Novel Two: Day Five
Still Another Rest Day…
(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.)
The Day Went Like This…
I made it to a WMG meeting a little late after two in the afternoon. Three hours later at 5 p.m. I was headed out of town to Salem.
I had to shut the old brain down and just do something different, so I went picking. Found some fun stuff. About 50 salt and pepper shakers of different sorts for the grand total of $5.67. That was for all fifty or so. We will sell them for $3 to $6 each depending. A nice find.
I didn’t get back into town until almost eleven after doing some basic shopping. I took a nap, and then did e-mail for a while, finally getting to the writing at 1 a.m.
I only did 3,100 words in three sessions and then a ton more e-mail. And I did not even try to get my 12,000 steps.
But I feel rested now and ready to roll. I should be able to finish this thing on Friday or Saturday and get on to book #3, which I have no idea what that might be. I’ll figure that out when I start typing or maybe find another piece of art or maybe do the other Mary Jo Assassin story. The one I am working on is very, very twisted.
3,100 words in 3 sessions.
—————
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)
————–
Challenge Novel #2
———-
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.
———–
The Day Breakdown
3 hours writing… 3,100 words
0 hours exercise plus normal movement… 5,100 steps
5 hours of work for workshops and meetings and e-mails and such.
The rest television, cooking dinner, picking and driving, and so on. Plus 8 hours of sleep. One 10 minute naps.
THE CHALLENGE SO FAR…
Days over 6,000 words… 8 of 12
Days over 11,000 steps… 10 of 12
Days over 12,000 steps… 3 of 5
31 hours of regular job work this week
—————
Tracking Word Counts… July 12th, 2017
Writing in Public blog streak… Day 1,393
— Daily Fiction: 3,100 original words. Fiction month-to-date: 62,800 words
— Nonfiction: 00 new words. Nonfiction month-to-date total: 00 words
— Blog Posts: 400 new words. Blog month-to-date word count: 5,600 words
— E-mail: 27 e-mails. Approx. 1,200 original words. E-mails month-to date: 375 e-mails. Approx. 23,700 words
——————-
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
————-
You can support this ongoing blog at Patreon on a monthly basis. Not per post. Just click on the Patreon image. Thanks for your support.
