The Journal, Friday, 7/21

Hey Folks,

Nothing much to talk about today. I should be back in a day or two with a topic or three.

Oh, I do have a book in a new bundle. The Dystopia Bundle at BundleRabbit. You can get 11 great stories (so the curator says) for only $3.99. A good value no matter how you cut it.

For details, please check https://bundlerabbit.com/b/alpha-one/. Here’s a picture:

Today, and Writing

Got out to the Hovel a little later than I did yesterday. That, combined with a strange necessity to do very little, slowed the pace of my writing and today’s output.

The novel continues to move at a pace it has chosen, and seems loathe to be speeded along. I had hoped to finish it before my wife and I take vacation (Monday), but apparently it will be a working vacation for me. If you can call this work.

Back tomorrow.

Of Interest

If you ever feel time crunched, read the comments on Dean’s Novel Three: Day Three at http://www.deanwesleysmith.com/novel-three-day-three/#comments. He outlines a quick way to get a handle on it.

Fiction Words: 2543
Nonfiction Words: 150 (Journal)
So total words for the day: 2693

Writing of Graham’s Road (tentative title, novel or novella)

Words brought forward…… 1070
Day 1…… 3012 words. Total words to date…… 4082
Day 2…… 2675 words. Total words to date…… 6757
Day 3…… 2181 words. Total words to date…… 8938
Day 4…… 4913 words. Total words to date…… 13851
Day 5…… 2543 words. Total words to date…… 16394

Total fiction words for the month……… 20212
Total fiction words for the year………… 358169
Total nonfiction words for the month… 8660
Total nonfiction words for the year…… 116490
Total words for the year (fiction and this blog)…… 474659

The Daily Journal blog streak……………………………………… 603 days
Calendar Year 2017 Novel Goal (15 novels or novellas)………………… 7 novels or novellas
Novels (since Oct 19, 2014)………………………………………… 25
Novellas (since Nov 1, 2015)……………………………………… 4
Short stories (since Apr 15, 2014)……………………………… 179