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    Chapter Seven: Writing a Novel in Five Days While Traveling

    WRITING A NOVEL IN FIVE DAYS WHILE TRAVELING… CHAPTER SEVEN… Fifth and final day of writing on the novel and it turned out fine. Yup, got the book finished. Go figure. I’ll explain more below. I ended up with 9,500 words today including the 1,600 I did after I finished yesterday’s chapter here. Book came in at 37,100 words. But I might need to flush out the ending because I figured out the end, was tired and did a lot of “and then this happened…” And actually, all the novels in this series have run from 36,000 words to 43,000 words, so this is spot on for length for the series. However,…

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    Chapter Six: Writing a Novel in Five Days While Traveling

    WRITING A NOVEL IN FIVE DAYS WHILE TRAVELING… CHAPTER SIX… Fourth day of writing on the novel and it turned out fine, but I didn’t make up any ground. But I had a great day both writing and on the vacation part. I ended up with 8,200 words, but had been hoping for a few thousand more. I might still get some more in, but I’ll add them onto tomorrow if I do since it’s 4 a.m. Detailing Out the Day… Once again I made it out of bed by noon and by 1 p.m. I had showered, gotten dressed, and was headed for lunch with the guys in the buffet. Yes, we…