Story Twenty-Eight
DAY TWENTY-EIGHT…
Tonight I finished the 10th Marble Grant story. I came up with Marble Grant in story #9, “Blind Date” which was her origin story, the story she gets killed in.
Then I wrote the origin story of her partner and lover, Sims, another female ghost agent. That was in the story “That Old Tingling.”
Tonight, after a late start and being tired, Marble Grant finally dealt with a serious issue in her 10th story. 3,100 words in three sessions. Story is titled “Lost Time.”
Now I have one Marble Grant story for the next ten issues of Smith’s Monthly. A character no one but Kris has read and that didn’t exist before this challenge. What great fun discovering that character.
Patreon supporters and subscribers will start getting to read her stories in about a month, as soon as I get that partial novel finished.
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Challenges…
Two of them now. Both I will be your first reader.
30 short story challenge is starting either on May 2nd or June 1st. Your choice. Write 30 short stories in 30 days or 60 days. I have exactly five people signed up to try it. Two in May, three in June. Room for a few more crazy writers who want to get some stories done (as I am just finishing). Information, cost, and rules at https://deanwesleysmith.com/i-opened-my-mouth-so-here-is-how-it-could-work/
Novel a Month for three months challenge is starting June 1st. Someone mentioned math. The minimum length for the three books is 30,000 words, so even if you didn’t get a half-book head start in May, you would have to write minimum only 90,000 words in three months, about 1,000 words per day, or about an hour for most. But it will get you three done in three months. I will limit this to four or five at the most, so don’t delay if interested. Information at https://deanwesleysmith.com/a-novel-challenge/
Again, I will be your first reader on both challenges. And both have bail-out points.
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MAJOR WRITING BUNDLE
As I have said before, not at all sure why anyone who wants to be a writer doesn’t grab this bundle. Amazing stuff for only $15 or $20 bucks. And AbleGamers is the charity on this bundle, which is one of the best causes I have ever seen.
Authors in this are Mary Buckham, Tonya D. Price, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Lawrence Block, me, Maggie McVay Lynch, Leah Cutter, Chuck Heintzelman, and Joanna Penn. Plus a $50 lecture from WMG, a discount to get Jutoh, and a discount to all the stuff at a Writer’s Cafe.
You can get it all for $15.00 or $20.00 and give some to AbleGamers. If you are serious about learning your craft and business of writing, this is about as cheap as it comes, folks.
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Here are the Covers and Stories for the April challenge.
STORIES FROM APRIL
Story #1… April 1… Not Easy to Kill the Light Next Door… 1,700 words
Story #2… April 2… A Reason to Play a Hunch… 3,200 words
Story #3… April 3… A Deal at the End of Time… 3,000 words
Story #4… April 4… A Nice Place for Murder… 3,400 words
Story #5… April 5… The Five Roads Tavern and Eatery …3,200 words
Story #6… April 6… The Last Short Putt of a Fearful Man …2,200 words
Story #7… April 7… The Wait …1,200 words
Story #8… April 8… Through the For Sale Sign …2,500 words
Story #9… April 9… Blind Date …4,100 words
Story #10… April 10… Keep Hoping for a New Tomorrow …1,700 words
Story #11… April 11… That Old Tingling …3,200 words
Story #12… April 12… The Last Man …2,500 words
Story #13… April 13… Smile …2,700 words
Story #14… April 14… Always a Way …4,000 words
Story #15… April 15… A No-Win Hand …1,800 words
Story #16… April 16… Habit …2,000 words
Story #17… April 17… A Thief of Regrets …4,600 words
Story #18… April 18… In the Dream of Many Bodies …1,400 words
Story #19… April 19… Wings Out …2,200 words
Story #20… April 20… Delightfully Dizzy …1,700 words
Story #21… April 21… An Immortality of Sorts …2,300 words
Story #22… April 22… Tombstone Canyon …2,600 words
Story #23… April 23… Hidden Canyon …4,300 words
Story #24… April 24… A Lady in Heat …2,400 words
Story #25… April 25… A Look at His Heart …3,900 words
Story #26… April 26… Black Coffee …4,000 words
Story #27… April 27… A Missing Sister Dream …2,600 words
Story #28… April 28… Lost Time …3,100 words
(Plus seven novel starts so far…)
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May ONLINE Workshops
All May online workshops are available and have openings.
ALL MAY WORKSHOPS ARE STARTING NEXT WEEK!!
ALSO, the workshop schedule through August is now posted. You can sign up ahead for any workshop you want through August.
So for information on how to sign up, go to…
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 #41… May 2nd … Author Voice
Class #42… May 2nd … Business
Class #43… May 2nd … Endings
Class #44… May 2nd … Writing Fiction Sales Copy
Class #45… May 2nd … Writing and Selling Short Stories
Class #46… May 3rd … Depth in Writing
Class #47… May 3rd … Advanced Character and Dialog
Class #48… May 3rd … Cliffhangers
Class #49… May 3rd … How To Edit Your Own Work (new)
Class #50… May 3rd … Plotting with Depth
HOW TO EDIT YOUR OWN WORK IS AVAILABLE STARTING IN MAY
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Tracking Running… April 28th, 2017
3 miles. No running.
Weight 194. (Goal 170)
Month to date distance: 96 miles
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Tracking Word Counts… April 28th, 2017
Totals For Year 4, Month 9, Day 28 (Year started August)
Writing in Public blog streak… Day 1,317
— Daily Fiction: 3,100 original words. Fiction month-to-date: 72,600 words
— Nonfiction: 00 new words. Nonfiction month-to-date total: 1,000 words
— Blog Posts: 500 new words. Blog month-to-date word count: 23,200 words
— E-mail: 13 e-mails. Approx. 900 original words. E-mails month-to date: 716 e-mails. Approx. 45,800 words
— Short Fiction Goal: 120 stories (July 1st to June 30th). Stories to date: 36 stories.
— Novel Goal: 12 Novels. Novels finished to date: 5 novels.
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