The Finish the Damn Book Challenge - Page 72

David Poellot · 03-03-2011, 07:49 AM

300 words, slowly but surely

muravyets · 03-03-2011, 08:44 AM

389. Better than expected, considering all the distractions. *glares at loved ones*

T.S.Rex · 03-03-2011, 10:23 AM

*cue happy dance*
8,087 words tonight!

Kewii · 03-03-2011, 12:23 PM

I did another 600 words today

It felt really good too. Woot.

T.S Rex, 8000 words is very impressive. Out of curiousity, how long does that much take you?

David Poellot · 03-03-2011, 04:35 PM

Great job, T.S.Rex!

T.S.Rex · 03-03-2011, 07:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kewii

I did another 600 words today

It felt really good too. Woot.

T.S Rex, 8000 words is very impressive. Out of curiousity, how long does that much take you?

It took about 7 hours, but I actually wrote a bulk of it during work with several 20 minute breaks in between bursts. I'm lucky to have a job that doesn't require a whole lot, so most of the time I read or write.

KrakatoaInk · 03-04-2011, 07:31 AM

6,178 words.
Manuscript is at 71,300 words.
I expect to finish draft 3 by Saturday night.
Started February 1st. woot!

gothicangel · 03-04-2011, 01:20 PM

Well, I'm gearing up to start the next stage of the editing process this weekend.

Kewii · 03-04-2011, 07:30 PM

I didn't write today, but I did do some planning. Which was exciting for me because making decisions is definitely my weak point.

Daddyo · 03-04-2011, 09:40 PM

878 words this morning. Might jump on another round this afternoon. Hurdled to many distractions last week, so it felt like I feel after a nice physical workout.

joeyc · 03-04-2011, 10:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KrakatoaInk

2,350 words today.
Slowly (or actually, quickly getting there).

svrt1ngr - did you do 49,000 in a Day! Or is that your total on your book count?

I do my updates by total word count, not how much I've written in a day.

That being said, I hit 50,000 last night.

Monkey · 03-04-2011, 10:51 PM

It's nice to stop in here and see a ton of progress updates. Seems like everyone is chugging right along.

I'm now only a few short chapters from the end of this round of edits.

KrakatoaInk · 03-05-2011, 08:23 AM

4,000 words tonight.

KrakatoaInk · 03-06-2011, 05:14 AM

250 words tonight. hahahahaha

adarkfox · 03-06-2011, 06:59 AM

Commandeering a laptop and wrote the first 950 for the new WIP... have to have a fun WIP while I edit Fire Heart

David Poellot · 03-06-2011, 08:29 AM

600 words tonight. Nothing for the past two days, because of work and life.

I've read On Writing by Stephen King once through already, and now I'm re-reading the On Writing section. I find inspiration from reading him, not necessarily this book, but whenever I read his fiction, I tend to be more inspired to write, and I think I write better. Currently, I'm not reading a King book, and it's not really that good, and I don't get ideas about writing while I read it. I have a King book waiting after I trudge through this one, so that will be good.

In the chapters I read tonight in On Writing he discussed daily word goals. I know that's a "requirement" of this thread, but I've stayed away from it. I think now I will try to say that I'm going to set a goal of 500 words per day to get back to the true nature of this thread. Make sure you guys hold me to it!

Monkey · 03-06-2011, 08:49 AM

LOL, we will.

I finished this round of edits and sent them back to my editor. Yay! I plan on getting back to my WIP Tuesday at the latest...I'm pretty solidly booked for the next two days.

muravyets · 03-06-2011, 09:07 AM

2413 words over the past 2 days, for a current total of 10,182. It feels good to break 5 digits on the word count.

Kewii · 03-06-2011, 11:50 AM

I wrote another 500 so far today. I'm hoping to get a bit more in, but I'm just about done my prep time at school (shh I shouldn't be on the message board).

Total count is 5000. My goal is to finish before summer vacation. Which means doing at least 500 a day for the rest of the school year.

I think I can do it

adarkfox · 03-07-2011, 07:31 AM

500 tonight

David Poellot · 03-07-2011, 07:49 AM

500 words tonight, Midwesterners sticking together.

KrakatoaInk · 03-07-2011, 09:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by David Poellot

600 words tonight. Nothing for the past two days, because of work and life.

I've read On Writing by Stephen King once through already, and now I'm re-reading the On Writing section. I find inspiration from reading him, not necessarily this book, but whenever I read his fiction, I tend to be more inspired to write, and I think I write better. Currently, I'm not reading a King book, and it's not really that good, and I don't get ideas about writing while I read it. I have a King book waiting after I trudge through this one, so that will be good.

In the chapters I read tonight in On Writing he discussed daily word goals. I know that's a "requirement" of this thread, but I've stayed away from it. I think now I will try to say that I'm going to set a goal of 500 words per day to get back to the true nature of this thread. Make sure you guys hold me to it!

I LOVE King's On Writing! It's awesome. Glad it inspired you to have a daily word countr. The first time I read the book it inspired me to write every day when I'm working on a project, regardless of if it's my birthday, Christmas, vacation or whatever...

KrakatoaInk · 03-07-2011, 09:39 AM

1,900 words tonight.

Kewii · 03-07-2011, 12:56 PM

I managed 300 words today. Not my usual 5-600, but it'll do. I'm actually happy with myself because I have a ton of marking to do this week, plus lunch duty today, and track practice after school. It would have been really easy to say "I'm not going to bother." But I've decided writing is important, so I made sure I did it

ETA: I just snuck in another 300 words while my students were writing their good copies. That's 600 for the day

KrakatoaInk · 03-08-2011, 04:36 AM

1,000 words in between doctor's appointments, back to back conference calls and a meeting I have to go to tonight....

03-03-2011, 07:49 AM	#1776
David Poellot practical experience, FTW Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Indiana Posts: 663	300 words, slowly but surely __________________ THE PARK (Christian) 66,395 wds - completed, sitting on a shelf DISAPPEARED (Science Fiction) 30,100 wds

03-03-2011, 08:44 AM	#1777
muravyets huh? You want the what with the who now? Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 6,349	389. Better than expected, considering all the distractions. glares at loved ones __________________ Hell is other people. -- Jean Paul Sartre Rule of thumb: Mura is not subtle. Come and see the violence inherent in the system! Help! Help! I'm being oppressed! The Grand Navigators, collaborative fantasy adventure party. Cafe Muravyets, hang out of lazy writers. Art: Portfolio and Studio Blog.

03-03-2011, 12:23 PM	#1779
Kewii practical experience, FTW Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Kuwait--It's hot! Posts: 844	I did another 600 words today It felt really good too. Woot. T.S Rex, 8000 words is very impressive. Out of curiousity, how long does that much take you? __________________ “Destroying things is much easier than making them.”-Suzanne Collins "You sort of start thinking anything's possible if you've got enough nerve." -J.K Rowling My New Blog I'm (Gonna) NaNo

03-03-2011, 04:35 PM	#1780
David Poellot practical experience, FTW Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Indiana Posts: 663	Great job, T.S.Rex! __________________ THE PARK (Christian) 66,395 wds - completed, sitting on a shelf DISAPPEARED (Science Fiction) 30,100 wds

03-04-2011, 07:31 AM	#1782
KrakatoaInk YA Writer Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 66	6,178 words. Manuscript is at 71,300 words. I expect to finish draft 3 by Saturday night. Started February 1st. woot! __________________ ********************** HIDDEN : YA Fantasy 80k words - Currently writing on Draft 4 BRAVYN BLOOD : YA Fantasy NANO 2010 Blog : Birth and a Novel** (Writing, having babies, working, staying married... can it all be done?)

03-03-2011, 10:23 AM	#1778
T.S.Rex New Fish; Learning About Thick Skin Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Oak Forest, IL Posts: 18	cue happy dance 8,087 words tonight!

03-04-2011, 01:20 PM	#1783
gothicangel Toughen up. Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Outer Brigantia Posts: 6,647	Well, I'm gearing up to start the next stage of the editing process this weekend. __________________ "I re-read therefore I understand" - Descartes "Imagination only comes when you privilege the subconscious" - Hilary Mantel

03-04-2011, 07:30 PM	#1784
Kewii practical experience, FTW Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Kuwait--It's hot! Posts: 844	I didn't write today, but I did do some planning. Which was exciting for me because making decisions is definitely my weak point. __________________ “Destroying things is much easier than making them.”-Suzanne Collins "You sort of start thinking anything's possible if you've got enough nerve." -J.K Rowling My New Blog I'm (Gonna) NaNo

03-04-2011, 09:40 PM	#1785
Daddyo been around a while Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Deep In The Heart of Texas Posts: 393	878 words this morning. Might jump on another round this afternoon. Hurdled to many distractions last week, so it felt like I feel after a nice physical workout. __________________ See ya-- Daddyo Website Blog RIVER BOTTOM BLUES--now available @ the usual suspects, even iTunes and my website/blog THE DEVIL'S BLUES--available now from Amazon and Barking Rain Press

03-04-2011, 10:51 PM	#1787
Monkey Teaching, Learning, Loving Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Look up! Posts: 7,774	It's nice to stop in here and see a ton of progress updates. Seems like everyone is chugging right along. I'm now only a few short chapters from the end of this round of edits. __________________ 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...

03-05-2011, 08:23 AM	#1788
KrakatoaInk YA Writer Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 66	4,000 words tonight. __________________ ********************** HIDDEN : YA Fantasy 80k words - Currently writing on Draft 4 BRAVYN BLOOD : YA Fantasy NANO 2010 Blog : Birth and a Novel** (Writing, having babies, working, staying married... can it all be done?)

03-06-2011, 05:14 AM	#1789
KrakatoaInk YA Writer Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 66	250 words tonight. hahahahaha __________________ ********************** HIDDEN : YA Fantasy 80k words - Currently writing on Draft 4 BRAVYN BLOOD : YA Fantasy NANO 2010 Blog : Birth and a Novel** (Writing, having babies, working, staying married... can it all be done?)

03-06-2011, 06:59 AM	#1790
adarkfox designs books \| writes books Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Iowa Posts: 856	Commandeering a laptop and wrote the first 950 for the new WIP... have to have a fun WIP while I edit Fire Heart __________________ The Dark Horse of Mankato Farm - Reads Fire Heart -~~Arming for Query Round 2~~ 3/27 Fire Dance - Edits... A Year With Alaska - Saggy Middle Fox Tail Designs

03-06-2011, 08:29 AM	#1791
David Poellot practical experience, FTW Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Indiana Posts: 663	600 words tonight. Nothing for the past two days, because of work and life. I've read On Writing by Stephen King once through already, and now I'm re-reading the On Writing section. I find inspiration from reading him, not necessarily this book, but whenever I read his fiction, I tend to be more inspired to write, and I think I write better. Currently, I'm not reading a King book, and it's not really that good, and I don't get ideas about writing while I read it. I have a King book waiting after I trudge through this one, so that will be good. In the chapters I read tonight in On Writing he discussed daily word goals. I know that's a "requirement" of this thread, but I've stayed away from it. I think now I will try to say that I'm going to set a goal of 500 words per day to get back to the true nature of this thread. Make sure you guys hold me to it! __________________ THE PARK (Christian) 66,395 wds - completed, sitting on a shelf DISAPPEARED (Science Fiction) 30,100 wds

03-06-2011, 08:49 AM	#1792
Monkey Teaching, Learning, Loving Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Look up! Posts: 7,774	LOL, we will. I finished this round of edits and sent them back to my editor. Yay! I plan on getting back to my WIP Tuesday at the latest...I'm pretty solidly booked for the next two days. __________________ 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...

03-06-2011, 09:07 AM	#1793
muravyets huh? You want the what with the who now? Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Massachusetts, USA Posts: 6,349	2413 words over the past 2 days, for a current total of 10,182. It feels good to break 5 digits on the word count. __________________ Hell is other people. -- Jean Paul Sartre Rule of thumb: Mura is not subtle. Come and see the violence inherent in the system! Help! Help! I'm being oppressed! The Grand Navigators, collaborative fantasy adventure party. Cafe Muravyets, hang out of lazy writers. Art: Portfolio and Studio Blog.

03-06-2011, 11:50 AM	#1794
Kewii practical experience, FTW Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Kuwait--It's hot! Posts: 844	I wrote another 500 so far today. I'm hoping to get a bit more in, but I'm just about done my prep time at school (shh I shouldn't be on the message board). Total count is 5000. My goal is to finish before summer vacation. Which means doing at least 500 a day for the rest of the school year. I think I can do it __________________ “Destroying things is much easier than making them.”-Suzanne Collins "You sort of start thinking anything's possible if you've got enough nerve." -J.K Rowling My New Blog I'm (Gonna) NaNo

03-07-2011, 07:31 AM	#1795
adarkfox designs books \| writes books Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Iowa Posts: 856	500 tonight __________________ The Dark Horse of Mankato Farm - Reads Fire Heart -~~Arming for Query Round 2~~ 3/27 Fire Dance - Edits... A Year With Alaska - Saggy Middle Fox Tail Designs

03-07-2011, 07:49 AM	#1796
David Poellot practical experience, FTW Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Indiana Posts: 663	500 words tonight, Midwesterners sticking together. __________________ THE PARK (Christian) 66,395 wds - completed, sitting on a shelf DISAPPEARED (Science Fiction) 30,100 wds

03-07-2011, 09:39 AM	#1798
KrakatoaInk YA Writer Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 66	1,900 words tonight. __________________ ********************** HIDDEN : YA Fantasy 80k words - Currently writing on Draft 4 BRAVYN BLOOD : YA Fantasy NANO 2010 Blog : Birth and a Novel** (Writing, having babies, working, staying married... can it all be done?)

03-07-2011, 12:56 PM	#1799
Kewii practical experience, FTW Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Kuwait--It's hot! Posts: 844	I managed 300 words today. Not my usual 5-600, but it'll do. I'm actually happy with myself because I have a ton of marking to do this week, plus lunch duty today, and track practice after school. It would have been really easy to say "I'm not going to bother." But I've decided writing is important, so I made sure I did it ETA: I just snuck in another 300 words while my students were writing their good copies. That's 600 for the day __________________ “Destroying things is much easier than making them.”-Suzanne Collins "You sort of start thinking anything's possible if you've got enough nerve." -J.K Rowling My New Blog I'm (Gonna) NaNo Last edited by Kewii; 03-07-2011 at 02:26 PM.

03-08-2011, 04:36 AM	#1800
KrakatoaInk YA Writer Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 66	1,000 words in between doctor's appointments, back to back conference calls and a meeting I have to go to tonight.... __________________ ********************** HIDDEN : YA Fantasy 80k words - Currently writing on Draft 4 BRAVYN BLOOD : YA Fantasy NANO 2010 Blog : Birth and a Novel** (Writing, having babies, working, staying married... can it all be done?)

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