The Journal, Sunday, 5/28

Hey Folks,

Well, today or tomorrow I should finish my WIP. This will be my 25th novel (plus 3 novellas). My son’s still visiting at least part of today, so that and other things will decide whether I finish today.

Reflecting

Reflecting back on May, I kind of wish I’d been able to have the writing days (10) all in a row. I could easily have gotten ahead on my goal of writing 15 novels on the year.

With the practice writing and pacing I’ll get during June, I suspect maybe I’ll pull ahead of my novel goal in July and maybe exceed it for the year. Plus June should put me over 200 short stories, so kind of another milestone.

If so, and with the usually productive months of August through November yet to go, 2017 is stacking up to be a banner year for me from a productivity standpoint.

No big rush on finishing this one now, as I mentioned a day or two ago. But I’ll be sad to see it go. That’s one more reason I’m excited that I think this WIP will be the “source” story for a series and recurring characters.

All writing is practice, but this series will also enable me to practice what I learned awhile back about teams in fiction (NCIS is the big example Dean uses).

Then in June (Thursday) I’ll begin writing one new short story every day and posting the scenes “live” as I finish them over at my Writing in Public page (https://www.facebook.com/HarveyStanbroughWritingInPublic/). I’m hyper excited about that, if you couldn’t tell.

And yes, this is in addition to writing a novel for the month of June. (grin) What wonderful fun!

Today, and Writing

Rolled out way late at 4:30-ish. It’s now 6:30 and I’m just finishing up email, FB, etc.

8 a.m., heading for the grocery soon. Then the rest of the day, whatever it will be.

Well, had a nice breakfast “out” with my son, then the store, then home. Doing no writing today. Hope you all have a sober (somber) and thoughtful Memorial Day.

Back tomorrow to finish the novel.

Of Interest

Not specifically (but maybe peripherally, up to you) about writing, see Dean’s post at http://www.deanwesleysmith.com/and-then-there-were-four/.

Fiction Words: XXXX
Nonfiction Words: 360 (Journal)
So total words for the day: 360

Writing of A Fresh Kill (tentative title, novel)

Day 1…… 2751 words. Total words to date…… 2751
Day 2…… 2986 words. Total words to date…… 5737
Day 3…… 2961 words. Total words to date…… 8698
Day 4…… 2612 words. Total words to date…… 11310
Day 5…… 2205 words. Total words to date…… 13515
Day 6…… 3739 words. Total words to date…… 17254
Day 7…… 2988 words. Total words to date…… 20242
Day 8…… 3239 words. Total words to date…… 23481
Day 9…… 3338 words. Total words to date…… 26819
Day 10… XXXX words. Total words to date…… XXXXX

Total fiction words for the month……… 42233
Total fiction words for the year………… 289827
Total nonfiction words for the month… 13450
Total nonfiction words for the year…… 88140

Total words for the year (fiction and this blog)…… 377967

The Daily Journal blog streak……………………………………… 550 days
Calendar Year 2017 Novel Goal (15 novels)………………… 4 novels
Novels (since Oct 19, 2014)………………………………………… 24
Novellas (since Nov 1, 2015)……………………………………… 3
Short stories (since Apr 15, 2014)……………………………… 167