starting count: 67012 ending count: 67938 new words: +926 starting line: “If you’d let him come with us, he wouldn’t have had that chance, because we’d have gotten him under these protections before Madness sunk her claws back into him,” Nikki retorted. “He wanted to come back to us!” ending line: “Because there needs to …
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(metrics) It’s done, it’s done!
Posted on October 3, 2010
Starting Count: 1700 Ending Count: 5068 Net Gain: +3368 Starting line: “We can’t go until we know,” Iris told her, pulling up the hood of her own cloak. “All we have right now is supposition, and one geist. If we go back now, we’ll be laughed out of existence. Besides, what’s to prevent Marcum from …
(metrics) The Price of Pain
Posted on September 12, 2010
Starting Count: 0 Ending Count: 923 Net Gain: +923 Starting line: “Something is not right here.” Ending line: She screamed both verbally and psychically, hoping the echoes would wake her partner. Darling: Iris sighed. “Then we can’t leave,” she said, and turned. “Lovely. I can’t wait to spend a night with all the madmen screaming …
(metrics) Saturday explosions
Posted on August 15, 2010
I wasn’t going to write on Saturday; not on Last Rites, anyways. Then hubby and I went and saw The Expendables, and wow. I needed to get some action scenes in. 🙂 So I wrote. Starting Count: 60712 Ending Count: 62632 Net Gain: + 1920 Starting line: Thom swallowed hard and looked back at the …
(metrics) We hit 60k!!!
Posted on August 12, 2010
Starting Count: 58223 Ending Count: 60712 Net Gain: + 2489 Starting line: The tall black nurse stepped into the room, her flawless face concerned, her dark eyes shadowed until she saw him turn. Ending line: “Because I can’t help you,” she said, and then the golden glows faded, and both she and Caran vanished. Darling: …
Sunday Metrics
Posted on August 8, 2010
I’m trying to write everyday, starting today, like I said in my interview. It’s really the only way to get stuff done. Even if it means giving up sleep to do so. Metrics from today: Starting Count: 56934 Ending Count: 58223 Net Gain: + 1289 Starting line: The background was another perfect New England fall …
Metrics for tonight – done with Chapter 12!
Posted on July 28, 2010
And since I need to figure out who to start with tomorrow, I’m going to go and veg in the tub for a little bit. I’ll be back at the computer by 8 am tomorrow though. I have a LOT of writing to do in the next 4 days! starting count: 44901 ending count: 45836 …
Belated Metrics – from Saturday
Posted on July 28, 2010
yeah, Saturday. Sorry! starting count: 41493 ending count: 44901 new words: + 3408 starting line: “Did you see?” Chrys demanded, and when Father Michael nodded, she continued, “Good. Then you go and get Alex.” She turned to Thom. “And you, my fine Horseman, take your Horse and get the Dead.” ending line: She could See …
Busy, busy – but I can update from work on my breaks!
Posted on July 27, 2010
Wasn’t sure the day job’s firewall would let me into WordPress, but yay, it does! I hope you guys enjoyed the first episode – I know, there’s an issue with bells about 2 minutes in – tomorrow morning, I hope to be able to pull it out of the feed, fix it and drop it …
Metrics for Last Rites
Posted on July 15, 2010
starting count: 37299 ending count: 39189 new words: +1890 starting line: “Better,” the Spirit said. ending line: “Like this.” Nikki whistled, a harsh sound that punctured the spell. It collapsed around them, a soap bubble of Power that sank into the marble floor of the foyer, leaving only Alex, Nikki and the distortion spell that …