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Lorri Moulton

50+ words a day...no matter what!
« on: October 02, 2018, 10:14:17 AM »
This is my new motto.  No more excuses!  No matter how busy I am, opening my WIP and typing 50 words is definitely possible.

Of course, once we're writing...there's no maximum amount.  50 words or 5,000+ is fine.  Just do it everyday!  No more excuses!!!  LOL :haironfire

Off to write.  Be back later. :mhk9U91:

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ImaWriter

Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #1 on: October 02, 2018, 10:45:47 AM »
I should be in one of the multiple K a day threads, but lately, this has been more my speed. So count me in.

Dare I ask... Who has a whip?  :icon_mrgreen: Off to look for a whip emoji. I'm certain we'll need one.
 

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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #2 on: October 02, 2018, 01:15:29 PM »
 :eek:  50 words per day!?  Are you insane?  This is madness.  Utter madness.   :haironfire
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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #3 on: October 02, 2018, 03:17:04 PM »
Okay.  I just wrote fifty words for today, plus some extra words you maybe might consider a bonus.  So . . . what do I win?
Mulder: "If you're distracted by fear of those around you, it keeps you from seeing the actions of those above."
The X-Files: "Blood"
 
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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #4 on: October 02, 2018, 03:41:08 PM »
Okay.  I just wrote fifty words for today, plus some extra words you maybe might consider a bonus.  So . . . what do I win?


How about  . . . wait for it!! ...



 :banana-riding-llama-smiley-em
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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #5 on: October 02, 2018, 06:09:14 PM »
I should be in one of the multiple K a day threads, but lately, this has been more my speed. So count me in.

Dare I ask... Who has a whip?  :icon_mrgreen: Off to look for a whip emoji. I'm certain we'll need one.

Eh... I do have a whip, but I promise it's for entirely innocent purposes.


Crazy owl lady. I also occasionally write Fantasy books, but the owl is really all anyone cares about.

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Lorri Moulton

Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #6 on: October 03, 2018, 12:11:41 AM »
50 turned into almost 200.  Off to see what damage (um...writing) I can do today! LOL   :smilie_zauber:

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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #7 on: October 03, 2018, 12:34:38 AM »
Okay.  I just wrote fifty words for today, plus some extra words you maybe might consider a bonus.  So . . . what do I win?

How about  . . . wait for it!! ...



 :banana-riding-llama-smiley-em

That was legen--wait for it--dary!

Yeehaw!!!   :banana-riding-llama-smiley-em
Mulder: "If you're distracted by fear of those around you, it keeps you from seeing the actions of those above."
The X-Files: "Blood"
 
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spin52

Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #8 on: October 03, 2018, 01:27:48 AM »
I'm writing a Halloween-themed short story and I sailed through the first 6,000 words (over several days, I hasten to add) but the ending has me stuck. I've re-written those last 150 words at least four times. Does that count?
     


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Lorri Moulton

Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #9 on: October 03, 2018, 11:05:35 AM »
Almost 1500 today!  Having to open my WIP seems to be working.

Ooooh, new black kitty emoji!
 :catrun

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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #10 on: October 03, 2018, 11:08:25 AM »
I wrote over 50 words today.  Almost 80. :banana:
Mulder: "If you're distracted by fear of those around you, it keeps you from seeing the actions of those above."
The X-Files: "Blood"
 
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Lorri Moulton

Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #11 on: October 03, 2018, 11:28:55 AM »
I wrote over 50 words today.  Almost 80. :banana:
Nice! I only got that much done because I took the day off work to write.   :tap

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ImaWriter

Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #12 on: October 03, 2018, 12:59:32 PM »
Only 500 today. But I did spend a significant amount of time working on a cover, so I'm not feeling too guilty.
 

Kate Elizabeth

Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #13 on: October 04, 2018, 12:20:29 AM »
I can do this, right?
 

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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #14 on: October 04, 2018, 12:21:51 AM »
I can do this, right?

Only 45 more words to go and you're there!
Mulder: "If you're distracted by fear of those around you, it keeps you from seeing the actions of those above."
The X-Files: "Blood"
 
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Lorri Moulton

Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #15 on: October 04, 2018, 05:03:41 AM »
Got up early and decided to open WIP for my 50 words.  Got another 1k done!  This seems to be working for me, but I have no idea if I'll finish this book before Halloween.  I hope so. 

Is there a cute witch emoji?  For now....

 :catrun

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ImaWriter

Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #16 on: October 04, 2018, 12:01:34 PM »
1,100 so far. Will likely do some more before bed. Maybe. Probably not. 

I'm actually sitting here researching self-discipline, since I seem to have lost mine. I should be writing about 3K a day.  :icon_cry:
 

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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #17 on: October 04, 2018, 12:03:40 PM »
I did my 50 today.
Mulder: "If you're distracted by fear of those around you, it keeps you from seeing the actions of those above."
The X-Files: "Blood"
 
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Lorri Moulton

Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #18 on: October 05, 2018, 02:05:21 AM »
1133 today. 

Now, I have to do some editing.  :haironfire

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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #19 on: October 05, 2018, 09:47:36 AM »
Just wrote 284 words.  Big death scene coming up.
Mulder: "If you're distracted by fear of those around you, it keeps you from seeing the actions of those above."
The X-Files: "Blood"
 
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Lorri Moulton

Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #20 on: October 05, 2018, 10:07:15 AM »
Just wrote 284 words.  Big death scene coming up.

Well done.  And you got a black cat photo!

 :catrun

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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #21 on: October 05, 2018, 11:28:33 AM »
Just wrote 284 words.  Big death scene coming up.

Well done.  And you got a black cat photo!

 :catrun

Thanks.  I'm working on two WIPs at the same time.  The space opera and this other one.  I work every day on the space opera but I'm using the other one as my 50 words or better a day project.

My current avatar is one of our office cats.  The picture is from when he was still outside, showing up every day for supper.  He's inside now.
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The X-Files: "Blood"
 
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ImaWriter

Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #22 on: October 05, 2018, 11:52:02 AM »
1,999. And I'm not in the least tempted to write one more word to bump that up.
 

diisha392

Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #23 on: October 05, 2018, 12:00:36 PM »
I did it! I wrote 50 words today which is more than I've done any day this week (I actually got close to 200 but didn't like most of what I had written and deleted it).
 

bookworm

Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #24 on: October 05, 2018, 02:06:55 PM »
I like this! Today was a hard day but I managed to write over 50 words. I'm going to try & follow this thread.
 

Captain Cranky

Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #25 on: October 05, 2018, 07:54:34 PM »
Okay, so I've decided it's time to start holding myself accountable, and I don't want to get ahead of myself with the lofty goals of the 500 words a day thread, so I'm in. 50+ words EVERYDAY. Shouldn't be too hard should it? (Says she about to fire up the netflix  :icon_rolleyes:)

I managed to get 1120 words done today (yay me!) and in an ideal world I'd write another 880 when I go to bed...but it ain't gonna happen  grint
If you dare nothing, then when the day is over nothing is all you will have gained. -Neil Gaiman
 

Lorri Moulton

Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #26 on: October 06, 2018, 06:24:35 AM »
I'm glad this thread is helping (hopefully).  I'm back to writing every day.

Ten chapters edited and another 500 words.   

« Last Edit: October 06, 2018, 06:29:47 AM by Lorri Moulton »

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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #27 on: October 06, 2018, 07:35:19 AM »
I doubled up and wrote 100 words.

Still have to figure out the how of the death scene because, evidently, impaling someone on a candlestick won't work.
Mulder: "If you're distracted by fear of those around you, it keeps you from seeing the actions of those above."
The X-Files: "Blood"
 

Tom Wood

Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #28 on: October 06, 2018, 07:49:34 AM »
I should be in one of the multiple K a day threads, but lately, this has been more my speed. So count me in.

Dare I ask... Who has a whip?  :icon_mrgreen: Off to look for a whip emoji. I'm certain we'll need one.


Get to work!
I was just hitting stride at 2000 a day and of course the computer decides to act weird.

Some time spent researching the cloning of disks was a diversion I didn't need. But, back up to near ludicrous speed now!
 

ImaWriter

Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #29 on: October 06, 2018, 12:37:05 PM »
I should be in one of the multiple K a day threads, but lately, this has been more my speed. So count me in.

Dare I ask... Who has a whip?  :icon_mrgreen: Off to look for a whip emoji. I'm certain we'll need one.


Get to work!

Oh, oh. Someone found a whip, and I only did 67 words today.   :eek:
 

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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #30 on: October 06, 2018, 12:42:36 PM »
We were looking for a whip?  I've got one.  I almost had a sword too but I lost that particular auction. :icon_sad:
Mulder: "If you're distracted by fear of those around you, it keeps you from seeing the actions of those above."
The X-Files: "Blood"
 
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Captain Cranky

Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #31 on: October 06, 2018, 10:30:14 PM »
370 words, and not on the wip I'm supposed to be working on.

I kicked some arse in Mario Kart though, does having to re-input the wifi password into the wii u count towards my total? :shrug

If you dare nothing, then when the day is over nothing is all you will have gained. -Neil Gaiman
 

LMareeApps

Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #32 on: October 06, 2018, 10:53:09 PM »
Last month my goal was to open my WIP every day. I didn't quite make that  :icon_redface:
This month I set my goal to open my WIP every day AND write at least one sentence AND post my daily effort on a FB group I'm in.  So far I've managed just over 1000 words EVERY SINGLE DAY   :dance:

Of course it's 11pm and I haven't started yet today, but there's always time...

ETA: 1280 today  :smilie_zauber:
« Last Edit: October 07, 2018, 12:11:34 AM by LMareeApps »
Genres: Romance and Erotica
 

Lorri Moulton

Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #33 on: October 07, 2018, 05:29:06 AM »
Almost 2k words today.  Hope to get more done this afternoon. 

I love the weekends!   :banana-riding-llama-smiley-em

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Kate Elizabeth

Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #34 on: October 07, 2018, 05:36:38 AM »
Hopefully, I'll do more than 52, but I was afraid that I would forget to post.
 
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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #35 on: October 07, 2018, 08:28:38 AM »
Just finished 210.  No death yet.  They're still fighting it out.
Mulder: "If you're distracted by fear of those around you, it keeps you from seeing the actions of those above."
The X-Files: "Blood"
 
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ImaWriter

Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #36 on: October 07, 2018, 12:38:13 PM »
Over 2200 today. May do a bit more before bed.
 

Captain Cranky

Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #37 on: October 07, 2018, 03:34:21 PM »
Managed to get 1784 words done today despite a bit of a migraine. Also did some more plot refinements, and realised the small scene I wrote yesterday in an entirely different series is related to this current one, and looks like it might be a spin off that happens concurrently with this one. Excited about that  grint

Hoping to get some more written later, but posting now in case I don't. I think posting my word count publicly is helping me to not procrastinate so much,  hopefully I can keep it up!
If you dare nothing, then when the day is over nothing is all you will have gained. -Neil Gaiman
 

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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #38 on: October 08, 2018, 06:42:07 AM »
Just finished 261 words.  Death has come a knockin'.
Mulder: "If you're distracted by fear of those around you, it keeps you from seeing the actions of those above."
The X-Files: "Blood"
 

LMareeApps

Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #39 on: October 08, 2018, 07:08:14 AM »
I managed 2411 words before bed last night. More than I've managed in a single day for a long, long time. So very close to finishing this WIP.  :banana:
Then I woke up this morning with the urge to rewrite a blurb. I'm counting that 116 words in today's writing total.
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Lorri Moulton

Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #40 on: October 08, 2018, 08:29:20 AM »
Wow!  Everyone is doing great. 

Got 500 words and had to stop to find out...how do you build a fire pit? 
Thank goodness for YouTube.   :cool:

ETA:  Recreational purposes only!  Adding one to the back terrace in the story. 

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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #41 on: October 08, 2018, 08:59:37 AM »
Wow!  Everyone is doing great. 

Got 500 words and had to stop to find out...how do you build a fire pit? 
Thank goodness for YouTube.   :cool:

ETA:  Recreational purposes only!  Adding one to the back terrace in the story.

You looked up how to build a fire pit?

You're now on a watch list for sure.
Mulder: "If you're distracted by fear of those around you, it keeps you from seeing the actions of those above."
The X-Files: "Blood"
 

Lorri Moulton

Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #42 on: October 08, 2018, 09:16:57 AM »
You looked up how to build a fire pit?

You're now on a watch list for sure.

:hehe

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Post-Crisis D

Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #43 on: October 08, 2018, 09:28:51 AM »
You looked up how to build a fire pit?

You're now on a watch list for sure.

:hehe

Please don't quote me.  I don't want to get drawn into their investigation of you.

 grint
Mulder: "If you're distracted by fear of those around you, it keeps you from seeing the actions of those above."
The X-Files: "Blood"
 

Tom Wood

Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #44 on: October 08, 2018, 09:37:36 AM »
Wow!  Everyone is doing great. 

Got 500 words and had to stop to find out...how do you build a fire pit? 
Thank goodness for YouTube.   :cool:

ETA:  Recreational purposes only!  Adding one to the back terrace in the story.

You looked up how to build a fire pit?

You're now on a watch list for sure.

I dunno Dan, maybe stay away from sharp knives?

 

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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #45 on: October 08, 2018, 09:43:01 AM »
Obviously, I need to stay a safe distance from Lorri Moulton and Tom Wood.
Mulder: "If you're distracted by fear of those around you, it keeps you from seeing the actions of those above."
The X-Files: "Blood"
 
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Tom Wood

Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #46 on: October 08, 2018, 09:45:53 AM »
 

diisha392

Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #47 on: October 08, 2018, 10:59:31 AM »
I haven't been posting much but this thread has been really helpful to me. Since it popped up, I've managed 50 words a day which is a huge improvement over the dozen words a day I was doing before that.

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ImaWriter

Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #48 on: October 08, 2018, 02:25:42 PM »
After midnight my time, but I just got home.

Earlier, I did 160 words of rough outline for a new book.
 

Captain Cranky

Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #49 on: October 08, 2018, 05:32:37 PM »
101 today. It was like pulling teeth so I'll call it a day and try to do better tomorrow.
If you dare nothing, then when the day is over nothing is all you will have gained. -Neil Gaiman
 

Lorri Moulton

Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #50 on: October 09, 2018, 04:31:44 AM »
630 words this morning!  Hoping to find time to get some more finished tonight.

 :catrun

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LMareeApps

Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #51 on: October 09, 2018, 09:00:39 AM »
I managed 1766 yesterday which included a blurb re-write and the final scene of a short story that ended up being almost twice the length it was supposed to be.
Genres: Romance and Erotica
 

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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #52 on: October 09, 2018, 12:49:54 PM »
Just finished 320 words.  Not to the second death yet.
Mulder: "If you're distracted by fear of those around you, it keeps you from seeing the actions of those above."
The X-Files: "Blood"
 

Captain Cranky

Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #53 on: October 09, 2018, 08:32:32 PM »
No words on my wip today, but worked on my plot. All hand written so at a guess a couple of thousand words maybe? The scene I have been working on went in a slightly different direction than I planned which inspired some new stuff.

Have a lot on tomorrow so not sure I'll be able to write, we'll see.
If you dare nothing, then when the day is over nothing is all you will have gained. -Neil Gaiman
 

diisha392

Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #54 on: October 10, 2018, 12:27:41 PM »
64 words

64 words that almost didn't happen but I wanted to keep my writing every day streak alive, so I pulled up the Word doc and just one sentence turned into several :)
 

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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #55 on: October 10, 2018, 12:33:38 PM »
I wrote 112 today.

And I'm only counting words in one WIP.  Not doing the math and counting both.  LOL.
Mulder: "If you're distracted by fear of those around you, it keeps you from seeing the actions of those above."
The X-Files: "Blood"
 

Captain Cranky

Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #56 on: October 10, 2018, 11:00:04 PM »
11.58 pm and I just managed to slip in 176 words. Not much, but better than nothing.
If you dare nothing, then when the day is over nothing is all you will have gained. -Neil Gaiman
 

Lorri Moulton

Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #57 on: October 11, 2018, 01:10:41 AM »
I only got 57 words yesterday...but I did get something done.  Hoping to do better today!  :writethink:

Author of Romance, Fantasy, Fairytales, Mystery & Suspense, and Historical Non-Fiction @ Lavender Cottage Books
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Kate Elizabeth

Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #58 on: October 11, 2018, 01:21:02 AM »
I've hit 62 so far this morning.  I forget to post, so I'm trying to do it now before I forget again.
 

Ginny

Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #59 on: October 11, 2018, 03:11:28 AM »
I wrote like 700 yesterday. That's pretty low for me. I'm struggling to focus lately. My motivation is not that great. I'd love to get back up to cruising speed, which is like 3-4k a day.
 

LMareeApps

Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #60 on: October 11, 2018, 10:31:56 AM »
Yesterday I managed 106 words. I'm still gonna  :dance: because I didn't want to write but made myself do something anyway.
Genres: Romance and Erotica
 

Lorri Moulton

Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #61 on: October 11, 2018, 11:33:16 AM »
1500 words today!   :smilie_zauber:

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Post-Crisis D

Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #62 on: October 11, 2018, 12:09:05 PM »
I wrote over 100 words today.  I'm thinking 117 but I don't remember.
Mulder: "If you're distracted by fear of those around you, it keeps you from seeing the actions of those above."
The X-Files: "Blood"
 

diisha392

Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #63 on: October 11, 2018, 12:12:14 PM »
102 words today. I was going to stop but when I counted the words and realized I was at 95, I figured I could go one more sentence.
 

ImaWriter

Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #64 on: October 11, 2018, 10:11:00 PM »
Forgot to post last night. About 850 words yesterday.
 

Captain Cranky

Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #65 on: October 11, 2018, 10:42:46 PM »
207 words.
If you dare nothing, then when the day is over nothing is all you will have gained. -Neil Gaiman
 

Lorri Moulton

Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #66 on: October 12, 2018, 03:01:34 PM »
Today was very busy, but finished 85 words and now I'm calling it a night. Hope to do more tomorrow morning!  :angel:

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RCoots

Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #67 on: October 12, 2018, 08:37:33 PM »
After a few very slow days (thank you migraines, SO much help), I plunked myself down and got 2.4k last night. *does the dance of words* Whoohoo!

Unfortunately, this means my goal of finishing the book by 90k is once again a pipe dream. Looks like i'm on track for another 100k+ book *faceplant*
 

Captain Cranky

Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #68 on: October 12, 2018, 10:59:25 PM »
288 words on current wip. It was excruciating and frankly, crap.

Onwards and upwards.
If you dare nothing, then when the day is over nothing is all you will have gained. -Neil Gaiman
 

LilyBLily

Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #69 on: October 13, 2018, 06:08:04 AM »
I just read an inspirational article about word goals: Instead of 50 words, how about two sentences? Sounds much more doable to me.
 

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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #70 on: October 13, 2018, 07:18:38 AM »
I wrote over 100 words today.  I'm thinking 117 but I don't remember.

It was actually 127.

Yesterday I wrote 259 words.

Today I wrote 1,600 words.
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Lorri Moulton

Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #71 on: October 13, 2018, 10:52:09 AM »
I wrote over 100 words today.  I'm thinking 117 but I don't remember.

It was actually 127.

Yesterday I wrote 259 words.

Today I wrote 1,600 words.

Nice!  :clap:

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ImaWriter

Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #72 on: October 13, 2018, 01:33:42 PM »
1,772 for me today.
 

LMareeApps

Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #73 on: October 13, 2018, 01:41:20 PM »
216 yesterday  :banana:
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Lorri Moulton

Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #74 on: October 14, 2018, 03:37:36 AM »
You are all doing so well!  I'm really inspired to see how much success everyone is having each day.

I did not write anything yesterday.  My kitty lost his fight to cancer early in the morning...holding on weeks longer than expected.  He was a very sweet and very tough little guy. 

:catrun

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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #75 on: October 14, 2018, 03:51:05 AM »
You are all doing so well!  I'm really inspired to see how much success everyone is having each day.

I did not write anything yesterday.  My kitty lost his fight to cancer early in the morning...holding on weeks longer than expected.  He was a very sweet and very tough little guy. 

:catrun

Feel for you there, that is the loss of a family member and horrible. I lost two in three months a few years ago and it was gut wrenching.

This thread however was a good find, three days of 2000+ words and a real roll hit the buffers today. Lots of staring at a screen and I think around 200 words committed. Feel a little better now though, and there's tomorrow to come.
 
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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #76 on: October 14, 2018, 08:40:28 AM »
I did not write anything yesterday.  My kitty lost his fight to cancer early in the morning...holding on weeks longer than expected.  He was a very sweet and very tough little guy.

Sorry to hear about your kitty.  Lost one to lung cancer a couple years ago.  Well, technically, the vet killed her.  (Not euthanasia.)  Still irks me.  Running total is one to massive heart attack, two to kidney failure (one long term, one short term), one to diabetes and one to lung cancer (idiot vet (imho)).
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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #77 on: October 14, 2018, 09:01:42 AM »
Only 250 today, unless I write more later.  LOL.  Nope.  Only 250 today.
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Captain Cranky

Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #78 on: October 14, 2018, 11:41:12 AM »

I did not write anything yesterday.  My kitty lost his fight to cancer early in the morning...holding on weeks longer than expected.  He was a very sweet and very tough little guy. 

:catrun

I'm sorry to hear that, Lorri  :icon_cry: I agree with it being gut wrenching, our animals are our family, it's never easy. Hugs to you  :heart:
If you dare nothing, then when the day is over nothing is all you will have gained. -Neil Gaiman
 
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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #79 on: October 14, 2018, 01:18:11 PM »
I did not write anything yesterday.  My kitty lost his fight to cancer early in the morning...holding on weeks longer than expected.  He was a very sweet and very tough little guy. 

:catrun

*hugs*
 
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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #80 on: October 14, 2018, 06:25:33 PM »
So forgot to post yesterday. I got some writing done, but it was personal stuff, not on my wip.

No actual words on my draft today either, but lots of writing in trying to figure out why I'm spinning my wheels, and working through the plot inconsistencies. It's still writing I guess, geared towards the final goal.  :shrug
If you dare nothing, then when the day is over nothing is all you will have gained. -Neil Gaiman
 

Lorri Moulton

Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #81 on: October 15, 2018, 03:18:41 AM »
Finished 700 words last night.  Hoping to do that well today!    :Healing:
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LMareeApps

Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #82 on: October 15, 2018, 09:39:29 AM »
1422 yesterday (partly to make up for the 0 the day before).
Sorry to hear about your kitty, Lorri
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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #83 on: October 15, 2018, 10:04:21 AM »
You are all doing so well!  I'm really inspired to see how much success everyone is having each day.

I did not write anything yesterday.  My kitty lost his fight to cancer early in the morning...holding on weeks longer than expected.  He was a very sweet and very tough little guy. 

:catrun
I'm sorry! It's such a terrible thing losing a furry babe. Hugs and much love to you.  :heart:
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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #84 on: October 15, 2018, 11:39:26 AM »
77 words today since I can't count the words written in lesson plans   :icon_eek:
 

ImaWriter

Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #85 on: October 15, 2018, 12:44:34 PM »
Lorri, so sorry to hear about your cat.  { Hug }

1,057 words today.
 
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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #86 on: October 15, 2018, 01:56:58 PM »
Only 22 words today.  I may be kicked out of the thread.
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Lorri Moulton

Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #87 on: October 16, 2018, 12:56:20 AM »
Only 22 words today.  I may be kicked out of the thread.

It's been a rough week.  We'll both try to do better today.  :tap

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LMareeApps

Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #88 on: October 16, 2018, 08:09:28 AM »
372 words yesterday  :dance:
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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #89 on: October 16, 2018, 08:20:36 AM »
Wrote 130 words today.  Woot?
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NCB

Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #90 on: October 16, 2018, 08:47:42 AM »
1248 today, and to be honest pretty disapointed with myself. Procrastination ruled today but when I eventually got to it things were productive.

I have a meeting in the morning but am determined to make amends tomorrow afternoon.
 

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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #91 on: October 17, 2018, 10:15:21 AM »
Only 140 words today.  Approaching the end of Act One and I've killed off a character I probably shouldn't have, which means I need to figure out what's gonna happen in this transitional chapter that takes place before the last chapter of Act One.  Then it's into uncharted territory since I only planned out the story beats of Act One and only a rough idea of Act Two, most of which was committed to memory which is likely mostly lost to the sands of time except for those bits I actually typed up.  At least I know how it all ends.  Had that planned out long ago.  Well, mostly.

But Act Two is where some fun stuff should happen because that's when the characters go on a little adventure while trying to avoid being killed.  Good times.
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The X-Files: "Blood"
 

LMareeApps

Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #92 on: October 17, 2018, 11:19:23 AM »
Kicked procrastination's big hairy butt yesterday, with 1544 words  :banana: :banana: :banana:
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ImaWriter

Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #93 on: October 17, 2018, 12:29:47 PM »
1273 for today.
 

Kyra Halland

Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #94 on: October 17, 2018, 03:41:47 PM »
This is a great approach! I've been using it, though I haven't posted here yet. Right now, my main project is revisions on book 2 of my current series, but I'm also working on the first draft of the next series. By the time I finish my daily quota of revision, I'm pretty wiped out (CFS/ME severely limits my mental and physical energy) but 50 words in the evening, that's easy! I focus more on writing scenes/parts of scenes than word count, and always end up with way more than 50 words. 800+ tonight.

PS: Lorri, I'm so sorry about your kitty. I've lost kitties myself (though none to illness), and they each leave a kitty-shaped hole in your heart.
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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #95 on: October 18, 2018, 02:55:50 AM »
I'm back!  Got up early and edited two chapters...then wrote over 1k words.  :writethink:
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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #96 on: October 18, 2018, 09:22:23 AM »
Hit 420 words today.

I think I'm about halfway through this book.
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The X-Files: "Blood"
 

LMareeApps

Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #97 on: October 18, 2018, 09:34:54 AM »
874 words yesterday. Going to do some sprints this morning, so today will see a decent word count.
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ImaWriter

Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #98 on: October 18, 2018, 10:02:03 AM »
I may have my groove back!

3378 today.
 

Lorri Moulton

Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #99 on: October 18, 2018, 10:08:48 AM »
Wow!  Great job, everyone!   :clap:

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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #100 on: October 19, 2018, 08:23:15 AM »
Slight improvement over yesterday with 435 words today.
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The X-Files: "Blood"
 

LMareeApps

Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #101 on: October 19, 2018, 09:40:04 AM »
1077 words yesterday.  Maybe 2 chapters left to write for this story  :banana:
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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #102 on: October 20, 2018, 04:55:50 AM »
Got about 500 finished this morning.  Hope to do more tonight!  :banana-riding-llama-smiley-em

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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #103 on: October 20, 2018, 08:17:02 AM »
Just finished 600 words.  Things did not go as planned.  Got to figure out how to get it back on track.
Mulder: "If you're distracted by fear of those around you, it keeps you from seeing the actions of those above."
The X-Files: "Blood"
 

Lorri Moulton

Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #104 on: October 20, 2018, 09:14:11 AM »
Just finished 600 words.  Things did not go as planned.  Got to figure out how to get it back on track.

Some of my best plot twists happen that way!  :angel:

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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #105 on: October 21, 2018, 09:15:44 AM »
Just finished 800 words.  Back on track.  This chapter is another long one.
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The X-Files: "Blood"
 

Lorri Moulton

Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #106 on: October 21, 2018, 09:26:08 AM »
750 words, but hope to get more done tomorrow! 

 :catrun

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ImaWriter

Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #107 on: October 21, 2018, 12:52:58 PM »
I need to do a better job of remembering to post!

1914 today.
 

Kyra Halland

Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #108 on: October 21, 2018, 02:49:02 PM »
530 words, late in the day. My main task today was taking two small scenes that weren't working in the novel I'm revising right now and totally rewriting them into one big scene that I think does what it's supposed to. Added 700 words there. So my brain was pretty fried, but I still managed those 500+ new words on the other project.


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diisha392

Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #109 on: October 22, 2018, 03:33:40 AM »
Over 50 words written today for the first time since the middle of the week.
 

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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #110 on: October 22, 2018, 08:21:29 AM »
Just finished 105 words.  I feel like this book is becoming too dialogue heavy though.
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Angstriddengoddess

Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #111 on: October 22, 2018, 10:34:30 AM »
1034. Finally had to stop trying to make it perfect and just sprint  :catrun but hey, the words are on the page.
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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #112 on: October 23, 2018, 10:41:13 AM »
Wrote 330 today and they did more than just talk.
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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #113 on: October 23, 2018, 10:41:51 AM »
By the way, is it bad if the same character dies three times in the same chapter?
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ImaWriter

Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #114 on: October 23, 2018, 12:21:11 PM »
By the way, is it bad if the same character dies three times in the same chapter?

I think that entirely depends on your genre.   Grin

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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #115 on: October 24, 2018, 10:50:39 AM »
Just finished writing 215 words.  More action, less dialogue.  But, at some point, they're going to have to tell their friend he's dead.  Maybe tomorrow.
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The X-Files: "Blood"
 

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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #116 on: October 24, 2018, 12:16:11 PM »
1400 words this afternoon and maybe a few more tonight.  I'm so far behind and Halloween is a week from tomorrow!

 :catrun

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ImaWriter

Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #117 on: October 24, 2018, 01:47:24 PM »
3658 for the day.
 
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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #118 on: October 25, 2018, 03:28:29 AM »
3658 for the day.

Now THAT is a good day! Congrats  :clap:

I'm at about 2k so far, but need to get more done tonight.

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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #119 on: October 25, 2018, 08:14:36 AM »
Only 160 today but it felt like more.

I'm at 7,107 words for the month so far.
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The X-Files: "Blood"
 

Lorri Moulton

Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #120 on: October 25, 2018, 11:38:10 AM »
Only 160 today but it felt like more.

I'm at 7,107 words for the month so far.

Congrats!  :cheers

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ImaWriter

Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #121 on: October 25, 2018, 01:33:31 PM »
3553 today.
 

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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #122 on: October 26, 2018, 11:04:37 AM »
Wrote 140 words today.  One character is in the process of informing the other about his death.
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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #123 on: October 27, 2018, 07:07:34 AM »
Wrote 255 words today.  Death notice still in progress.
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The X-Files: "Blood"
 

Kyra Halland

Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #124 on: October 27, 2018, 08:36:26 AM »
1500 words last night. It was the big crisis scene in this novella (prequel to a series). The protagonist got his heart broken, and he's about to make a decision that, while a very bad decision, is also the only honorable thing he can do. It's also the decision that kickstarts the conflict for the series proper. So, big, important scene, one that I've been working over in my head for a long time now. It was actually kind of fun to write.


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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #125 on: October 28, 2018, 09:15:31 AM »
Just finished 300 words.  How often can the same character die in a single scene?
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WasAnn

Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #126 on: October 28, 2018, 10:22:33 AM »
Though I didn't get eve 50 works for well over a week. Didn't even touch the next WIP while I celebrated the completion of another. I broke my streak of do-nothing a few days ago.

Had one already well begun and already plotted in my evil little head.

Wed: 3K+ words
Thurs: 8K+ words
Fri: Just shy of 8K words
Sat: Edited 30K, wrote 5K+

Whoot! My streak should end soonish, but I'll celebrate it while I can.


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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #127 on: October 28, 2018, 10:23:22 AM »
420 words, but the big news is I FINALLY figured out how to open the 'magic' book!   :cheers

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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #128 on: October 28, 2018, 11:32:00 AM »
420 words, but the big news is I FINALLY figured out how to open the 'magic' book!   :cheers

Was it in a solid metal box?
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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #129 on: October 29, 2018, 04:42:38 AM »
420 words, but the big news is I FINALLY figured out how to open the 'magic' book!   :cheers

Was it in a solid metal box?

No, but it does have some power of its own.  LOL

 :catrun

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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #130 on: October 29, 2018, 08:26:59 AM »
Wrote 250 words today.  Now they're arguing over bear or bare naked women.
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The X-Files: "Blood"
 

Lorri Moulton

Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #131 on: October 30, 2018, 06:47:37 AM »
1200 yesterday and 500 at lunch today!  :banana-riding-llama-smiley-em

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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #132 on: October 30, 2018, 08:39:02 AM »
Just finished 465 words.  Worried about the amount of dialogue though.

If I can somehow manage 1,483 words over the next two days, I'll be at 10,000 words for the month.  Or, as Amanda M. Lee calls it, Tuesday.   :hehe
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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #133 on: October 31, 2018, 06:34:38 AM »
Wrote 1,005 words today.  Just need to write 478 words tomorrow to hit 10k for the month.
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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #134 on: November 01, 2018, 06:32:46 AM »
I wrote 480 words today, which puts me at 10,002 words for the month.
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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #135 on: November 02, 2018, 02:18:04 AM »
Edited and about 75 words yesterday.  Hope to get more done today!  Did not make my Halloween deadline, but the end is in sight.
 :catrun

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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #136 on: November 02, 2018, 08:28:41 AM »
Off to a good start.  The first day of October, I wrote 75 words.  Today, the first day of November, I wrote 330 words.

This is a long chapter though.  I think around 3,500 words.  And a lot.  Of.  Dialogue.  Also, I need to remember to find beta readers since I haven't been in contact with my previous beta readers for over a year.  Or more.
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Lorri Moulton

Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #137 on: November 02, 2018, 10:28:54 AM »
Off to a good start.  The first day of October, I wrote 75 words.  Today, the first day of November, I wrote 330 words.

This is a long chapter though.  I think around 3,500 words.  And a lot.  Of.  Dialogue.  Also, I need to remember to find beta readers since I haven't been in contact with my previous beta readers for over a year.  Or more.

Dan, you are on a roll!   :goodpost:

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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #138 on: November 03, 2018, 08:10:14 AM »
Today I wrote 325 words.
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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #139 on: November 04, 2018, 12:29:47 PM »
Only 305 words today.

Is it wrong that I keep going until my word count is a multiple of 5?  It just makes the math a little easier.  LOL.
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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #140 on: November 05, 2018, 10:40:35 AM »
Only 255 words today, but finally made it to one of the scenes that I've had in mind probably since I first started writing this story, so I'll have that scene to do for tomorrow.
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The X-Files: "Blood"
 

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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #141 on: November 05, 2018, 10:42:13 AM »
And what's going on with everyone else who used to participate in this thread?  Have they graduated to the 2k a day thread and left us behind?
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The X-Files: "Blood"
 

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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #142 on: November 05, 2018, 11:21:46 AM »
And what's going on with everyone else who used to participate in this thread?  Have they graduated to the 2k a day thread and left us behind?

Maybe it was too dialogue heavy.  :hehe
 
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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #143 on: November 06, 2018, 09:48:43 AM »
Only wrote 115 words today, including editing the current chapter.

And what's going on with everyone else who used to participate in this thread?  Have they graduated to the 2k a day thread and left us behind?

Maybe it was too dialogue heavy.  :hehe

Indeed.
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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #144 on: November 07, 2018, 10:12:16 AM »
Just finished writing 655 words for today which brings me to 1985 words for the month so far.
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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #145 on: November 08, 2018, 10:44:11 AM »
Only 260 words written today, he wrote to himself given the conspicuous absence of everyone else.  Reached the end of Act One which is where my outline ended.  Now to outline Act Two and get moving on that.
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The X-Files: "Blood"
 

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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #146 on: November 09, 2018, 09:32:43 AM »
Wrote 445 words today.  The adventure begins.  Well, Act Two, that is.  To outline it or not outline it, that is the question.  At any rate, I'm already 445 words into writing it.
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The X-Files: "Blood"
 

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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #147 on: November 10, 2018, 09:01:30 AM »
Wrote 1,110 words today.  One day, I may be able to write in a week the same number of words Amanda M. Lee writes while flossing her teeth.
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Lorri Moulton

Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #148 on: November 10, 2018, 10:11:35 AM »
Well done, Dan!  I've been doing some research, but back to writing this weekend.  :tap

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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #149 on: November 11, 2018, 09:50:18 AM »
Only 150 words written today.  I really need to map out Act Two a bit.

Or maybe I'll just wing it.
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The X-Files: "Blood"
 

Marigold

Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #150 on: November 12, 2018, 02:27:42 AM »
287 words so far today.
 

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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #151 on: November 12, 2018, 09:35:37 AM »
Only 150 words for me today.
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Marigold

Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #152 on: November 13, 2018, 04:30:54 AM »
577 today.
 

Marigold

Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #153 on: November 13, 2018, 06:12:56 AM »
Wrote 204 more words after posting, for a total of 781 words today.
 

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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #154 on: November 13, 2018, 08:57:39 AM »
I wrote 350 words today.  Rats.
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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #155 on: November 14, 2018, 10:19:14 AM »
Only 55 words written today, but busy day.  Not for writing, obviously.
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Marigold

Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #156 on: November 15, 2018, 08:20:33 AM »
137 words today.
 

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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #157 on: November 15, 2018, 12:03:56 PM »
I wrote 90 words today.
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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #158 on: November 16, 2018, 09:37:27 AM »
And up to 205 words for today.
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The X-Files: "Blood"
 

Marigold

Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #159 on: November 16, 2018, 11:36:38 AM »
646 words today.
 

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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #160 on: November 17, 2018, 08:48:44 AM »
Only 100 words for me today.  I need to carve out some time to boost my numbers again.
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Marigold

Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #161 on: November 17, 2018, 11:48:38 AM »
192 words today.
« Last Edit: November 17, 2018, 12:13:52 PM by Marigold »
 

Lorri Moulton

Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #162 on: November 18, 2018, 04:51:03 AM »
Marigold and Dan...you two are awesome!   :clap:

I need to get back to work.  Got caught up with promotions, but I hope to join you with my word count by this evening.

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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #163 on: November 18, 2018, 08:47:00 AM »
I finished my current wip last night, so today I've started editing. Does -48 words count for anything?
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Lorri Moulton

Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #164 on: November 18, 2018, 09:08:53 AM »
I finished my current wip last night, so today I've started editing. Does -48 words count for anything?

Absolutely!  :pdt

I have 110 words and still going...

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Marigold

Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #165 on: November 18, 2018, 10:46:38 AM »
454 words today.
 

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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #166 on: November 18, 2018, 03:48:09 PM »
Wrote 160 words yesterday.
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Lorri Moulton

Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #167 on: November 19, 2018, 02:30:09 AM »
Nice job, everyone!  :cheers

I wrote 510 words yesterday.  Hope I can do as well today!

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Marigold

Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #168 on: November 19, 2018, 02:56:12 AM »
Managed to carve out the entire morning for writing. Best day I've had in six months: 1129 words.

Thank you @Lori Moulton for starting this thread. Setting a reasonable goal (at least 50+ words a day) got me started again after a two-month hiatus. Most grateful to you.
 
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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #169 on: November 20, 2018, 02:54:24 AM »
I wrote 510 words yesterday.

My word count for yesterday was the same digits as yours, just in a different order: 105.
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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #170 on: November 20, 2018, 07:27:27 AM »
137 words today.
 

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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #171 on: November 20, 2018, 09:56:10 AM »
Wrote 360 words today.
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The X-Files: "Blood"
 

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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #172 on: November 21, 2018, 09:16:21 AM »
Wrote 175 words today.
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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #173 on: November 22, 2018, 09:17:23 AM »
Only 90 words today.  Also, I made the discovery that at some point I started referring to the main character by his nickname rather than his name.  Oy.
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The X-Files: "Blood"
 

Lorri Moulton

Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #174 on: November 24, 2018, 06:50:32 AM »
Stuck in editing.  This is what happens when you start a story one Christmas and try to finish it the next! LOL

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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #175 on: November 24, 2018, 08:43:11 AM »
I wrote 180 words yesterday and 210 words today.

My space opera, on the other hand, is largely stalled.  Writing a few words here and there each day but not making a lot of progress on it, whereas on this fantasy story (the one I'm counting for this thread) I've written 5,845 words for the month so far.

Though with only eight days left in the month, I'm not sure I'll best October's 10,002 words written.  I'd have to write an average of 520 words a day to match.
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The X-Files: "Blood"
 

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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #176 on: November 24, 2018, 09:56:08 AM »
Dan, that's wonderful!  Your word counts are great and your other book will be there, when you're ready. :goodpost:

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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #177 on: November 25, 2018, 02:01:36 AM »
301 words yesterday.
320 words so far today.
 
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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #178 on: November 25, 2018, 09:05:51 AM »
I wrote 575 words today.

Dan, that's wonderful!  Your word counts are great and your other book will be there, when you're ready. :goodpost:

Thanks.  I still work on the space opera every day, but I'm lucky to get more than a few words each day.
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The X-Files: "Blood"
 

Lorri Moulton

Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #179 on: November 25, 2018, 12:29:50 PM »
I did advertising and changed my cover.  Hoping to get my 50 words in later tonight.  :angel:

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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #180 on: November 26, 2018, 03:57:57 AM »
756 words today.
 

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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #181 on: November 26, 2018, 05:25:15 AM »
756 words today.

Wonderful! I have 250 words so far and hope to write more this afternoon.

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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #182 on: November 26, 2018, 06:15:16 AM »
Wonderful! I have 250 words so far and hope to write more this afternoon.
        ^^^
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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #183 on: November 26, 2018, 11:32:41 AM »
Another 260 words.  Time to eat leftovers!   :dance:

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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #184 on: November 27, 2018, 08:55:43 AM »
I wrote 130 words yesterday and 485 words today.  Only 2,638 words to go to match last month's total which is an average of 660 words per day.  Oy.
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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #185 on: November 27, 2018, 07:25:47 PM »
463 words yesterday.
 
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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #186 on: November 28, 2018, 05:43:44 AM »
I wrote just over 1k words last night!  Today might not be quite so good, but hope to sneak in a little writing time after work.
 :catrun

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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #187 on: November 28, 2018, 08:20:14 AM »
Wrote 685 words today.  Three days to write at least 1,953 more.

Also, I finally broke the 50k mark on my space opera.  Well, not quite.  I'm not sure how much of the word count is notes.  Regardless, the word count is over 50k, so I'll take it even if it is with an asterisk.  LOL.
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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #188 on: November 28, 2018, 10:22:33 AM »
836 words today.
 
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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #189 on: November 28, 2018, 03:20:40 PM »
Everyone is doing so well!  Congrats.  :goodpost:

I got another 1k tonight, so I hope I'll get this finished on time.

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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #190 on: November 29, 2018, 09:06:02 AM »
Only 130 words written today, making for near impossible odds of November beating October in terms of word count.
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Lorri Moulton

Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #191 on: November 29, 2018, 11:16:36 AM »
Only 130 words written today, making for near impossible odds of November beating October in terms of word count.

You've had two great months!  :clap:

I wrote 1,500 words today, but need to get some other stuff done tonight.  Hope to write more tomorrow!

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Marigold

Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #192 on: November 29, 2018, 12:41:45 PM »
486 words today.
 
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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #193 on: November 30, 2018, 03:51:30 AM »
I wrote 1,000 words before bed last night (which counts as today since it was after midnight) and another 250 a short time ago, putting me at 1,250 for the day.
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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #194 on: November 30, 2018, 08:15:02 AM »
I wrote 1,000 words before bed last night (which counts as today since it was after midnight) and another 250 a short time ago, putting me at 1,250 for the day.
                                                                              ^^^
                                                                           :tup3b
 
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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #195 on: November 30, 2018, 09:00:53 PM »
125 words yesterday.
 
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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #196 on: December 01, 2018, 07:05:44 AM »
I wrote 1,000 words today in the wee hours of the morning.  Thought perhaps I'd do more this afternoon but that didn't happen.

Anyway, that put me at 10,430 words for November which just beats out October's 10,002 words.
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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #197 on: December 02, 2018, 12:47:35 PM »
155 words today.
 
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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #198 on: December 03, 2018, 09:14:31 AM »
715 words today.
 
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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #199 on: December 04, 2018, 08:08:48 AM »
Three days of updates here. grint

Saturday, December 1st: 615 words
Sunday, December 2nd: 485 words
Monday, December 3rd: 840 words

October Average: 322.6 words per day
November Average: 347.7 words per day
December Average so far: 646.7 words per day

I very much doubt I'll be able to maintain that pace. :shocked:

Again, I'm only keeping track of one WIP here.

And I really need to finish the stories for my newsletter which will come out later this month.  I thought I had one or two finished already, but I checked the other day and four out of four stories aren't done.  Very bad.
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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #200 on: December 04, 2018, 01:38:22 PM »
750 last night, but I forgot to post.  Congrats, everyone...well done!  :clap:

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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #201 on: December 05, 2018, 08:11:22 AM »
I wrote 700 words today.
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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #202 on: December 06, 2018, 02:41:19 AM »
I wrote 705 words today.
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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #203 on: December 06, 2018, 08:54:41 AM »
97 words today.
 
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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #204 on: December 06, 2018, 01:29:20 PM »
Couple hundred in today (not sure of exact number). Hoping to get this first draft done within a week.
 
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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #205 on: December 07, 2018, 07:33:38 AM »
I wrote 790 words today.
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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #206 on: December 08, 2018, 09:30:50 AM »
I wrote 720 words today.
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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #207 on: December 08, 2018, 02:05:44 PM »
Only 75 words but I can see the end of the main part of my story now.
 
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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #208 on: December 08, 2018, 07:28:41 PM »
67 words yesterday.
 
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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #209 on: December 09, 2018, 09:26:36 AM »
I wrote 1,020 words today.  Finally got to do one of the scenes I had had planned for a long time.
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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #210 on: December 09, 2018, 10:43:58 AM »
I wrote 1,020 words today.  Finally got to do one of the scenes I had had planned for a long time.

Well done, Snowy Dan!  :goodpost:

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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #211 on: December 09, 2018, 02:58:49 PM »
57 words today.
 
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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #212 on: December 10, 2018, 06:04:32 AM »
After a frustrating week, finally a good day. 3,421 words.
 
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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #213 on: December 10, 2018, 06:47:17 AM »
After a frustrating week, finally a good day. 3,421 words.

 :clap:
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« Reply #214 on: December 10, 2018, 09:45:11 AM »
I wrote 905 words today.
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« Reply #215 on: December 10, 2018, 02:42:07 PM »
Ugh. Been using the holidays as an excuse not to open my WIP and I see this post and all my procrastination came back with a full bugle band. Now I feel guilty...

Ok, I'll open it tonight.
 

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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #216 on: December 11, 2018, 08:50:57 AM »
I wrote 770 words today.

I've sort of made it a goal this month to try to maintain an average daily word count of 700+.

Or at least 500 as opposed to just 50.

We'll see how that goes, especially closer to the holidays.  LOL.
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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #217 on: December 11, 2018, 11:56:47 AM »
This morning I put in a comma.

This afternoon I took it out.

This evening I drank a bottle of GewĂ¼rztraminer.

Writing is hard.

Oh Oscar, you Philistine!  :icon_mrgreen:
 
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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #218 on: December 12, 2018, 07:23:25 AM »
I wrote 800 words today.
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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #219 on: December 12, 2018, 11:48:26 AM »
After a frustrating week, finally a good day. 3,421 words.

Wow!  Marigold that is wonderful!!!   :smilie_zauber:

I changed two covers.  Hope to get some writing done tomorrow. :)

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« Reply #220 on: December 12, 2018, 12:39:29 PM »
Snowy Dan is adding to my laziness guilt! I haven't written anything in the past 4 days! Well, some notes on future chapters but I don't think they count. And I've got a February series sequel deadline! Plus my mind is playing with ideas for 2 other stories...  :icon_cry:

I'll keep track starting... today? And it's the holiday season. Oh, the drinks I will miss.
 

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« Reply #221 on: December 13, 2018, 09:23:11 AM »
I wrote 815 words today.  I really ought to do an outline for Act Two.
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« Reply #222 on: December 14, 2018, 07:53:03 AM »
Busy week for me at work, so I've fallen behind a little when it comes to posting my daily word count. Here are my word totals for this week:

Monday          58 words
Tuesday        185 words
Wednesday   201 words
Today              TBD
 
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« Reply #223 on: December 14, 2018, 11:42:29 AM »
I wrote 900 words today which brings me to 10,065 words for the month so far which beats my October word count of 10,002 and approaches my November word count of 10,430.
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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #224 on: December 14, 2018, 01:05:06 PM »
Pulled off 1,453 words last night. It's a draft but at least there's something there. Plus two chapter outlines each for WIP. Hope the trend continues. The most I was able to do in a day was 6,570 words. Draining. Slept the whole morning of the next day as a result. Nope, won't do that again.

Add: I'll report periodically - starting 13 December. Beginning to feel the itch to write again.
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« Reply #225 on: December 14, 2018, 04:34:41 PM »
I wrote 900 words today which brings me to 10,065 words for the month so far which beats my October word count of 10,002 and approaches my November word count of 10,430.

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« Reply #226 on: December 15, 2018, 08:08:55 AM »
I wrote 1,050 words today which brings me to 11,115 words for the month so far, which now puts me ahead of November's 10,430 word count.
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« Reply #227 on: December 16, 2018, 02:17:11 AM »
Thursday       95 words
Friday          178 words
Today              TBD
 
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« Reply #228 on: December 16, 2018, 10:04:53 AM »
I wrote 855 words today.  If I had only written 30 more, I'd be at 12,000 words for the month so far.
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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #229 on: December 16, 2018, 10:19:00 AM »
Four weeks into one---45k, second one---27K, left by the wayside one---30k. Ugh! I hate the middle of a story where I know I have to up the pace a bit, raise the tension level and flesh out the characters as I head towards the dramatic climax. I find it such a slog to get past the middle sometimes, that all I want to do is ditch it and move onto the next one. I love starting a book and ending one when I am over that 70k mark, but the middle...blah!
 
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« Reply #230 on: December 16, 2018, 11:28:34 AM »
117 words today.
 
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« Reply #231 on: December 16, 2018, 12:30:26 PM »
Just over 500 words today. Maybe I will get finished in time! LOL

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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #232 on: December 16, 2018, 12:56:15 PM »
Awesome idea, it takes some of the stress of "I must write x thousands of words today" out of the subconscious beast who stops us. Butt in chair is the important part. I can stand behind 50+ a day. I tend to do at least 500-1000 in a session but this way If I'm just not 'feeling it' I know I can do 50 without even trying.

 
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« Reply #233 on: December 17, 2018, 07:30:56 AM »
200 words so far and I hope to get to the 'twist' today.  Once that happens, I think the rest will go fast...all downhill from there! LOL

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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #234 on: December 17, 2018, 08:22:42 AM »
635 words today.
 
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« Reply #235 on: December 17, 2018, 04:04:01 PM »
I wrote 780 words yesterday.
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« Reply #236 on: December 17, 2018, 04:05:31 PM »
I wrote 780 words yesterday.

Before I posted that, I was feeling like I only wrote about 700 words but seeing it "in print" made me realize that I was much closer to 800 words than 700 words.
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« Reply #237 on: December 17, 2018, 04:55:58 PM »
I am thankful for Lorri. 50+ words is no biggie and one always writes more than that when the computer is in front. That said, here's the total so far -

13th - Main series sequel: 1,453
14th - Sequel to a new series: 1,365
15th - Main series sequel: 1,919 and 1,811
16th - Main series sequel: 930

Drafts, but I hope the trend continues.
 
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« Reply #238 on: December 18, 2018, 09:33:05 AM »
Another 900 last night...now I have to write 50 today! LOL

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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #239 on: December 18, 2018, 10:11:02 AM »
I wrote 1200 words today which puts me over the 50k mark on this one.
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« Reply #240 on: December 18, 2018, 11:48:27 AM »
I wrote 1200 words today which puts me over the 50k mark on this one.

Congrats, Dan!  :cheers

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« Reply #241 on: December 18, 2018, 02:01:54 PM »
I wrote 1200 words today which puts me over the 50k mark on this one.

Congrats! Let's write what we can before the drinking invites come in.
 

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« Reply #242 on: December 19, 2018, 07:00:32 AM »
I wrote 1200 words today which puts me over the 50k mark on this one.
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« Reply #243 on: December 19, 2018, 08:06:52 AM »
Only managed to write 120 words today, which is ten percent of yesterday's total.  Will have to try to make up for it tomorrow so I don't ruin the daily average.
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« Reply #244 on: December 19, 2018, 12:45:17 PM »
128 words yesterday.
134 words today.
 
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« Reply #245 on: December 20, 2018, 08:50:47 AM »
I wrote 895 words today which doesn't quite make up for yesterday's poor showing but the word count of this book now exceeds the word count of my space opera I am also working on.  Also, my daily average word count is still over 700 so I'm still keeping that goal alive.  If I had written just 35 more words, I'd have hit 15,000 for the month so far.
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« Reply #246 on: December 21, 2018, 08:43:04 AM »
I wrote 1,000 words today, which means I'm 35 words short of 16k for the month.
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« Reply #247 on: December 22, 2018, 02:35:23 AM »
110 words yesterday.
 
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« Reply #248 on: December 22, 2018, 08:26:07 AM »
I wrote 1,035 words today which puts me at 17k words for the month so far.
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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #249 on: December 23, 2018, 09:26:04 AM »
I wrote 1,020 words today which puts me over 18k words for the month so far.  If I can maintain my current average for the rest of the month, I might hit 25k words this month.

The past three days have totaled 3,055 words.  As far as I know, my personal best is 6,752 words over three days which would have been an average of 2,233.33 words per day.  So, I'm still not back to that level.
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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #250 on: December 23, 2018, 09:44:57 AM »
I wrote 1,020 words today which puts me over 18k words for the month so far.  If I can maintain my current average for the rest of the month, I might hit 25k words this month.

The past three days have totaled 3,055 words.  As far as I know, my personal best is 6,752 words over three days which would have been an average of 2,233.33 words per day.  So, I'm still not back to that level.

Dan, that's wonderful!  :clap:

Still working on my Christmas story.  Just finished editing the first half.

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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #251 on: December 24, 2018, 09:38:53 AM »
Only 300 words written today, which hurts my daily average.  Daily average is probably going to be taking a hit over the holidays, so I'll have to try to make up for it on the other days.  Hoping to still hit 25k words for the month.
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« Reply #252 on: December 24, 2018, 05:02:44 PM »
I finished my Christmas story!  :smilie_zauber:

Happy Holidays!

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« Reply #253 on: December 24, 2018, 10:28:34 PM »
I finished my Christmas story!  :smilie_zauber:

Happy Holidays!

Congrats, Lorri.

I started keeping track of my daily word count. Getting up to speed and regaining some of my previous pace. I wanted to start on a new story but those pre-order deadlines keep on haunting me.
 
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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #254 on: December 25, 2018, 02:36:33 AM »
I finished my Christmas story!  :smilie_zauber:

Happy Holidays!

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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #255 on: December 25, 2018, 10:06:17 AM »
Only wrote 500 words today and I failed to get my newsletter out.  Absolute deadline is December 31st now.  I believe it will still count as a holiday issue if I get it out before New Year's Eve because I think New Year's Eve technically counts as a holiday so it will still be a holiday 2018 issue.
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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #256 on: December 25, 2018, 10:14:23 AM »
Only wrote 500 words today and I failed to get my newsletter out.  Absolute deadline is December 31st now.  I believe it will still count as a holiday issue if I get it out before New Year's Eve because I think New Year's Eve technically counts as a holiday so it will still be a holiday 2018 issue.

Dan, you've had an incredible few months!  I'd say New Year's Eve is a holiday.  :cheers

Merry Christmas and Congrats on the great word counts!

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« Reply #257 on: December 25, 2018, 11:26:37 AM »
Happy holidays everyone!

Here's my word count for the past few days - listed in my ColorNote app. Days previous were written in an appointment book, but more or less the same rate.

122218 -  1. /Book 2 to a Series due March 2019:   
                      1,019
122318 -  2. Book 5 of Main Series due Feb:                         
                      1,137
                      Book 5 - 1,740 (written in the evening)
122418 -      Book 5 - 1,376
                                      1,252 (written in the evening)
Dec 25th is lazy day.

 
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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #258 on: December 27, 2018, 09:53:59 AM »
I wrote 400 words yesterday and 535 words today.  Need to do far better than that the rest of the week if I want any hope of hitting 25k this month.
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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #259 on: December 27, 2018, 10:20:34 AM »
Happy holidays everyone!

Here's my word count for the past few days - listed in my ColorNote app. Days previous were written in an appointment book, but more or less the same rate.

122218 -  1. /Book 2 to a Series due March 2019:   
                      1,019
122318 -  2. Book 5 of Main Series due Feb:                         
                      1,137
                      Book 5 - 1,740 (written in the evening)
122418 -      Book 5 - 1,376
                                      1,252 (written in the evening)
Dec 25th is lazy day.

Well done, Solo!  :cheers

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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #260 on: December 28, 2018, 05:57:10 AM »
Finished writing 2,305 words for today.  Have to write just under 3,000 words before the end of the month to hit 25k this month.
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« Reply #261 on: December 28, 2018, 06:54:18 AM »
Finished writing 2,305 words for today.  Have to write just under 3,000 words before the end of the month to hit 25k this month.
You can do it, Dan!  :clap:

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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #262 on: December 28, 2018, 11:13:28 AM »
Just started my new WIP...a spy story I'm writing under a pen name. :cool:

Over 1k words today.

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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #263 on: December 29, 2018, 09:07:02 AM »
I wrote 1,155 words today.  Just 1,785 words to go to hit 25k this month.

Oh, and still need to finish the newsletter.
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« Reply #264 on: December 29, 2018, 10:57:01 AM »
284 words today.
 
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« Reply #265 on: December 29, 2018, 11:06:29 AM »
Another 2k on my story.  I like suspense!  :catrun

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« Reply #266 on: December 30, 2018, 04:40:09 AM »
1,051 words today.
 
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« Reply #267 on: December 30, 2018, 10:03:21 AM »
533 words today and over 1500 in my new short story now :)
 
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« Reply #268 on: December 30, 2018, 10:32:13 AM »
I wrote 900 words today.  Just 885 words to go to hit 25k for this month.

If I count what I wrote in my other WIP, I already hit 25k this month.

As it stands right now, this month I've written 24,115 words in my fantasy adventure WIP and 2,387 words in my space opera WIP.
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« Reply #269 on: December 30, 2018, 11:04:34 AM »
The past three days have totaled 3,055 words.  As far as I know, my personal best is 6,752 words over three days which would have been an average of 2,233.33 words per day.  So, I'm still not back to that level.

Past three days' total is 4,360 words.  Closer but still no cigar.
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« Reply #270 on: December 31, 2018, 08:29:39 AM »
2,058 words today.
 
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« Reply #271 on: December 31, 2018, 08:36:45 AM »
Wrote 1,350 words today, which puts me over the 25k mark for the month.  If I can write 535 words tomorrow, I'll hit 26k.


2,058 words today.

 :clap:  I only made it over 2k once this month.
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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #272 on: January 01, 2019, 02:26:20 AM »
Wow!  Great week everyone.  Word counts look amazing!  :clap:

I wrote another 2k over the weekend and figured out my plot twist this morning. :smilie_zauber:
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Re: 50+ words a day...no matter what!
« Reply #273 on: January 01, 2019, 05:12:00 AM »
1,042 words today.
 
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« Reply #274 on: January 01, 2019, 06:01:09 AM »
No words written for me yet today, unless you count the 699 or so words written to wrap up my newsletter which is finally finished and out the door and has already been downloaded by three people.
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« Reply #275 on: January 01, 2019, 06:46:48 AM »
No words written for me yet today, unless you count the 699 or so words written to wrap up my newsletter which is finally finished and out the door and has already been downloaded by three people.

You got it done!  Congrats. :dance:

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« Reply #276 on: January 01, 2019, 07:08:10 AM »
No words written for me yet today, unless you count the 699 or so words written to wrap up my newsletter which is finally finished and out the door and has already been downloaded by three people.

You got it done!  Congrats. :dance:

All 28 pages of it.  But that's counting the front and back inside and outside covers, so 24 pages plus the cover.   :dizzy
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« Reply #277 on: January 01, 2019, 08:30:04 AM »
I wrote 675 words today.  That puts me at 26,140 words for the month.  I think I was trying for an average of 750 words a day this month and I finished with a daily average of 843.23 words.

The total for the last three months, from when Lorri started this thread, is 46,572 words which gives me a daily average of 506 words over those three months, which is ten times the thread goal.

Worst day over the last three months was 22 words and the best was 2,305 words.

When we started this thread, my WIP was sitting at 16,603 words and now it's at 63,175 words.

Thanks to Lorri again for starting this thread and giving us all some accountability as well as achievable goals.
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The X-Files: "Blood"
 
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« Reply #278 on: January 02, 2019, 04:03:45 AM »
Dan, great work!  And it's been helpful for me, too.  I got a lot more writing done than I have in months!

800 words last night and I'm trying to get that much today...but I know I'll get 50 written. LOL

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« Reply #279 on: January 02, 2019, 09:58:07 AM »
I wrote 350 words today.
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« Reply #280 on: January 02, 2019, 12:42:47 PM »
I managed to write 757 words today.

Thanks to Lorri again for starting this thread and giving us all some accountability as well as achievable goals.
^^^This.
 
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« Reply #281 on: January 02, 2019, 02:26:57 PM »
Final December 2018 word count (14 days up to the 31st) - 32,423 words! Plus around 2,000 words as notes for two ideas in the pipeline.  :dizzy

Quite an experience. I'll pace myself to something slower.  :cool:
 
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« Reply #282 on: January 03, 2019, 01:54:16 AM »
Final December 2018 word count (14 days up to the 31st) - 32,423 words! Plus around 2,000 words as notes for two ideas in the pipeline.  :dizzy

Quite an experience. I'll pace myself to something slower.  :cool:

Wow!  Well done, Solo!  :goodpost:

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« Reply #283 on: January 03, 2019, 09:19:15 AM »
I wrote 600 words today.  I should really outline Act Two which I'm in the midst of.
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« Reply #284 on: January 03, 2019, 02:30:24 PM »
1100 words last night...not so many today.  Editing and hoping to get a little more written in Chapter 5.  :angel:

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« Reply #285 on: January 04, 2019, 01:21:02 PM »
Only 122 words today with going back to work but I did have over 1000 words each of the previous two days.
 
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« Reply #286 on: January 04, 2019, 01:51:55 PM »
Only 122 words today with going back to work but I did have over 1000 words each of the previous two days.

Great week so far!  :clap:

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« Reply #287 on: January 05, 2019, 08:10:16 AM »
I wrote 430 words yesterday and 345 today.  Not off to a good start to beat last month's total.
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« Reply #288 on: January 05, 2019, 11:00:29 AM »
470 words for today as of the moment. Now I have to decide if I want to figure out more on how to produce a newsletter, do some editing, or continue writing.
 
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« Reply #289 on: January 06, 2019, 09:29:35 AM »
Another 1000 words today!
 
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« Reply #290 on: January 06, 2019, 12:00:22 PM »
Just over 1k words.  Might try to get a little more done tonight.  :writethink:

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« Reply #291 on: January 06, 2019, 01:40:57 PM »
Just over 1k words.  Might try to get a little more done tonight.  :writethink:

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« Reply #292 on: January 06, 2019, 11:06:50 PM »
I really have to thank you, Lorri. I am back to my old speed. Considering the draft will have a second pass, the word count is going to be higher. I was not able to include some notes in the storyline. The word count demand for epic fantasy is really high. And since it's mythology-based, research slows me down.

Jan 1 - 1,624
      2 - 1,485
      3 - 2,369
      4 - 1,186
      5 - 1,028

Total of 7,692. I hope this keeps up.
 
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