I haven't written anything, which past me knew I'd do, so I went with the lower 15k total. There's still time to get started, but I don't know what I want to write. Might as well just start typing and see what happens.
Word Counts and Updates
- Thread starter Homer Potvin
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Space Magic - NWT Wordcount: 1,352/15K
I got more of the story written, which is great. But now I am in a weird place. Because I don't want to RUSH the plot, but the next major plot point happens with the wedding. I also don't know if I should write the bad guys POV, because I don't know if we NEED to see what they are planning. But anyway, I will keep going.
I got more of the story written, which is great. But now I am in a weird place. Because I don't want to RUSH the plot, but the next major plot point happens with the wedding. I also don't know if I should write the bad guys POV, because I don't know if we NEED to see what they are planning. But anyway, I will keep going.
1,181 words today and I wrapped up the chapter I started yesterday. I may take a few days break from this story to work on the November short story contest. The prompt is "Alien Perspective," which sounds like it could make for a fun story.
After 2 days I'm at 2,423/30,000 or 8.1% complete.
After 2 days I'm at 2,423/30,000 or 8.1% complete.
You could tally it up at the end of the day?
Im like that, too. I wrote like 500 words today (writing off and on throughout the day). Im going to give myself a few more hours before i update the final word count.
But ive been keeping track of my mini sessions
That could work. But I also write late at night, so it's just never-ending. But I will try to do a tally at the end of the day. So far, I have 2459 Words total. But anyway, I can try the end of the day tally.
5002 words over yesterday and today... an as yet untitled work about people cut off in a small town in Nebraska with dangerous wild animals on the loose
Oh, like fearsome Oregon ducks and Minnesota gophers?
Sorry. I've been reading sports stuff on another thread and my mind fumbled for a moment.
Total 5733.
more like lions tigers and bear oh my... they've escaped/been let go from a private collection. protag is a conservation officer with a drink problem... going to be a redemption arc kinda thing
I forced myself to leave yesterday's segment alone and moved on to a different event. Got from start to finish with 1862 words. Like yesterday's, it's pretty horrible, sparse to the point of reading like a shopping list. The focus of the whole thing is character rather than action. What I've got down is the thing that happened. What I'll be doing on first revisions is trying to capture some unwary soul and attaching it to the story.
The thought occurs to me, though, that this is where practice, frequency of writing sessions, comes in, where it becomes more automatic to include meat with bones on first draft, to be revised and refined later but still serviceable as a first draft. Similar to yesterday, I think the word count will at least double when edited.
Back to work tomorrow, but still home alone for another few days so no excuses.
The thought occurs to me, though, that this is where practice, frequency of writing sessions, comes in, where it becomes more automatic to include meat with bones on first draft, to be revised and refined later but still serviceable as a first draft. Similar to yesterday, I think the word count will at least double when edited.
Back to work tomorrow, but still home alone for another few days so no excuses.
If it's eastern Nebraska and you want some on-the-ground info, I can help you out. I lived for a couple of years in a village of 590-odd souls, 42 miles northwest of Omaha and 50 miles north of Lincoln. One thing to remember is that the Platte River totally lives up to its name: half mile wide and an inch deep. And the Platte runs through Nebraska east to west.
So, airboats. Don't omit airboats. And something about high school football. It's more of a religion there than in western Pennsylvania, and believe me, it's bad enough here.
If the wild beasts are disrupting the Friday night games, you know things have gotten hairy. Literally.
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Cedar Bluffs, Nebraska, Wildcats. Raw, raw, raw.
Finished Chapter 1 of Talents, and got the first scene "done" of Chapter 2.
Beginning word count: 1,235
Ending count: 2,674
Today's effort: Plus 1,439
22,326 to my goal, though I hope to reach 30,000 words or whatever it takes for the first draft of the novella to be done.
Beginning word count: 1,235
Ending count: 2,674
Today's effort: Plus 1,439
22,326 to my goal, though I hope to reach 30,000 words or whatever it takes for the first draft of the novella to be done.
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I wrote about 1390 words today, but I hate every single one of them. I don't know what I'm doing and I don't want to continue it, but I will for the sake of the writing.
So often it's not the words themselves, it's the other words they hang out with.
Ignore 'em. They're just trying to discourage you. You're better than they are. Keep a-goin'. Leave 'em in the dust.
Everyone's doing great!
I've only got a little over 1k total right now. Only 200 are from today. My project is a bit out of my comfort zone, so I've been freezing up on the regular. Hopefully it won't take too much longer to find my footing.
I've only got a little over 1k total right now. Only 200 are from today. My project is a bit out of my comfort zone, so I've been freezing up on the regular. Hopefully it won't take too much longer to find my footing.
