Hey Folks,
Oof. Rough night. The moon was big outside I guess, seeping through and around the venetian blinds that cover all our windows.
So the ladies (our two cats) played tag all night.
Most often the tag consisted of the tagger pouncing unnannounced and landing on the taggee as if dropped from six feet up. And most often it occurred right next to my midsection.
When I am jarred awake, I usually can’t get back to sleep for an hour or so, and last night was no different. So I think I got maybe 4 hours of sleep last night, but maybe not.
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Looks like I’ll actually finish this first novel within the 15 days allotted, despite my lackluster perfomance recently. (grin) One or two more good days of writing and it should be finished.
I haven’t reached the end game quite yet, but I can feel it coming. So we’ll see.
Took what turned out to be a long break at a little after 10 and talked with a writer friend for about an hour and a half. Great discussion, and not only because he did not think one of my recent novels sucked canal water from all 50 states. (grin)
One epiphany came from that talk: I’m always right until I find out I’m not. (grin) Keep learning, folks.
So at noon, with about 2400 words on the day thus far, back to the novel.
Looks like I’ll finish my WIP tomorrow. (grin)
Talk with you again tomorrow.
Of Interest
Wow. See “Mystery Elements and Sass Are the New Black – First Page Critique-The Dangerous Dame” at https://killzoneblog.com/2019/01/first-page-critique-the-dangerous-dame.html. If you enjoy or write noir or PI or police stuff, you’ll love this, and the advice is spot on.
See “Business Musings: Audio (Planning For 2019 Part 4)” at https://kriswrites.com/2019/01/16/business-musings-audio-planning-for-2019-part-4/.
See “Make 100 Short Story Paperbacks Launched” at https://www.deanwesleysmith.com/make-100-short-story-paperbacks-launched/. Think of all he does for us and consider supporting this Kick Starter.
See “My Violent Friend: Growing Up With The Psychopath Next Door” at https://crimereads.com/my-violent-friend-growing-up-with-the-psychopath-next-door/.
See “John McPhee: Seven Ways of Looking at a Writer” at https://lithub.com/john-mcphee-seven-ways-of-looking-at-a-writer/. A lot of gems here, though you might have to dig a bit.
See “Wall Street Journal Comments” at http://www.thepassivevoice.com/wall-street-journal-comments/.
See “Tor Books: “Golden Age Is Now” at http://www.thepassivevoice.com/https-www-shelf-awareness-com-dedicatedshelf-2019-01-17-tor_books_golden_age_is_now_-html/.
Finally, see “‘They Own the System’: Amazon Rewrites Book Industry by Marching into Publishing” at http://www.thepassivevoice.com/they-own-the-system-amazon-rewrites-book-industry-by-marching-into-publishing/.
Fiction Words: 4105
Nonfiction Words: 380 (Journal)
So total words for the day: 4485
Writing of The Case of the Mourning Widow (novel)
Day 1…… 2784 words. Total words to date…… 2784
Day 2…… 3250 words. Total words to date…… 6034
Day 3…… 2507 words. Total words to date…… 8521
Day 4…… 1049 words. Total words to date…… 9570
Day 5…… 2459 words. Total words to date…… 12029
Day 6…… 2723 words. Total words to date…… 14752
Day 7…… 1355 words. Total words to date…… 16107
Day 8…… 3151 words. Total words to date…… 19258
Day 9…… 2803 words. Total words to date…… 22061
Day 10… 3070 words. Total words to date…… 25131
Day 11… 4460 words. Total words to date…… 29591
Day 12… 4105 words. Total words to date…… 33696
Total fiction words for the month……… 35344
Total fiction words for the year………… 35344
Total nonfiction words for the month… 14380
Total nonfiction words for the year…… 14380
Total words for the year (fiction and this blog)…… 49724
Calendar Year 2019 Novels to Date………………………… X
Calenday Year 2019 Novellas to Date…………………… X
Calendar Year 2019 Short Stories to Date……… X
Novels (since Oct 19, 2014)………………………………………… 37
Novellas (since Nov 1, 2015)……………………………………… 7
Short stories (since Apr 15, 2014)……………………… 193
Short story collections…………………………………………………… 31