Hey Folks,
Okay, a lot of stuff in “Of Interest” today re crime novels and thrillers and Amazon and other things. Crime Writer Sue Coletta is an excellent resource.
First some admin stuff…
Happy birthday to my eldest daughter, Audrey. Today is her 44th.
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Finally to the Hovel at around 8:30, where I realized during a few games of solitaire that I didn’t have my water or my flash drive or my cell phone.
Back to the house, then back to the Hovel around 9:30 to begin finishing the story from yesterday.
A little over 1200 words in the first session, then up to the house to check on the babies.
I figured I would finish the story I started yesterday in maybe an hour this morning. The protagonist had other ideas.
She kept getting more and more interesting, and every time I thought I’d caught up with her she’d duck around another corner.
The story finally wrapped at around 5100 words (I thought it would wrap at around 3000). Then I took another break at the house, then went back to the Hovel and wrote another intermission. So I’ve almost caught up with myself (grin).
See you soon.
Of Interest
See “The Terrifying World of Serial Killers” at https://www.suecoletta.com/the-terrifying-world-of-serial-killers/.
For the 7 phases of a serial killing, see “The Serial Killer”) at https://www.suecoletta.com/the-serial-killer/.
For the various kinds of serial killers, see “The Terrifying World of Serial Killers” at https://www.suecoletta.com/the-terrifying-world-of-serial-killers/.
See “What Is a Traditional Mystery?” (by the legendary Otto Penzler) at http://crimereads.com/what-is-a-traditional-mystery/.
See “The Dominance of Amazon…” at http://www.thepassivevoice.com/the-dominance-of-amazon-needs-to-be-addressed-but-it-is-far-more-attributable-to-natural-circumstances-than-it-is-anybodys-fault/.
See “Talking About Lifetime Subscriptions” at https://www.deanwesleysmith.com/talking-about-lifetime-subscriptions/.
Fiction Words: 3117
Nonfiction Words: 400 (Journal)
So total words for the day: 3517
Writing of Two Old Gringos Waiting for a Train
Brought forward………………………………………………………………… 23877
Day 10… 1108 words. Total words to date…… 24985
Day 11… 6073 words. Total words to date…… 31058
Day 12… 3857 words. Total words to date…… 34915
Day 13… 3767 words. Total words to date…… 38682
Day 14… 3338 words. Total words to date…… 42020
Day 15… 2817 words. Total words to date…… 44837
Day 16… 3117 words. Total words to date…… 47954
Total fiction words for the month……… 22969
Total fiction words for the year………… 184255
Total nonfiction words for the month… 2230
Total nonfiction words for the year…… 51700
Total words for the year (fiction and this blog)…… 235685
Calendar Year 2018 Novels to Date………………………… 3
Calenday Year 2018 Novellas to Date…………………… 1
Calendar Year 2018 Short Stories to Date……… 0
Novels (since Oct 19, 2014)………………………………………… 30
Novellas (since Nov 1, 2015)……………………………………… 5
Short stories (since Apr 15, 2014)……………………………… 182