I don’t have internet at work, per se, so while I wrote these workds last night, I’m posting them now. 🙂 Starting Count: 79752 Ending Count: 81424 Net Gain: +1672 Current NaNo count: 14460 Current Word YTD count: 15556 Val’s Tea Fund: $8 Starting line: Justin hesitated at Cleo’s door, hand half-raised to knock, listening …
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(metrics/nanowrimo) Day 7 – pulling teeth
Posted on November 7, 2010
Today sucked, as far as writing went. I made my daily goal, and that’s it. But I did it. Starting Count: 79403 Ending Count: 79752 Net Gain: +349 Current NaNo count: 12788 Current Word YTD count: 13884 Val’s Tea Fund: $7 Starting line: Diana walked out of the library, wondering just what she’d gotten herself …
(metrics) NaNo: Day 6; 365 Days of Writing: Day 6
Posted on November 6, 2010
Starting Count: 75831 Ending Count: 79403 Net Gain: +3572 Current NaNo count: 12429 Current Word YTD count: 13535 Val’s Tea Fund: $6 Starting line: Nikki stomped into the house, still fuming about the meeting with the Council of 9, even after a long, hard ride on Cerberus. Now I understand why Shanna said to have …
(metrics) A long day’s night….
Posted on November 4, 2010
Lots of words today. Starting Count: 68515 Ending Count: 71757 Net Gain: +3242 Current NaNo count: 4783 Current Word YTD count: 5889 Val’s Tea Fund: $4 Starting line: There was no arguing with that voice. Diana turned and carefully pulled herself up onto Malattia’s back, settling into the ornate saddle and picking up the reins. …
(metrics) Day 2 words – no NaNo, but words
Posted on November 2, 2010
Couldn’t face my NaNo today, not after Margie’s funeral. I’ll be back at it tomorrow. So today, I wrote a short for EveryPhoto instead. Not sure if I’ll keep it, but I wrote it. It’s called, simply, Answers in the Wild. Starting Count: 0 Ending Count: 1106 Current NaNo count: 1541 Current Word YTD count: …
(metrics/nano) Going strong – and still happy with the results
Posted on November 1, 2010
Eventually, I will have some cool widgets on the site here, but WordPress and I are having some differences of opinion, and I suspect I’ll have to uninstall and reinstall before I can do too much more. So for right now, we do it the old fashioned way. Starting Count: 67509 Ending Count: 68515 Net …
(metrics) First new words of NaNo
Posted on November 1, 2010
Starting Count: 66974 Ending Count: 67509 Net Gain: +535 Starting line: “Damn. This is not going to be easy.” Ending line: Of course I do. And I know that until they go to cast the final spells, I’m safe. Lucifer can’t approach me if I don’t want him to. Trust me, Diana, I can protect …
(metrics) A late night…
Posted on October 16, 2010
starting count: 70091 ending count: 71156 new words: +1065 starting line: “So we have a decision to make,” she said, summing up. “Either way, we need Sylvia’s body. Sadly, I think Kith might be right. Madness is not going to let us summon Sylvia out from her realm. She has to have some sort of …
(metrics) Word Count from Thursday
Posted on October 16, 2010
starting count: 69214 ending count: 70091 new words: +877 starting line: Cassandra looks, hoping for more information, but the sudden brightness temporarily blinds her. ending line: “So we have a decision to make,” she said, summing up. “Either way, we need Sylvia’s body. darling: The liquid fizzed on her tongue and burned its way down …
(metrics) A good day on Last Rites
Posted on October 9, 2010
Starting Count: 66279 Ending Count: 69214 Net Gain: +2935 Starting line: “Because there needs to be,” Teraisa said simply. “Remember, this didn’t start this spring. This is simply the continuation of what happened twenty four years ago. I don’t ask the Spirits why these things happen – that’s not my concern. If you want to …