Orange and Black October - 500 words per day editing/writing - all genres welcome

Wellllllll October is the month of Halloween, so that made sense to me!

How'd September go? Did you make your goals? Fall a little short?

What are your goals for this month?

My main goal last month was to finish my secret project and also get most of Fireborn rewritten. I am proud to say that I managed to do both. Fireborn is very close to being done, and the SP is done at 23k.

Biggest thing I need to do this month is finish Fireborn and start revising. I have until November 1st technically, but I am also hoping to participate in Nano. Actual deadline is Dec 1st but I need time to edit.

I'd love to also edit some or all of the secret project.

Transfer my outline for my Nano novel to note cards. Preferably before Nov. 1st.

And a bonus would be to create a new cover for my flash anthology, In Flames. It needs some love! I found an awesome image for the cover and am wibbling over typography.

OSG - Thanks! I hope you are able to do more writing.

Liz - I have a few Things of my own like that. May never see the light of day — or be self-pubbed maybe — but I feel compelled to write. It's kind of freeing.

310 words today on Fireborn. Got a much cleaner, more logical way to work the ending. Also lurching toward the end. Or hurtling. Not sure which atm.

Quite possibly, Liz.

1,528 words and Fireborn is DONE. I am still not happy with the ending, but that's for revision. According to my records, I've written 37,000 words in 3 months. :faints:

19 pages into the revision.

31 pages in. I was dismayed to find out that it was 12 pages I'd revised today vs 22. (I'd counted wrong!). Oh well, still a third done.

Thanks, Liz! I was wondering where you'd gone. Glad to see you back.

Sounds good, Liz. I am also doing Nano, but with an amended goal of 30k (because bad wrists).

I have a book I've been meaning to rewrite for 8 years. I decided I just need to do it.

Thanks, Liz. Yay on the written interview! I enjoy those too.

On page 72 of 98 on Fireborn. I think I'm going to have to rewrite a big portion from scratch. Le sigh.

Will do, OSG.

I haven't looked at my revision in 2 days. Was frantically copyediting. I'm due more parts soon (she's giving it to me as she edits it), but my deadline is in THREE DAYS.

Thanks, Liz. Good luck with the words tomorrow.

150 words on Fireborn. I actually didn't have time (or brainpower) for more. So tomorrow I will try for more.

Thanks, Liz, and great wordage!

I've been rewriting. Wrote 394 new words yesterday and 372 words today. Taking it slowly.

So my person hasn't sent me anything since Tuesday, and today is my deadline. Oh well. I can't copyedit what I don't have. In all fairness, she's been going through a rough time and she's doing her best. I just hate missing deadlines.

I wrote 372 words yesterday, and ditched a clue that should have come much later in the story. Mystery writing is tough.