The Finish the Damn Book Challenge - Page 20

David Poellot · 05-28-2010, 06:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Monkey

And welcome, David!

You found the pom poms! Cool!

So, I actually wrote 1,200 words today, but my count only increased by 700, because I chopped some stuff out last night. Either way, I was in or better than that 500-1,000 word daily goal.

Monkey · 05-30-2010, 12:37 AM

Awesome job, David!

NicoleMD · 05-30-2010, 08:23 PM

I'm so so close! Maybe 1000 words left. I hope I get it done today.

Nicole

tinapickles · 05-30-2010, 09:39 PM

Title: The Clockwork Cricket
Projected Word Count: 25,000-40,000?
Word Count: 2967
Words Written: 594
BIG Goal: First draft (however rough) finished by early August
Small Goal: 5000 words/week OR 1000 words/day

I didn't make my 5000 words a week goal

BUT I blame that on surprise birthday celebrations. So maybe next week!

NicoleMD · 05-31-2010, 05:23 AM

Yay! I finally finished the damn novel!!!!!!!!!

Thanks so much everyone for your support!

Nicole

David Poellot · 05-31-2010, 06:59 AM

Awesome! Way to go, Nicole! Here's to you and the querying fantasyland you are about to enter and all the partials and fulls that will be requested from you!

Monkey · 05-31-2010, 07:25 PM

Way to go, Nicole!

Chris P · 05-31-2010, 07:30 PM

Great job, Nicole!

I'm excited. I've got an enthusiastic beta whose gotten me excited about the book again. He encouraged me to go with the massively rewritten novel, which I'd started and abandoned, and after the time away it's going much more easily than it had before. With the day off, today *might* be the day! Wish me luck, all!

Margarita Skies · 06-01-2010, 08:28 AM

Good luck, Chris!! Please keep us posted in your progress!!

Ok, after a few days absence, here's an update for my typed WIP:

My WIP started at 55,648 words and today, the word count went up to 58,475 words. That's an increment of 2,827 words. I hadn't worked on it in a few days but now I'm back on the wagon on that one. My WIP written long hand, I've been working on that continuously though. Now, to update that ticker!! I'm so excited! So close to that exciting feeling again!!

Thanks everyone for your support!
Magali.

tinapickles · 06-01-2010, 11:43 AM

Title: The Clockwork Cricket
Projected Word Count: 25,000-40,000?
Word Count: 4057
Words Written: 1090
BIG Goal: First draft (however rough) finished by early August
Small Goal: 5000 words/week OR 1000 words/day

Progress is a beautiful thing! Achieved the goal for the day. Now, lets see how well this goes today after I get my hands henna-ed....

Witch_turtle · 06-02-2010, 09:45 PM

Hello hello again, everybody. After some brainstorming and outlining and reconsiderations, I'm ready to pick up RAINSHADOW again. Yesterday I wrote 4.5K words bringing my total somewhere up around 19K.

Much of that is going to have to be heavily revised/rewritten to fit with the new plot arrangement, but for a first draft I'm making good progress and I'm happy. As for the Sky Prince, I'm about 14K words into the new version of that.

Since most of the book is staying the same except for the beginning and a short stretch of the middle, I'm writing the new scenes first and then going back to edit and polish the whole thing.

Margarita Skies · 06-03-2010, 01:02 AM

Wish you the best of luck, Witch Turtle.

Keep up the great work.

Monkey · 06-03-2010, 01:52 AM

I'm back.

After much flip-flopping and editing, brainstorming and outlining my next novel, I decided that You Don't Have to Cook in the Clink still has things it can teach me, and still has potential as a marketable, full-length novel.

I've received some absolutely wonderful feedback from an AW member and have read a couple of books in the same genre, and am ready to start again. This is going to take a pretty hefty rewrite, but here goes:

You Don't Have to Cook in the Clink
Wordcount: 35,378/65,000+
Daily Minimum: 50 words

I'm going to try to Finish This Damn Book one more time!

Witch_turtle · 06-03-2010, 02:13 AM

Woohoo Monkey! I've been in that position. It's both exciting and daunting. Best of luck to you!

Another update from me, since I'm back on challenge-track. Did a little over my daily 1K for Rainshadow, bringing me up to 20K. I could go on, but I'm thinking I need to work on the worldbuilding a little more, so I'm going to spend the rest of my free time today just brainstorming and puffing up that part of the story.
Also revised about 5K on The Sky Prince, which isn't technically part of the challenge, but I'm going to update here anyway since it feels good to write down my accomplishments

semmie · 06-03-2010, 12:52 PM

AAAAAAAAAAAAGH!

4:11am, EST: I finished the damn book!

I FINISHED THE DAMN BOOK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It's just a first draft, and I already know there is a lot of rewriting to do before I'm ready for betas or critters, but...this is a GREAT milestone. I am pleased.

And tired.

Goodnight!

tinapickles · 06-03-2010, 04:09 PM

Title: The Clockwork Cricket
Projected Word Count: 25,000-40,000?
Word Count: 5817
Words Written: 1760
BIG Goal: First draft (however rough) finished by early August
Small Goal: 5000 words/week OR 1000 words/day\

It occurred to me today that I neglected to keep track of over-all weekly word count... so I have no idea how close I am to my goal of 5000 words a week.

David Poellot · 06-03-2010, 04:41 PM

Way to go, semmie!!!

NicoleMD · 06-03-2010, 05:19 PM

Yay Semmie!

Congrats. You deserve a little dance.

ETA - I know what you mean about not being able to walk straight! I'm still dizzy too!

Nicole

LadyMage · 06-03-2010, 06:29 PM

You GO, semmie!

I'm, unfortunately, buried under Day Job-related matters and haven't so much as opened my book file for anything past minor edits. Still at 91,000 and change.

ARGH. But it will get done, one way or another.

Margarita Skies · 06-04-2010, 12:25 AM

Congratulations, Semmie!!

Witch_turtle · 06-04-2010, 01:51 AM

Awesome Semmie! Sounds like you got really into it in order to stay up that late to finish. Woohoo!

As for moi, I've done good today. About 4.5k today on Rainshadow, and between last night and this morning brought The Sky Prince up to 25K in total (with two brand new scenes yay!) Now I need a break!

semmie · 06-04-2010, 04:30 AM

Thanks, guys. I am so...relieved!

David Poellot · 06-04-2010, 08:45 AM

Ok, 100 words tonight, but for me that's a major accomplishment. I've been inundated with kids' baseball games/tournaments and work lately, that when I get to the computer in the evenings, I have no desire to write or do much of anything.

So, tonight, I sat down with the first chapter, and I began editing to help myself get motivated to write. True, I just added a few words here and there, but now I feel ready to get back into it tomorrow. I'm way behind my goals that I recently set, but hopefully I found a spark and can catch up quickly.

Monkey · 06-04-2010, 07:59 PM

......................Yay, Semmie!

......................Way to go!

Great job, Witch_turtle! Glad to see you sticking with it and making so much progress.

TinaPickles: I've done this, too, but I've been able to go back and check this thread to find out how far I've come. Keep us updated!

LadyMage: if you do something every day, no matter how small, and if you always write before you log in, then a kind of momentum builds. You always have something to show for the day, and your mediocre days get balanced by high-productivity ones.

David Poellot: There's nothing wrong with editing. Your word count won't be as high, but you're progressing steadily toward a finished novel, and that's what counts, right? I hope that spark turns into a bonfire!

As for me, I got a measly 127 words yesterday, but it was a day when I'd normally have gotten nothing done at all.
So far today, I've gotten 170, but I'm hoping I'll get a lot more before the day is through.

semmie · 06-05-2010, 09:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Monkey

......................Yay, Semmie!

......................Way to go!

Your smileys are the awesomesauce.

I just clicked on your blog and read magic as may-jick. I think it's bedtime.

05-30-2010, 12:37 AM	#477
Monkey Teaching, Learning, Loving Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Look up! Posts: 7,777	Awesome job, David! __________________ Are my posts too long? I'm less chatty on Twitter. A video of me being a monkey (or maybe a squirrel...) And I write, too...

05-30-2010, 08:23 PM	#478
NicoleMD Onomatopotamus Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,658	I'm so so close! Maybe 1000 words left. I hope I get it done today. Nicole __________________ WIP it. WIP it good. TPOG: 92,500 out of 92,500 (Agented!) If you like your tales Delightfully Twisted... Diary of a Short Woman \| 17/78 Short Stories .64/200 Story Subs

05-30-2010, 09:39 PM	#479
tinapickles ::Head against desk:: Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 185	Title: The Clockwork Cricket Projected Word Count: 25,000-40,000? Word Count: 2967 Words Written: 594 BIG Goal: First draft (however rough) finished by early August Small Goal: 5000 words/week OR 1000 words/day I didn't make my 5000 words a week goal BUT I blame that on surprise birthday celebrations. So maybe next week! __________________ I blog (The Bleeding Typewriter) I tweet (@tinapickles)

05-31-2010, 05:23 AM	#480
NicoleMD Onomatopotamus Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,658	Yay! I finally finished the damn novel!!!!!!!!! Thanks so much everyone for your support! Nicole __________________ WIP it. WIP it good. TPOG: 92,500 out of 92,500 (Agented!) If you like your tales Delightfully Twisted... Diary of a Short Woman \| 17/78 Short Stories .64/200 Story Subs

05-31-2010, 06:59 AM	#481
David Poellot practical experience, FTW Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Indiana Posts: 663	Awesome! Way to go, Nicole! Here's to you and the querying fantasyland you are about to enter and all the partials and fulls that will be requested from you! __________________ THE PARK (Christian) 66,395 wds - completed, sitting on a shelf DISAPPEARED (Science Fiction) 30,100 wds

05-31-2010, 07:25 PM	#482
Monkey Teaching, Learning, Loving Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Look up! Posts: 7,777	Way to go, Nicole! __________________ Are my posts too long? I'm less chatty on Twitter. A video of me being a monkey (or maybe a squirrel...) And I write, too...

05-31-2010, 07:30 PM	#483
Chris P Likes metaphors mixed, not stirred Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Entebbe, Uganda Posts: 9,433	Great job, Nicole! I'm excited. I've got an enthusiastic beta whose gotten me excited about the book again. He encouraged me to go with the massively rewritten novel, which I'd started and abandoned, and after the time away it's going much more easily than it had before. With the day off, today might be the day! Wish me luck, all! __________________ Short Fiction and Novel in the AW Library Shorts on sub: 10 Adventures of Duke and Eddie Querying! Resingled Querying! Nyasaland First draft done! Write on, Brother! (blog)

06-01-2010, 08:28 AM	#484
Margarita Skies Banned Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: The Best Place In The World...Absolute Write!! Posts: 2,369	Good luck, Chris!! Please keep us posted in your progress!! Ok, after a few days absence, here's an update for my typed WIP: My WIP started at 55,648 words and today, the word count went up to 58,475 words. That's an increment of 2,827 words. I hadn't worked on it in a few days but now I'm back on the wagon on that one. My WIP written long hand, I've been working on that continuously though. Now, to update that ticker!! I'm so excited! So close to that exciting feeling again!! Thanks everyone for your support! Magali.

06-01-2010, 11:43 AM	#485
tinapickles ::Head against desk:: Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 185	Title: The Clockwork Cricket Projected Word Count: 25,000-40,000? Word Count: 4057 Words Written: 1090 BIG Goal: First draft (however rough) finished by early August Small Goal: 5000 words/week OR 1000 words/day Progress is a beautiful thing! Achieved the goal for the day. Now, lets see how well this goes today after I get my hands henna-ed.... __________________ I blog (The Bleeding Typewriter) I tweet (@tinapickles)

06-02-2010, 09:45 PM	#486
Witch_turtle hanging around for a spell Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: North Posts: 532	Hello hello again, everybody. After some brainstorming and outlining and reconsiderations, I'm ready to pick up RAINSHADOW again. Yesterday I wrote 4.5K words bringing my total somewhere up around 19K. Much of that is going to have to be heavily revised/rewritten to fit with the new plot arrangement, but for a first draft I'm making good progress and I'm happy. As for the Sky Prince, I'm about 14K words into the new version of that. Since most of the book is staying the same except for the beginning and a short stretch of the middle, I'm writing the new scenes first and then going back to edit and polish the whole thing. __________________ Critique my synopsis? http://absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=264933

06-03-2010, 01:02 AM	#487
Margarita Skies Banned Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: The Best Place In The World...Absolute Write!! Posts: 2,369	Wish you the best of luck, Witch Turtle. Keep up the great work.

06-03-2010, 01:52 AM	#488
Monkey Teaching, Learning, Loving Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Look up! Posts: 7,777	I'm back. After much flip-flopping and editing, brainstorming and outlining my next novel, I decided that You Don't Have to Cook in the Clink still has things it can teach me, and still has potential as a marketable, full-length novel. I've received some absolutely wonderful feedback from an AW member and have read a couple of books in the same genre, and am ready to start again. This is going to take a pretty hefty rewrite, but here goes: You Don't Have to Cook in the Clink Wordcount: 35,378/65,000+ Daily Minimum: 50 words I'm going to try to Finish This Damn Book one more time! __________________ Are my posts too long? I'm less chatty on Twitter. A video of me being a monkey (or maybe a squirrel...) And I write, too...

06-03-2010, 02:13 AM	#489
Witch_turtle hanging around for a spell Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: North Posts: 532	Woohoo Monkey! I've been in that position. It's both exciting and daunting. Best of luck to you! Another update from me, since I'm back on challenge-track. Did a little over my daily 1K for Rainshadow, bringing me up to 20K. I could go on, but I'm thinking I need to work on the worldbuilding a little more, so I'm going to spend the rest of my free time today just brainstorming and puffing up that part of the story. Also revised about 5K on The Sky Prince, which isn't technically part of the challenge, but I'm going to update here anyway since it feels good to write down my accomplishments __________________ Critique my synopsis? http://absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=264933

06-03-2010, 12:52 PM	#490
semmie barefooted Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Northern Michigan Posts: 329	AAAAAAAAAAAAGH! 4:11am, EST: I finished the damn book! I FINISHED THE DAMN BOOK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It's just a first draft, and I already know there is a lot of rewriting to do before I'm ready for betas or critters, but...this is a GREAT milestone. I am pleased. And tired. Goodnight! __________________ "Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart." William Wordsworth My Blog: Barefooted

06-03-2010, 04:09 PM	#491
tinapickles ::Head against desk:: Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Philadelphia, PA Posts: 185	Title: The Clockwork Cricket Projected Word Count: 25,000-40,000? Word Count: 5817 Words Written: 1760 BIG Goal: First draft (however rough) finished by early August Small Goal: 5000 words/week OR 1000 words/day\ It occurred to me today that I neglected to keep track of over-all weekly word count... so I have no idea how close I am to my goal of 5000 words a week. __________________ I blog (The Bleeding Typewriter) I tweet (@tinapickles)

06-03-2010, 04:41 PM	#492
David Poellot practical experience, FTW Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Indiana Posts: 663	Way to go, semmie!!! __________________ THE PARK (Christian) 66,395 wds - completed, sitting on a shelf DISAPPEARED (Science Fiction) 30,100 wds

06-03-2010, 05:19 PM	#493
NicoleMD Onomatopotamus Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,658	Yay Semmie! Congrats. You deserve a little dance. ETA - I know what you mean about not being able to walk straight! I'm still dizzy too! Nicole __________________ WIP it. WIP it good. TPOG: 92,500 out of 92,500 (Agented!) If you like your tales Delightfully Twisted... Diary of a Short Woman \| 17/78 Short Stories .64/200 Story Subs

06-03-2010, 06:29 PM	#494
LadyMage Coffee habit ahoy Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: New York City Posts: 161	You GO, semmie! I'm, unfortunately, buried under Day Job-related matters and haven't so much as opened my book file for anything past minor edits. Still at 91,000 and change. ARGH. But it will get done, one way or another. __________________ Author's Blog Book 1: Mages Book 2: Secrets Book 3: Lineage Book 4: Revival (coming 2012)

06-04-2010, 12:25 AM	#495
Margarita Skies Banned Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: The Best Place In The World...Absolute Write!! Posts: 2,369	Congratulations, Semmie!!

06-04-2010, 01:51 AM	#496
Witch_turtle hanging around for a spell Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: North Posts: 532	Awesome Semmie! Sounds like you got really into it in order to stay up that late to finish. Woohoo! As for moi, I've done good today. About 4.5k today on Rainshadow, and between last night and this morning brought The Sky Prince up to 25K in total (with two brand new scenes yay!) Now I need a break! __________________ Critique my synopsis? http://absolutewrite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=264933

06-04-2010, 04:30 AM	#497
semmie barefooted Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Northern Michigan Posts: 329	Thanks, guys. I am so...relieved! __________________ "Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart." William Wordsworth My Blog: Barefooted

06-04-2010, 08:45 AM	#498
David Poellot practical experience, FTW Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Indiana Posts: 663	Ok, 100 words tonight, but for me that's a major accomplishment. I've been inundated with kids' baseball games/tournaments and work lately, that when I get to the computer in the evenings, I have no desire to write or do much of anything. So, tonight, I sat down with the first chapter, and I began editing to help myself get motivated to write. True, I just added a few words here and there, but now I feel ready to get back into it tomorrow. I'm way behind my goals that I recently set, but hopefully I found a spark and can catch up quickly. __________________ THE PARK (Christian) 66,395 wds - completed, sitting on a shelf DISAPPEARED (Science Fiction) 30,100 wds

06-04-2010, 07:59 PM	#499
Monkey Teaching, Learning, Loving Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Look up! Posts: 7,777	......................Yay, Semmie! ......................Way to go! Great job, Witch_turtle! Glad to see you sticking with it and making so much progress. TinaPickles: I've done this, too, but I've been able to go back and check this thread to find out how far I've come. Keep us updated! LadyMage: if you do something every day, no matter how small, and if you always write before you log in, then a kind of momentum builds. You always have something to show for the day, and your mediocre days get balanced by high-productivity ones. David Poellot: There's nothing wrong with editing. Your word count won't be as high, but you're progressing steadily toward a finished novel, and that's what counts, right? I hope that spark turns into a bonfire! As for me, I got a measly 127 words yesterday, but it was a day when I'd normally have gotten nothing done at all. So far today, I've gotten 170, but I'm hoping I'll get a lot more before the day is through. __________________ Are my posts too long? I'm less chatty on Twitter. A video of me being a monkey (or maybe a squirrel...) And I write, too... Last edited by Monkey; 06-04-2010 at 08:07 PM.

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