I don't usually make New Year's Resolutions; I prefer general goal-setting. But I'm making an exception in this case, because the sleep dep situation is getting ridiculous. I'm still trying to shake the souvenir cold I brought home from England, and I'm tired (hah) of waking up exhausted.

So, for 2020, my New Year's Resolution is to get more ( Read more... )

I had meant to do some writing on the first, to start the New Year off right. Instead, I got sucked into errands and tasks, and haven't gotten unsucked yet. So it looks like the new year is carrying on true to form. ;-P ( Read more... )

I almost don't want to look....

Falling From Ground = 2458
original short fiction = 660
Total new words in August = 3118Hey, whattaya know! Soft target achieved after all. Pretty good; and with the obstreperous plotlines, computer problems, and other obstactles, actually very good indeed ( Read more... )

Falling From Ground = 3783
The Green Ring = 2318
Total new words in September = 6101

Well, whattaya know? That's quota, and then some! After what I figured out about chapter 2 of Falling From Ground, I was prepared to let myself off, and maybe go to a half-quota, 2500 or 3000 words, for the next month or two. But thanks to Green Ring, I don't ( Read more... )

Been meaning to post this for days, but fell down the rabbit-hole... including two days spent trying to name a character. Which pretty well describes how the de-bracketing on Chapter 1 is going. ;-P

Falling From Ground = 6149
original short fiction = 96
Total new words in August = 6245Now that's more like it! Having broken through several blocks ( Read more... )

Falling From Ground: 252
bakery story: 2158
Total new words in July: 2410Better ( Read more... )

And, with 4162 new words in the month of May, the Haley novel is done!

That's "done", of course. It's a novel, after all.

Technically, the writing was done by the end of the month, but the de-bracketing got done the next day. However, I'm giving myself a one-day grace period on account of getting the edit letter on my first ever professional ( Read more... )

Haley novel: 2569 ( Read more... )

old-mission stories: 59
original short fiction: 7
Haley novel: 7721
Total new words in March: 7787

Queries sent: 4Quotas achieved! And then some, on the writing. The novel has reached that endgame portion where I have a constant refrain of "must finish book, must finish book" running in the back of my head. Which is not as helpful as you might ( Read more... )

Haley novel: 6231 ( Read more... )