Novel Three: Day Four

Back Up To Speed…

(As a reminder, the overall monthly challenge is to write four novels and gain distance every week on my step count, starting the first week at an average of 11,000 steps per day.)

Finally got back up and running today. Both on work stuff and on the novel.

The Day Went Like This…

I managed to get to WMG offices and the north store around 3:30 p.m. after a full hour of e-mail stuff. Then the guys unloaded my car of the stuff I found yesterday picking and Matt and I headed out for a walk.

I managed 11,200 steps today. The 13,000 steps isn’t a physical problem, just a time problem.

Got back to the WMG offices right at 5:30 and spent until 7:30 there working on workshop stuff and sort some stuff in the store.

Then to the grocery store and home to take a ten minute nap, then cook dinner.

I got in here to do more e-mail, work on a bundle, and do reading for the challenge at 10 p.m.

Right at midnight I made myself stop and move over to my writing computer. I managed 900 words before I needed to rest my eyes, so another nap, a little television, and I was back in here a little before 2 a.m.

I got 1,400 words done before 2:45 a.m.

Short break, another 1,300 words done before 3:30 a.m.

The book was hammering forward. Wonderful fun after the crazy start.

After another short break, I had another 1,300 words done by 4:30 a.m.

Short break, another 1,300 words again (three sessions in a row), this time finishing for the night at 5:45 a.m.

Made it over 6,000 words as I needed to do.

And just went past over 100,000 words of fiction this month. (That pulp 5 speed just for fiction.)

6,200 words in 5 sessions. 

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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.  Total written so far… 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.

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The Day Breakdown

5.5 hours writing… 6,200 words
1.5 hours exercise plus normal movement… 11,200 steps
5 hours of work for workshops and e-mails and meetings and such.

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

THE CHALLENGE SO FAR…

Days over 6,000 words… 12 of 20
Days over 11,000 steps… 11 of 20
Days over 12,000 steps… 3 of 13
Days over 13,000 steps… 0 of 4
33 hours of regular job work this week. Today is week day six.

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Tracking Word Counts… July 20th, 2017
Writing in Public blog streak… Day 1,401

— Daily Fiction: 6,200 original words. Fiction month-to-date: 100,500 words  
— Nonfiction: 00 new words. Nonfiction month-to-date total: 00 words
— Blog Posts: 400 new words. Blog month-to-date word count: 9,500 words
— E-mail: 17 e-mails.  Approx. 900 original words.  E-mails month-to date: 604 e-mails. Approx. 37,200 words

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NEW FANTASY COVER SERIES BRANDING WORKSHOP

NOW OPEN. Very limited. Just two spots open.

Taught by Allyson Longueira. You get a template out of it as well as learning.

See the post below this one for details. First come, first in.

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AUGUST ONLINE WORKSHOPS

All have openings at the moment. Information at

www.wmgpublishingworkshops.com

Any questions at all, feel free to write me. And if you are confused as to which workshop to take first, we have a full curriculum posted on its own page.

Class #13… Aug 8th … Depth #3: Research
Class #14… Aug 8th … Endings
Class #15… Aug 8th … Point of View
Class #16… Aug 8th … Writing Mysteries
Class #17… Aug 8th … Speed
Class #18… Aug 8th … Teams in Fiction
Class #19… Aug 9th … Depth in Writing
Class #20… Aug 9th … How to Edit Your Own Work
Class #21… Aug 9th … Character Development
Class #22… Aug 9th … Writing Secondary Plot Lines
Class #23… Aug 9th … Advanced Depth
Class #24… Aug 9th … Writing Fantasy

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