Novel Four: Day Five

ONE DAY LEFT…

(As a reminder, the overall monthly challenge is to write four novels. I also had an exercise goal that lasted for three quarters of the month and dropped away this last week.)

One more day to finish this last book. Baring unforeseen crap, I think it will happen.

We shall see. I can see the end now.

The Day Went Like This…

Got up at 1:30 p.m., did just a slight bit of e-mail and made it to the writer’s meeting only about forty-five minutes late.

Stayed there in the meeting and then in my office doing workshop stuff until 7:30 p.m. Then the grocery store and home to take a nap, and cook dinner.

Got in here to do e-mail late, so I didn’t get to it all. Sorry, if you are expecting a response for me on something, hang tough. Last day of the challenge after all. (grin)

The Writing Went Like This…

I have grossed myself out on this book a number of times because this isn’t horror, this is mystery, real-world mystery. What the human animal is capable is amazing and what I can think up scares even me sometimes. (grin)

I did 1,300 words between midnight and 1 a.m..

Took a break, another 1,200 words before 2 a.m.

I got another 1,400 words done before 3:15 a.m. because I watched fifteen minutes of television to stretch out my back.

Took a quick break and did another 1,200 words before 4:15 a.m.

At this point I finally spotted the ending. So back I went on a large cycle to focus the book at that ending, to make sure I hadn’t missed any details that would mess up that ending. Might lose one short stupid off-line cycle, but I will wait until I am completely done to decide if it really doesn’t fit. All standard for me.

That took about one session until 5 a.m. I gained no new words on that cycle at all.

Break and got another 1,300 words by 6 a.m.

6,400 words in 6 sessions. 

I am within sight, so this book and this challenge will finish tomorrow night. Hell or high water.

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Novel #1…The Writing of TOMBSTONE CANYON: A Thunder Mountain Novel

 Challenge Day 1… Words written… 6,600.  Total so far… 6,600 words.
Challenge Day 2… Words written… 6,700.  Total so far… 13,300 words.
Challenge Day 3… Words written… 6,100.  Total so far… 19,400 words.
Challenge Day 4… Words written… 6,200.  Total so far… 25,600 words.
Challenge Day 5… Words written… 6,200.  Total so far…, 31,800 words.
Challenge Day 6… Words written… 6,100.  Total so far…, 37,900 words.
Challenge Day 7… Words written… 3,200.  Final Total…, 41,100 words. (Novel count is 38,000)

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Challenge Novel #2

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Novel #2…The Writing of DEATH TAKES A DIAMOND: A Mary Jo Assassin Novel

 Challenge Day 8… Words written… 6,400.  Total so far… 6,400 words.
 Challenge Day 9… Words written… 6,100.  Total so far… 12,500 words.
 Challenge Day 10… Words written… 3,200.  Total so far… 15,700 words.
 Challenge Day 11… Words written… 2,900.  Total written so far… 18,600 words.
 Challenge Day 12… Words written… 3,100.  Total written so far… 21,700 words.
 Challenge Day 13… Words written… 6,100.  Total written so far… 27,800 words.
 Challenge Day 14… Words written… 3,300.  Total written so far… 31,100 words.
 Challenge Day 15… Words written… 6,200.  Total written so far… 37,300 words.
 Challenge Day 16… Words written… 6,500.  Final total written… 43,800 words. (Novel is no where near that long and might get shorter still after Kris reads it.)

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Challenge Novel #3

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Novel #3…The Writing of DRY CREEK CROSSING: A Thunder Mountain Novel

 Challenge Day 17… Words written… 3,100.  Total so far… 3,100 words.
 Challenge Day 18… Words written… 3,400.  Total so far… 6,500 words.
 Challenge Day 19… Words written… 2,900.  Total so far… 9,400 words.
 Challenge Day 20… Words written… 6,200.  Total so far… 15,600 words.
 Challenge Day 21… Words written… 6,300.  Total so far… 21,900 words.
 Challenge Day 22… Words written… 6,100.  Total so far… 28,000 words.
 Challenge Day 23… Words written… 6,000.  Total so far… 34,000 words.
 Challenge Day 24… Words written… 3,100.  Total so far… 37,100 words.
 Challenge Day 25… Words written… 3,300.  Final total writer… 40,400 words. (Novel is not that long.)

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Challenge Novel #4

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Novel #4…The Writing of BURN CARD: A Cold Poker Gang Mystery

 Challenge Day 26 … Words written… 7,300  Total so far… 7,300 words.
 Challenge Day 27 … Words written… 6,200  Total so far… 13,500 words.
 Challenge Day 28 … Words written… 6,400  Total so far… 19,900 words.
 Challenge Day 29 … Words written… 8,300  Total so far… 28,200 words.
 Challenge Day 30 … Words written… 6,400  Total so far… 34,600 words.

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The Day Breakdown

6 hours writing… 6,400 words
0 hours exercise plus normal movement… 4,600 steps
6.5 hours of work for workshops and e-mails and meetings and such.

The rest is television and cooking and so on. Plus 8 hours of sleep. One 10 minute naps.

THE CHALLENGE SO FAR…

Days over 6,000 words… 20 of 30
Days over 11,000 steps… 11 of 30

10.5 hours of regular job work this week. Today is week day two.

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Tracking Word Counts… July 30th, 2017
Writing in Public blog streak… Day 1,411

— Daily Fiction: 6,400 original words. Fiction month-to-date: 159,900 words  
— Nonfiction: 00 new words. Nonfiction month-to-date total: 700 words
— Blog Posts: 500 new words. Blog month-to-date word count: 14,700 words
— E-mail: 22 e-mails.  Approx. 800 original words.  E-mails month-to date: 881 e-mails. Approx. 50,900 words

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Class #14… Aug 8th … Endings
Class #15… Aug 8th … Point of View
Class #16… Aug 8th … Writing Mysteries
Class #17… Aug 8th … Speed
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Class #21… Aug 9th … Character Development
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