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First week back to 'work and writing' and it's been a cracker

Wrote: 13028 words

PUBLISHED MY FIRST SHORT STORY: "Enough Blue Sky to Mend a Pair of Sailor's Trousers"

Read: "How to Repair a Mechanical Heart" by E.C. Lillis
 

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First week back to 'work and writing' and it's been a cracker

Wrote: 13028 words

PUBLISHED MY FIRST SHORT STORY: "Enough Blue Sky to Mend a Pair of Sailor's Trousers"

Read: "How to Repair a Mechanical Heart" by E.C. Lillis



Nanner-:banana::banana::banana:


13,028 words-:Clap::Clap::Clap:


Published-:TheWave::TheWave::TheWave:
 

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Got a 7800-word story edited down to 7500 and submitted!
 

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Awards For This Week’s Awesomeness



NANNER- konstantineblacke



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WORD COUNT- konstantineblacke 133028

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WORDS EDITED-triceretops 220 pages



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SUBMISSIONS- Aphotic Ink 1





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PUBLICATION- konstantineblacke





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Reporting in: sent out four submission packages to various small presses that my agent okayed for two older books. I had to write complete bio, front matter, back matter, acknowledgement, dedication, artwork mockup, character profiles and a bunch of other stuff for the latest sold book. About 1,800 words written. I should start editing on that one sometime very soon. It's book one of a trilogy, so it's going to be a long haul.

Congrats to everyone who banged out words!
 

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Welcome to all Weekend Updaters, past, present and future. Yes, it's a new thread for a new year!








To refresh for those long-time Progress Reporters and to clarify for all the new ones -- we're here to help you achieve your goals by being the place where you're accountable, being a cheering section, the shoulder to cry on, the folks who say those people who rejected you are fools, FOOLS, and they'll rue the day, the folks who cheer wildly when you get an acceptance, and so on.








The "Rules" for posting here are pretty simple.








1. You don't have to write humor to post here -- any writer writing in any or all genres can post here. But you can be funny if you want. We're all over the funny.








2. Every weekend, starting on Friday and ending on Sunday, we post the progress we've made with our various writing careers. This includes whatever you consider part of your career -- writing, editing, submitting, critiquing, promotion, brainstorming, research, etc. It's your career, it's up to you.








3. How to report? Give us your word count for the week, your submissions for the week, the number of words you edited during the week, any acceptances garnered, and anything else you did to move your career forward. It's that simple.








4. Since many writers are also artists and musicians, we count art- and music-related progress as well, as long as it's also part of your overall career.








5. The WPR Dominatrix (that's me) hands out virtual prizes and encouragements and so forth. We occasionally have a Guest Dominatrix just because.








6. There are prizes for: The most words written in a week; the most submissions for the week; the most words edited for the week; the first to report each Friday; and the last to come in late (we don't encourage competition for this one!); the exciting news of the week (like acceptances, media coverage, getting paid, etc.)








7. What counts for submissions? Anything where your piece could be rejected. Blogs count for word count, but not for submission, UNLESS your blog can (really and truly) be rejected by someone else other than yourself, aka an actual editor/boss. When posting, be sure to make the distinction for a rejectable blog, so it can count in your submissions tally for the week.








8. Remember that being accountable helps achieve goals. We encourage updates even when someone hasn't done anything or anything much. The act of reporting IS an important step, and we want to hear from you, even if it's to say you achieved squat for the week.








9. Yes, if you drift away and come back there are no penalties. This is a support thread, not your job or your mom. Therefore, it's up to you how frequently you update. Studies have shown that being accountable is a huge factor in success (seriously, and we are not making this up), but it's all down to you, and we will not be down ON you.








Still confused about how it works? Check out the 2018 thread for examples.








Welcome to 2019, let's make this the Year of the Updaters and really achieve those career goals!
 

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My week:

Wrote: 5021 words

Read: "A Very, Very Bad Thing" by Jeffery Self

Nanner-:banana::banana::banana:


5,021 words-:Clap::Clap::Clap:




Reporting in....

140 pages edited


140 pages edited-:hooray::hooray::hooray:




Reporting in: sent out four submission packages to various small presses that my agent okayed for two older books. I had to write complete bio, front matter, back matter, acknowledgement, dedication, artwork mockup, character profiles and a bunch of other stuff for the latest sold book. About 1,800 words written. I should start editing on that one sometime very soon. It's book one of a trilogy, so it's going to be a long haul.

Congrats to everyone who banged out words!


4 submissions-:e2bouncey:e2bouncey:e2bouncey


1,800 words-:Clap::Clap::Clap:
 

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WORD COUNT- konstantineblacke 5,021



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WORDS EDITED-Saoirse 140 pages



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SUBMISSIONS-triceretops 4



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I would have replied earlier, but I've been locked out of AW by a certificate (not secure) error. I had to put into my settings on my computer that AW was a 'trusted site' Hopefully all fixed now.

Anyway, this week:

Wrote: 2100
Beta read: 3 chapters

Read:

"Cinderella Boy," By Kristina Meister
"One for the Road" By Jackson Tyler
"Summer of the Boy" by Sarah Zolton Arthur
"No Big Deal" and "To Be Honest" by S.M. James
 

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I would have replied earlier, but I've been locked out of AW by a certificate (not secure) error. I had to put into my settings on my computer that AW was a 'trusted site' Hopefully all fixed now.

Anyway, this week:

Wrote: 2100
Beta read: 3 chapters

Read:

"Cinderella Boy," By Kristina Meister
"One for the Road" By Jackson Tyler
"Summer of the Boy" by Sarah Zolton Arthur
"No Big Deal" and "To Be Honest" by S.M. James


Nanner-:banana::banana::banana:


2100 words-:Clap::Clap::Clap:


3 chapters beta read-:Sun::Sun::Sun:
 

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WORD COUNT-konstantineblacke 2,100 words



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BETA READING-konstantineblacke 3 chapters




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Seems like everyone else couldn't join the party this week because of the lockout.

I'll happily take all prizes :)
 

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Forgot to post my week:

No writing!

20 Chapters beta read

Did the FINAL (after my proofreader went though my MS) of my first book to be released soon!

Read:

"The Biggest Scoop" by Gillian St. Kevern
"Jack of Hearts (and other parts)" by L.C Rosen
"Vanilla Clouds" by Roe Horvat
 
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