In today’s Journal
* The Novel
* Of Interest
* The Numbers
The Novel
Well, as I reported several days ago, I planned to take my time with this one. But I seem unable to do that. On days when I reined myself in, I still wrote a lot of words. And so far I have zero cuts included in that word count.
So it looks like this one could wrap as early as today, and probably no later than a few days from now. I’m hoping the characters will throw in a new twist or two. I’m very much enjoying spending time with Wes again.
Anyway, when the novel wraps, so will the offer of a free copy of the first book in the series, Rise of a Warrior. If you’d like to have a free copy of that novel in Kindle, Nook/Apple or PDF, email me at harveystanbrough@gmail.com. Please share this information with your friends and on social media. Thanks.
Talk with you again soon.
Of Interest
See “Making Better Magic Systems, Lesson 8” at https://mystorydoctor.com/making-better-magic-systems-lesson-8/.
See “Putting Together Issue #50” at https://www.deanwesleysmith.com/putting-together-issue-50/. Quite an accomplishment.
See “Procrastination for Writers” at https://killzoneblog.com/2021/05/perfect-procrastination-for-writers.html.
See “Your Final Responsibility to Your Story: Creative Stewardship” at https://www.thepassivevoice.com/your-final-responsibility-to-your-story-creative-stewardship/. Not my cuppa, but whatever works for you.
See “The Passenger: Lost German novel makes UK bestseller list 83 years on” https://www.thepassivevoice.com/the-passenger-lost-german-novel-makes-uk-bestseller-list-83-years-on/. An uplifting story.
See “The Filing Cabinet” at https://www.thepassivevoice.com/the-filing-cabinet/. Silly but interesting.
The Numbers
The Journal…………………………………… 230 words
Writing of Wes Crowley (novel, tentative title)
Day 1…… 3089 words. Total words to date…… 3089
Day 2…… 3871 words. Total words to date…… 6960
Day 3…… 5202 words. Total words to date…… 12162
Day 4…… 2900 words. Total words to date…… 15062
Day 5…… 2530 words. Total words to date…… 17592
Day 6…… 3543 words. Total words to date…… 21135
Day 7…… 3563 words. Total words to date…… 24698
Day 8…… 3961 words. Total words to date…… 28665
Day 9…… 3880 words. Total words to date…… 32545
Day 10… 4022 words. Total words to date…… 36567
Day 11… 4477 words. Total words to date…… 41044
Total fiction words for May……… 62700
Total fiction words for the year………… 433979
Total nonfiction words for May… 14410
Total nonfiction words for the year…… 99270
Total words for the year (fiction and this blog)…… 533249
Calendar Year 2021 Novels to Date…………………… 8
Calendar Year 2021 Novellas to Date……………… 1
Calendar Year 2021 Short Stories to Date… 3
Novels (since Oct 19, 2014)…………………………………… 61
Novellas (since Nov 1, 2015)………………………………… 8
Short stories (since Apr 15, 2014)………………… 217
Short story collections……………………………………………… 31
Disclaimer: In this blog, I provide advice on writing fiction. I advocate a technique called Writing Into the Dark. To be crystal clear, WITD is not “the only way” to write, nor will I ever say it is. However, as I am the only writer who advocates WITD both publicly and regularly, I will continue to do so, among myriad other topics.