In today’s Journal
* Quote of the Day
* Reminder
* Yesterday
* Of Interest
* The Numbers
Quote of the Day
“These types of challenges open other doors and opportunities. Stories that would’ve never been written if it wasn’t for the challenge.” Christopher Ridge on The Bradbury Challenge
Reminder
Everybody who is still in the Bradbury Challenge send me your story info tonight by midnight AZ time. Or before the Journal goes live tomorrow morning.
If you want to jump in, there’s never a better time than the present. Just send your story title, word count, and genre (if you want) to harveystanbrough@gmail.com.
Like any challenge I offer here at the Journal, there is no cost. It’s a great way to jumpstart your writing. Reporting your progress here is a way to have fun with your writing and let others know about your progress.
Reporting your numbers to other writers can help encourage them and yourself to keep writing. It’s why I post my new numbers each day in the last section of the Journal.
Yesterday
After a few long posts in a row, you will find today’s refreshingly short. I didn’t work on the Journal for today at all yesterday.
But I had a good day on the novel. It took off, the character threw me a few new surprises, and I was able to reclaim some of the ground I lost on days when I did not meet my goal.
I’ll talk with you again soon.
Of Interest
The Numbers
The Journal……………………………… 250
Writing of Blackwell Ops 17:
Day 1…… 4204 words. To date…… 4204
Day 2…… 4284 words. To date…… 8488
Day 3…… 3355 words. To date…… 11843
Day 4…… 1623 words. To date…… 13466
Day 5…… 1284 words. To date…… 14750
Day 6…… 4065 words. To date…… 18815
Day 7…… 4083 words. To date…… 22898
Day 8…… 3903 words. To date…… 26801
Day 9…… 5226 words. To date…… 32027
Fiction for January……………………. 20184
Fiction for 2024…………………………. 20184
Fiction since October 1…………… 323241
Nonfiction for January……………… 6750
Nonfiction for 2024…………………… 6750
2024 consumable words…………… 26934
2024 Novels to Date……………………… 0
2024 Novellas to Date…………………… 0
2024 Short Stories to Date……………… 0
Novels (since Oct 19, 2014)…………… 82
Novellas (since Nov 1, 2015)…………… 9
Short stories (since Apr 15, 2014)…… 238
Short story collections…………………… 31
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