Jaspideous January - 500 words/day, all genres welcome!

Got a fair bit done in December. I edited what was there of an old WIP and picked it up where I'd left off. Edited about 30,000 and it's now up to nearly 60,000. Carrying on with that and hoping to have a completed draft before the end of the month.

My goals for December were to finish and submit two stories, which I did. I also started two more.

January goals: Finish and submit the two in-flight stories.

Beyond that, not sure. Might return for another try at novel-writing. It's been helpful tackling many, shorter efforts. Might still have some mileage there.

2015 goal: Persuade an editor to buy something. Have not yet attempted bribery, but...

I expected to get nothing substantial done in December, and I've kept that vow.

We'll see about January. So far it's a big disappointment, so I'm not making any predictions yet.

Here's hoping that your January is better, asroc.

I did 415 words on the WIP tonight. I'm writing up to a point in the plot that I haven't completely figured out yet, though. Am hoping for some dream inspirations soon.

I haven't managed any writing/editing for a few months now (I blame chemo brain.)

In January I want to get back to editing my WIP. I have about 25,000 words to cut out.

I did pretty well in December -- I finished the edits on my WIP and turned it on the 1st on time. Now I'm absolutely terrified of what my editor will think (this same book -- well, a different incarnation of it -- was originally rejected). I believe it's a huge improvement, but time will tell. *twitches*

As for the year, the main goal was to finish said WIP and turn it in on time so yay!

For January, I'd like to start on a novella (and hopefully finish) and also get cracking on one of my languishing revisions. And come up with a plot for book 3 in my series.

Looks like everyone is doing great, and lots of goals met last year. Aside from being in hospital with a bad ticker and down for a few weeks after the bypass surgery, I am feeling much better and ready to get back to writing. (Also lost weight and had to buy new jeans today. Down a full size!)

First things first is to shoot for 20K this month on the current WIP. I also have a side project, short story, for a Sci/Fi pub that I want to finish and submit for February publication. Only a couple hundred words in and need at least 10K. We'll see.

Here's to a wordalicious* year for all!







*Yes, I just made that up. Wordalicious (adjective) - highly pleasing word count (example: Jane added so many words to her work in progress that it was a wordalicious day.)

Love wordalicious! How's the Plaza, Ken?

I wrote a 700-word article for an art zine today. Then I started on a scene. Just 200 new words, mostly an edit.

No goals for me right now. I'm just happy when I write.

wonderactivist said:

Love wordalicious! How's the Plaza, Ken?

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The Plaza is really nice, and my suite is one of the best money can buy. Glad you love my word.

Well, not a wordalicious day for me, but did manage to get back on WIP #1 an add 298 new words, which takes me over 20K!

Hi everyone,

It's been a while!

Muse, glad you are doing better -- here's to the end of chemo brain!
Asroc, hope January goes better for you. (And thanks so much for the offline help!)
Saoirse, great news -- how exciting!
Ken, glad you are doing better!

For the past four months, everything took second place to just getting the revisions done on the WIP -- and they are now done. Many, many thanks to my wonderful beta readers, namatu and AC. And it's been lovely getting reacquainted over the past few weeks with normal life that doesn't include obsessively writing non-stop. (Which has meant time to actually read a few books -- now, there's an interesting concept.)

So for January, the big goals are to finish polishing a query letter and synopsis, to research agents, and then (deep breath) start sending out queries.

And of course, to also start plotting out book #2, because, gee, I'm so used to getting up at 5:00 am now, I need SOMETHING to work on.

Cheers, everyone

Not a lot of progress for me at the moment. Edited two chapters and managed to cut 127 words. *Sigh*

In my defence, my chapters are really short.

Last night: Rewrote the last two scenes for clarity & brevity, and started the next. +117 words.

Tonight: Edits, then more on that scene. +92 words.

Not huge progress, but the thing felt like it was leaning in the wrong direction. Straighter now.

Can't believe I've not checked into this thread yet this year.

Well, there it is.

:waves to everyone:

:cheers progress:

I haven't written a word since I turned in my WIP to my editor. I want to start a novella, but I'm having trouble figuring out some important stuff. I'd like to start it this week.

I also needed a break. But now I'm getting the itch to write again.

Hugs, Liz. I'm sorry about the scare -- it's a horrible feeling. As for the calendar, you can do this.

I didn't do anything last night but surf the internet and ponder my novella and a new idea. Naturally, muse wants to latch onto the new idea but I'm trying to keep her focused on the novella. I want to start it ASAP but have no first scene yet.

I wrote six words last night. And every one was a struggle.

Introversion said:

I wrote six words last night. And every one was a struggle.

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Was it "I wrote six words last night" or "And every one was a struggle"?

Haven't written anything for a few days as my neighbour downstairs has been harassing me again so I've been dealing with police and the building managers and just have been so drained by the whole thing that I couldn't think about the WIP, and now I've kind of lost track of where I am in it.