Still Working on My Novel

Current status: taking a break until the new year!

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  • January’s Prompt

    As I said in my first post of the year, my goal is to write one short story a month. For the sake of a guideline, I am going to use the following reason to set a length for my short stories. The Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America specifies word lengths for each Continue reading

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  • 2014 is Over!

    I haven’t posted since March…. And I haven’t written creatively for a long while now. Life has been very busy this year. What have I been up to? I moved! All the way from Hawaii to Pennsylvania. It was a long process, and to be honest, I still feel like we’re settling in at our Continue reading

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  • I’ve Not Been a Writin’

    ACK! It has been almost three months since I’ve posted on my blog… but what’s worse is that in that time I have not even looked at my novel. I can only blame myself of course. I could provide excuses but I won’t. Instead, it’s time to buckle down and get with it. A new Continue reading

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  • What have I been doing?

    It has been a long time since I have written about my novel progress. And you may be wondering, what have I been up to? I am wondering the same thing myself. After the last time I worked on my draft, which I admit was sometime in September, I took a break to do some Continue reading

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  • Achievement Unlocked!

    Current word count: 28,690 I did it! I met my weekend challenge. I should be honest to about it. I did all of that yesterday, which tells me I should not have a problem getting back on track this week. My goal for this week: be at 34,000 words by Thursday August 29th at midnight. Continue reading

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  • Challenge Accepted

    Current word count 23,596 What I should be at according to my schedule 30,000 So, I am behind. I have been kind of lazy when it comes to working on my writing these past two weeks, but I want to get myself back on track so that by Thursday August 29, I want to have Continue reading

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  • Tech Problems

    I did it! I meet my weekly writing goal. My current word count is roughly 21,500. I also did the math, and to be finished with a first draft of 100,000 words, I need to write close to 3700 words a week. So, next week, I am going to aim for a bit more progress. Continue reading

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  • Chapter Break Down

    Well… I didn’t reach my goal this past week. I wanted to reach 19978 words, and I only made it to 18,435. However, even though I didn’t get quite as much done as I was hoping, I did find myself at the desk more with my draft and notes actually trying to work on it. Continue reading

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  • The Absent Muse

    My story is making slow progress lately, mostly because I’m guilty. So guilty! I keep telling myself that I will sit down and write when I feel like it or when the mood strikes me. Well, guess what!? There is no waiting muse and no mood that miraculously leads to being more creative, productive, or Continue reading

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  • Stick to the Plan

    This week I’ve made some progress on my novel, and as I’ve been working this week, the biggest obstacle I’ve encountered is another idea bouncing around in my head. Ever since I picked up my old draft a little over a month ago, I’ve had several other ideas. Some of them are for short stories Continue reading

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