Hey Folks,
Well, I spoke too soon. (grin) Yesterday I thought I saw the end of the WIP and figured I’d get there today.
Maybe I will, and maybe I won’t. I’m still certain it’s near. But as I cycled back over what I wrote yesterday, I cut about 2000 words. I also created a cover for this one, so that’s done early. That’s it on the left.
This wasn’t conscious-mind stuff.
This was my characters (one good guy and one very bad guy) stopping dead still on the stage, staring out at me, and saying, “Uh… no.”
So I started in again. Now I’m back to letting the characters lead me through. It’s only right. After all, they’re the ones living the story.
It’ll get there later today. Or tomorrow. Or maybe the next day.
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As it turned out, it’ll be tomorrow. Novel number 30. (grin)
I got one good session this morning, and then three good sessions this afternoon.
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One of the items in today’s “Of Interest” section reminded me, I posted several blog posts on Microsoft Word for Writer over on the big blog awhile back. They might be a bit dated, but most of the information is still valid. See “Microsoft Word for Writers” at http://harveystanbrough.com/microsoft-word-for-writers/.
Back tomorrow.
Of Interest
See “How to Develop Buyer Personas Using Facebook Insights” at http://www.thepassivevoice.com/2018/03/how-to-develop-buyer-personas-using-facebook-insights/.
Also from The Passive Voice, see “The Basics of Using Styles in MS Word” at http://www.thepassivevoice.com/2018/03/the-basics-of-using-styles-in-ms-word/.
Fiction Words: 4152
Nonfiction Words: 240 (Journal)
So total words for the day: 4392
Writing of Stern Talbot, PI—The Early Years: The Case of the Sliced-Up Secretary
Day 1…… 3207 words. Total words to date…… 3207
Day 2…… 3079 words. Total words to date…… 6286
Day 3…… 3870 words. Total words to date…… 10156
Day 4…… 2481 words. Total words to date…… 12637
Day 5…… 3164 words. Total words to date…… 15801
Day 6…… 3140 words. Total words to date…… 18941
Day 7…… 1145 words. Total words to date…… 20086
Day 8…… 1656 words. Total words to date…… 21742
Day 9…… 2544 words. Total words to date…… 24286
Day 10… 1648 words. Total words to date…… 25934
Day 11… 2781 words. Total words to date…… 28715
Day 12… 3322 words. Total words to date…… 32037
Day 13… 4152 words. Total words to date…… 36189
Writing of Novel 1, New Thriller Series
Day 1…… 1339 words. Total words to date…… 1339
Total fiction words for the month……… 57991
Total fiction words for the year………… 109296
Total nonfiction words for the month… 13040
Total nonfiction words for the year…… 32370
Total words for the year (fiction and this blog)…… 149686
Calendar Year 2018 Novels to Date………………………… 2
Calenday Year 2018 Novellas to Date…………………… 0
Calendar Year 2018 Short Stories to Date……… 0
Novels (since Oct 19, 2014)………………………………………… 29
Novellas (since Nov 1, 2015)……………………………………… 4
Short stories (since Apr 15, 2014)……………………………… 182