Tag: WordCount
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Much-needed retreat
Sometimes you just need to retreat. No, I’m not talking about the kind of retreat where you curl up in a ball and hide from the world because rejection number three thousand five hundred and ninety-nine has just found its way to your inbox. I’m talking about the “lock yourself away and write until your […]
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Looking back
I doubt this will be my last post of the year (I certainly hope not!), but I thought it was as good a time as any to look back at what I’ve done this year. That’s right: I was catching up on my Word Count Countdown spreadsheet and realized just how much I’ve gotten accomplished […]
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Happy noveling
So far, work on the NaNo novel is going swimmingly. Not only did I cross the 10,000-word mark today (11,087), my hero and heroine had their first heavy makeout scene (followed closely by their first fight). The handy NaNo stats page assures me I’m making great progress, averaging 2,772 words per day: Current Day — […]
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25,000 words
That’s approximately how much I’ve written on Bethany and Cody’s story … and I have yet to get them to the island so their adventure can begin. They’ve been taking a side trip, with Beth’s mom attempting a reconciliation. I guess since I have a total of at least 90K words, I’m still OK. I […]