Namatu]

I love the flailing duder. This is me at work: http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-scared002.gif (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php) HA!

Ah! Make way!http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-whacky111.gif (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php)

[kaitie]

:ROFL:

I love you guys haha.

[Shara]

Good writing night tonight. 1800 words done.

I am now three chapters in, and have just introduced the murder victim. He has two, maybe three chapters, left to live. Heh heh heh....

Shara

[Eddyz Aquila]

Around 300 words for today. :)

Good job everyone for the word counts! Let's keep going!

[Sassy3421]

232 words for me today. hopefully I do better tomorrow with the WIP. today was mostly edits again. But, hey, it needs to be done too!
and since I'm http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/smiley-sleep027.gif (http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys.php) it's time to call it a night.

[DocBrown]

Nothing for me today. Was pretty busy working.

Glad to see a lot of others making progress though! Keep at it! :)

[Jilly McGilly]

I wrote quite a bit today, but also edited a ton. So, I'm down about 300 words. But it's good! It's progress!

That little flailing guy is my new best friend. Thanks, Sassy!

Oh, and if anybody would like to pop over to Query Letter Hell, my query (flail! flail!) sure could use your help:
http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=191985

[Steam&Ink]

1192 today. I'm hoping to tap a few more in this evening, but that might just be wishful thinking... I'm looking forward to cracking 50k, this thing has me TIRED!

[kaitie]

Well, nothing new for me today, but I did make it through 43 (single-spaced) pages in editing. Not a major edit this time, just a small one. Fixing up some wording and stuff. Tomorrow I might rewrite the ending (gonna be sort of major). Oh, I also figured out how I want to start the next one I think. Need to write that down tomorrow before I forget, too. :)

[Namatu]

I wrote a new scene! Hard copy so I don't know how many words, but it's a whole new scene for the WIP, which counts toward my September goal of two new scenes for the month. It felt so good.

[heyjude]

I am now three chapters in, and have just introduced the murder victim. He has two, maybe three chapters, left to live. Heh heh heh....


We are a scary lot, aren't we? Getting excited about killing people... :D

So I got 2025 yesterday. I brought my characters to this place where they were breathing a sigh of relief, thank God all that's over. It's still a mess, but we can cope with the mess. Then I set them up for a murder they didn't commit. And we're off again! Super fun!

[kaitie]

LOL! Jude, you crack me up. Sounds awesome, though. Gotta keep 'em on their toes. ;)

[Namatu]

So I got 2025 yesterday. I brought my characters to this place where they were breathing a sigh of relief, thank God all that's over. It's still a mess, but we can cope with the mess. Then I set them up for a murder they didn't commit. And we're off again! Super fun!I love when this happens. When I reasoned out why I was allowed to take a break from my last WIP I included the rationale that my MC was tired. How could I start throwing stuff at her again when she's so tired? Look what I just did to her. Now I was going to do more? It just seemed mean. She needed a vacation.

I can be nice sometimes. Of course, I know what happens on her vacation. She's not getting much sleep. :evil

[MrWrite]

We are a scary lot, aren't we? Getting excited about killing people... :D

So I got 2025 yesterday. I brought my characters to this place where they were breathing a sigh of relief, thank God all that's over. It's still a mess, but we can cope with the mess. Then I set them up for a murder they didn't commit. And we're off again! Super fun!

I'm just glad I'm not one of your characters! :roll:

[kaitie]

Ugh, I'm making my query list and found a couple of agents who sound perfect and I want to query now! I know, I know. I'll be good and wait at least a week. :tongue Maybe even until after I hear back from betas, but at the very least until I've finished my current edit and rewritten the ending. And believe it or not, I'm a very patient person. ;)

The interesting thing is that one of the agencies I'm currently looking at requested my last manuscript, but it was a different agent. I know I'm just reading summaries and I haven't even met these people, but this lady sounds awesome. Which I suppose is all the more reason why I shouldn't query too early.

*Grumbles and goes off to edit some more*

[HistorySleuth]

Ummmmmm .... meditate ...... ummmmmm ....... Kaitie will remain calm and patient ... ummmmm

[TheIT]

I finished revising Chapter 1!!!! :hooray:

And in my quest to trim words, I added 100. :rolleyes:

:D

Chapter 1 is now about 7400 words long, but I think it flows better than before. I've got lots of other places in the manuscript where I can whittle away excess wordage.

:Sun: and :poke:, everyone!

[kaitie]

Ummmmmm .... meditate ...... ummmmmm ....... Kaitie will remain calm and patient ... ummmmm

Oh, trust me, I'm calm and patient. I'm also just probably unrealistically confident in this particular story. ;)

[heyjude]

Hey, queriers, did you see Nathan's blog post today? Q +first 5 crit to the 1000th poster...

[HistorySleuth]

Links woman, links! :D Its here http://blog.nathanbransford.com/

Well I finally synced my jornada with my lap top. 1,607 words on my chapter summary, which I found was necessary so as not to miss any clue and red herring tie ups. And 1,818 words on chapter 37. Both over the weekend while doggie sitting on the porch.

[heyjude]

Links woman, links! :D Its here [url]http://blog.nathanbransford.com/[/url

That's why I have you... :D

Srsly, I was spacey for a while there. (Cue the "For a while?!" snickers.)

[MrWrite]

For a while? Sorry Jude but you seemed to expect it and I don't like to disappoint! :D

[kaitie]

Hey, queriers, did you see Nathan's blog post today? Q +first 5 crit to the 1000th poster...

I spent way too much of my afternoon watching this...

[heyjude]

:roll:

[Steam&Ink]

I'm also just probably unrealistically confident in this particular story. ;)

Oh, I don't know, from what I've heard it sounds fab. Have you got any up on SYW? (I don't usually go in there, as I have the attention span of a peanut, so I usually just crit on Query Letter Hell)

[Steam&Ink]

Well I finally synced my jornada with my lap top.

Random thought for the day: what would our great-grandparents make of this sentence? :D

[Steam&Ink]

w00t :snoopy:

I broke the 50,000-word mark! I'm still writing but just thought I would come in and share...

[TheIT]

Congrats, steampunkette!!! Keep going! :partyguy:

[Sassy3421]

look at the progress with you people today! great jobs!!!

I managed 1825 only because my sweet husband helped me brainstorm past a little wall in the road, so I was pretty happy about that. And I also managed to get some edits in.

[Steam&Ink]

Okey dokey, 2004 words today. Sheer bloody-mindedness is getting me there... :)
Now I'm off to the gym to "reduce the caboose"...

[HistorySleuth]

I like peanuts. That is all.

[Jilly McGilly]

So much excitement today! Nathan's blog contest, steampunkette's 50K milestone, HS's love of peanuts.

I missed it all because I was languishing in QLH. I got some very helpful feedback, though. I may have to restructure my novel -- yes that's right the whole darn thing -- because of that feedback, but it's all good. I was going to do a "big picture" final pass over the novel anyway.

Oh, and I did manage 493 words today.

[kaitie]

I am so tired! I'm sick with a cold right now, and I should have been in bed two hours ago when my body tried to tell me I should. Though, 51 more pages of editing today. Not terrible considering how much time I spent watching Nathan's blog today. ;)

Anyway, I'm going to bed. I'm literally falling asleep at the computer. Tomorrow will hopefully see me get through another big chunk.