The Journal, Saturday, December 8

Hey Folks,

Not a lot to report today. My son visited and left yesterday to attend a funeral in NM, and today my two sisters-in-law will arrive shortly for a visit.

I wrote for awhile this morning.As has been the case throughout this very twisted mystery/police procedural novel, I did a lot of cycling and added some new words.

It wasn’t a great day, but good enough considering it’s a Saturday. I also feel as if I’m approaching the end game of this one and maybe dragging my feet a little.

Talk with you again soon.

Of Interest

See “How To Make Your Novel Seem Real” at https://killzoneblog.com/2018/12/how-to-make-your-novel-seem-real.html.

See “December Workshops Starting” at https://www.deanwesleysmith.com/december-workshops-starting/. Much more than just the workshops.

Fiction Words: 1789
Nonfiction Words: 130 (Journal)
So total words for the day: 1919

Writing of Dread (novel, tentative title)

Day 10… 2798 words. Total words to date…… 30745
Day 11… 1738 words. Total words to date…… 32483
Day 12… 1054 words. Total words to date…… 33537
Day 13… 1411 words. Total words to date…… 34948
Day 14… 1056 words. Total words to date…… 36004
Day 15… 2160 words. Total words to date…… 38164
Day 16… 3684 words. Total words to date…… 41848
Day 17… 3558 words. Total words to date…… 45406
Day 18… 1826 words. Total words to date…… 47232
Day 19… 1789 words. Total words to date…… 49021

Total fiction words for the month……… 15484
Total fiction words for the year………… 474167
Total nonfiction words for the month… 4420
Total nonfiction words for the year…… 176106
Total words for the year (fiction and this blog)…… 650023

Calendar Year 2018 Novels to Date………………………… 9
Calenday Year 2018 Novellas to Date…………………… 3
Calendar Year 2018 Short Stories to Date……… 11
Novels (since Oct 19, 2014)………………………………………… 35
Novellas (since Nov 1, 2015)……………………………………… 7
Short stories (since Apr 15, 2014)……………………… 193
Short story collections…………………………………………………… 31

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