Story Twenty-Six
DAY TWENTY-SIX…
As I said last night, on my wall here in the office is a breakdown of the Smith’s Monthly issues I am working on. Ten issues ahead. I have started to put some of that on the widget to the side of the posts, and will update all that in a week.
Patreon folks and subscribers, you will be getting ten issues over the next five months as I get caught up. (grin)
For three years I tried to start off most issues with a Poker Boy story, but have only written one and have two others. So for the ten issues on the board that will come out as quickly as I can write novels between now and September, I have decided to start each issue with a different series.
The Marble Grant series. So for the second time in two days, I knew which series I wanted to write in. This will be the 8th Marble Grant story.
And tonight I started with a first line that popped into my head as I sat down. Forgot all about the title until I was done. Not normal for me.
So once again I got started around 2:30 in the morning.
And I went on a white-hot tear. I wrote 1,200 words in 30 minutes. That is light-speed for me.
Took a break to rest my poor hands, then did another 1,100 words by 4:00 a.m.
Another break, then another 800 words in thirty minutes, one more break and made it to the end at 4,000 words by 5:15 a.m.
Wow is writing this Marble Grant character fun. This story was about her team solving a really major case.
Wow, 26 short stories I flat didn’t have 26 days ago. This is far too much fun.
And I only have four people total signed up on the challenge I offered a week or so ago. Two for May, two for June. Jump in, the water is fine. (grin)
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MAJOR WRITING BUNDLE
One more time…
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
(Plus six 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 26th, 2017
3 miles. No running.
Weight 194. (Goal 170)
Month to date distance: 89 miles
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Tracking Word Counts… April 26th, 2017
Totals For Year 4, Month 9, Day 26 (Year started August)
Writing in Public blog streak… Day 1,315
— Daily Fiction: 4,000 original words. Fiction month-to-date: 66,900 words
— Nonfiction: 00 new words. Nonfiction month-to-date total: 1,000 words
— Blog Posts: 500 new words. Blog month-to-date word count: 21,200 words
— E-mail: 18 e-mails. Approx. 1,100 original words. E-mails month-to date: 686 e-mails. Approx. 43,800 words
— Short Fiction Goal: 120 stories (July 1st to June 30th). Stories to date: 34 stories.
— Novel Goal: 12 Novels. Novels finished to date: 5 novels.
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