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Good day today, 2564 words, a chapter and a half. Challenge total 6,883. Nearly halfway there!

I'm almost at 48K for the novel itself... things are heating up....

And, go everyone else!!!! Rah rah rah!!
 

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3094.

Mostly done in the last couple hours as I frantically tried to make up for a day wasted on, among other things, Tumblr Gets Deep (http://www.pleated-jeans.com/tag/tumblr-gets-deep/). Possibly deserves a warning similar to the TV Tropes warning. Or maybe it's just me and my extra-special procrastination skills...
 

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Beginning total: 45,404
Current total: 52,235
Challenge word count: 6831

Bedtime for me, yawn.
 

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I ended up deleting a good amount of placeholder information so not a large word count tonight. Good news is I'm over 6,000 words now. I'm making progress!

Today's count: 896 words (3.58 pgs)

Challenge Total: 3,663 words (14.65 pgs)
 

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This was from yesterday:

Words Today: 1,012
Pages Today: 4
Total words: 4,456.
Total pages: 17.8 pages.

Some of you are writing crazy amounts each day! No way can I compete - don't think I could reach 3k a day, but kudos to you guys who can achieve it!
 

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Wonderful progress, everyone.

If y'all are like me, I get stuck in weird zones where I just can't get it together, and then I finally get it together and hammer out the writing. I'm very happy to be there now.

This nonfiction book will probably only be 100 pages, so I'm 1/4 done plus of course most of the layout and ideas are in place as well. I want to go out for a nice dinner when it's finished. I mean, a nice place where you need reservations, getting dressed up, maybe even a new outfit and/or having some friends meet us.

Of course, that will probably cost more than my profits right there but I am very happy anyway. It's so lovely to be "unstuck."
 
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Eeek! I did not a single word yesterday (Thursday). I'm blaming it on the fact that it was stupid hot and muggy here yesterday. Also my husband came off his motorbike Tuesday night and has been hanging around the house cramping my style. So now I have two slump days to make up for.

Luckily today it's overcast and the husband will be locked in his study working from home, so no excuses not to make progress today.
 

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3 pages yesterday and 3 pages today brings me to pg 51 on the way to pg 92. Damn this dreaded middle section!
 

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Beginning total: 45,404
Current total: 54,503
Challenge word count: 9099

Edited because my word counter was off for some reason
 
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1671 today. I'm happy because I felt really tired and considering just taking the night off, but ended up writing anyway.

Challenge total: 8554. About 34 challenge-sized pages. Kind of neat keeping track like this, makes it look like a lot!

And congrats to nonplayingcharacter-- I think you're the first to make the goal!!
 

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Hey folks! Looking good :) :) :)

I've been doing my own challenge & I'm getting some encouraging energy from this thread!

keep it up, y'all!:e2cheer:
 

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Blech. There used to be a time when 5K was just a standard day! What the hell happened?!?

I'm at 3675 for today, and I don't even have anything good to blame the lack of words on. Three more days before I want this story finished... yikes.
 

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So far today I've written 1098 words, which brings my total to 3662 words/14 pages. I've introduced a favourite character of mine so I've been on fire today, only slightly held back by the fact that autocorrect keeps on capitalizing the "r" in "raiders". I'm talking about a military group, dammit, not that stupid football team!
 

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Even going backwards, I've been able to gain an inch. I spent today deleting placeholder text.

Today's count: 208 words (not even a whole page) :cry:
Challenge Total: 3,871 words (15.48 pgs)

WIP total: 6,208 words
 

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Total- 7,417 words. Just under 30 pages. :)
 

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polyisbang - Cheer up! 208 is better than no words at all!

And well done everyone in general - seems it is going well.

Words Yesterday: 1,383
Pages Yesterday: 5.5
Total words: 5,839.
Total pages: 23ish pages.

I think I only have about 2k left on my current short story, which I might get done today or tomorrow, but I guess I'll have to start planning out for new one soon, so I can carry on with this challenge!
 

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I may have to redo the chapter I'm in, in order to go forward. The good news is that I'm a little ahead, but still.
 

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Two more pages. In 4 1/2 hours. Sigh. Oh well, I'm at 32 pages.
 

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Almost zilch, a couple of pages--620 words I'd guess. I spent yesterday and the day before retirement planning--so many phone calls, so many decisions, they sap me. Hope to finish the first story this p.m.--s6
 

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Today: 2359
Challenge total: 10,913

I have a couple really intense scenes coming up... might mean I get very invovled and write a lot, or I have to step away for a break, we'll see...
 
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