The Journal, Monday, 12/26

Hey Folks,

Well, probably another nonwriting day. I’ll get at least some editing done, but we’re still making adjustments due to the recent 1/3 increase in size to our family. (grin) Switching around some furniture and so on. Making everything as close to “normal” as we can for ourselves (Bryan, Mona, me) and for the kits and the pup.

Indeed, another nonwriting day. But today I had stirrings of a story within me. It (the fiction writing) will burst forth soon, maybe even before this edit is finished. The edit is a blessing in a way. In addition to providing a little more income, it also is enabling me to look forward to the next calendar year of writing fiction.

In the meantime, those of you who were dismayed at times by my numbers (which I display here to show what is possible, not as some sort of bar to be fretted over and surpassed) should be flying past me with your writing like I’m stapled to a tree. (grin) And I hope it is so.

Of Interest

A lot of good stuff at Dean’s place today:

Pulp Speed Writers (http://www.deanwesleysmith.com/pulp-speed-writers/) is a great post.

Step One of Getting Ready for a New Year (http://www.deanwesleysmith.com/step-one-of-getting-ready-for-a-new-year/).

And 12/25/16 Daily (http://www.deanwesleysmith.com/122516-daily/).

And Free Fiction Monday at Kris Rusch’s site: Disaster Relief (http://kriswrites.com/2016/12/26/free-fiction-monday-disaster-relief/)

Today’s Writing

Nothing today. Back tomorrow.

Fiction Words: XXXX
Nonfiction Words: 180 (Journal)
So total words for the day: 180

Writing of “”

Day 1…… XXXX words. Total words to date…… XXXXX

Total fiction words for the month……… 21254
Total fiction words for the year………… 700948
Total nonfiction words for the month… 12980
Total nonfiction words for the year…… 270880

Total words for the year (fiction and nonfiction)…… 971828

Edit Totals

Day 1…… 51 pages. Total to date…… 51 (+16 in the bank)
Day 2…… 26 pages. Total to date…… 77 (+7)
Day 3…… 41 pages. Total to date…… 118(+13)
Day 4…… 38 pages. Total to date…… 156 (+16)
Day 5…… 73 pages. Total to date…… 229 (+54)
Day 6…… 40 pages. Total to date…… 269 (+59)
Day 7…… 36 pages. Total to date…… 305 (+60)
Day 8…… 00 pages. Total to date…… 305 (+25)
Day 9…… 38 pages. Total to date…… 343 (+28)
Day 10… 37 pages. Total to date…… 380 (+30)
Day 11… 00 pages. Total to date…… 380 (-5)
Day 12… 87 pages. Total to date…… 467 (+47)
Day 13… 00 pages. Total to date…… 467 (+12)
Day 14… 60 pages. Total to date…… 527 (+37)