Hi Folks,
I’m kind’a hoping today will be the last day on this novel. We’ll see. If it isn’t today, it will be tomorrow. You know, barring fire, flood, etc. Unless I’m able to get my laptop out.
For one thing, I’d like very much to have it out in time for Christmas shoppers. I also hope to have a boxed set out by then, and at least one of my distributors (D2D) wants items turned in by December 14th to be sure they’re “live” by Christmas.
Of course, once it’s published it’s “out there” forever if you want it to be. And I do. Still, I’d rather the sales would start sooner than later.
The Day
Rolled out just after 4 this morning. Guess I needed some sleep. Not a lot else to say about the day. I wrote, moved this here, that there, wrote some more, walked around the yard for 15-20 minutes, wrote some more, grabbed some chips. You know. Normal stuff.
Today’s Writing
Wow. I mean, wow. When I sat down this morning I wasn’t certain whether I’d finish today or tomorrow. I had left myself a note on the manuscript to write one interim scene about a particular event that I had somehow forgotten earlier. So that was my jumpstart into the storyline today.
I wrote that scene (a little over 900 words) and a transition scene (a little over 500 words) that popped up as necessary.
Wrote three more sessions, including two endings. (grin)
I also adapted another short story. This one is from Book 3, Wes Crowley Texas Ranger. Parts of The Scent of Acacias refer back to this scene, so probably not a bad bet to make it a short story in its own right. Only took 87 new words too.
Overall, a pretty good day of writing for me.
Fiction Words: 3217
Writing of “Wes Crowley and the Bank Robbers” (short story)
Day 1…… 0087 words. Total words to date…… 0087 words (done)
Writing of The Scent of Acacias (Book 9 in the Wes Crowley saga)
Day 1…… 3887 words. Total words to date…… 3887 words
Day 2…… 3092 words. Total words to date…… 6979 words
Day 3…… 3365 words. Total words to date…… 10344 words
Day 4…… 3077 words. Total words to date…… 13421 words
Day 5…… 4486 words. Total words to date…… 17907 words
Day 6…… 3739 words. Total words to date…… 21646 words
Day 7…… 1471 words. Total words to date…… 23117 words
Day 8…… 2843 words. Total words to date…… 25960 words
Day 9…… 1782 words. Total words to date…… 27742 words
Day 10… 3315 words. Total words to date…… 31057 words
Day 11… 4196 words. Total words to date…… 35253 words
Day 12… 1290 words. Total words to date…… 36543 words
Day 13… 3224 words. Total words to date…… 39767 words
Day 14… 3140 words. Total words to date…… 42907 words (done)
Total fiction words for the month……… 21951
Total fiction words for the year………… 625942