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Tiergan
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Been a while since I posted here. I wish I could say its because I have been writing up a storm, but I fell in that dang editing phase which I count as writing if I am actually doing it, which I wasnt. You see where I am going here, if I type long enough my word count will be up for the day.

Instead of writing, I have been reading so I guess it counts, but this weekend, I got back on track.

Saturday, New story broke, 1,900 words.

Sunday, Slow start this morning, but added 3,200 words, to finish the story at first draft over just over 5,100 words. So I am stoked.


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2k
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570 yesterday.

961 today.


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800 words in a character study
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1.2k yesterday. A lot of pointless web surfin' so far today...

[This message has been edited by skadder (edited May 27, 2011).]


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Tiergan
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967 so far today. Not the story I had expected to write, but when the muse calls, I had best answer. Hoping to finish it tomorrow, Monday the latest. 3k tops, haha, I always say that and it never happens.
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840 yesterday.

It came late at night, so had already logged off. My wife nearly beat me when I got up and went back to the laptop. When I returned about a half hour later, she was still awake. I told her the Angel of Death called and I had to write his story. She thinks I am nuts.


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2012 today. How cool is that, funny how the numbers come out sometime. 2,012. Best part, the last 2 words were, The End. I now have to cut, I want to be maximum 3k, and now just over 3,800. But truly thought this story would never get above 2,500.
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1200 character development today
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Actually posting for yesterday total. Damn late nights always get me as I am ready for bed. 562 words.

Off to hang my gutters and install a rain barrel for the garden, and finish those stall doors I have been promising my wife.


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Tiergan
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Always a day behind. 590 yesterday. A different story from friday though. But the weekend is still young, I have chance to finish this one.
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1970 today. It looks like I am not going to finish the story tonight. Although I think I still have another 500 words in more tonight before I quit.
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896.
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1200 yesterday, and finished a short.

Back to editing


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1947 today, and another first draft down, and this one shouldnt take long to edit.
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Just when you thought I'd gone away.............


..............600 today


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600 again
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Nearly forgot....1k yesterday.
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500 today
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500 yesterday and 1100 today
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1900 yesterday and 1000 today (so far)
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970 today

[This message has been edited by pdblake (edited July 25, 2011).]


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750 yesterday
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Over 1,300 yesterday. Definitely an anomaly these days, but I'm happy with it.

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990 yesterday.
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1k today
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2000. Another 1000 and I might have a first draft.
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Wrote a little over 3k in one sitting Friday. Had nothing to do with either BD&L or The Other Book but apparently needed to come out. So now has landed in the Misc Folder.

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Just a tad under the 500 target, but finished with 'The End' and did an outline for the next one
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After a few days off, 1500 yesterday.
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2100 yesterday
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3600 yesterday.
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2k today and 'The End'
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1700 today Rolling again
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3000 today
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500 today
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Wrote a 400 word story on my iPhone the other night.
Wasn't as difficult as I'd imagined. More of a test than anything. Good to know I can use that notepad feature to write. =)

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1500 today (and I picked about 300 apples too )
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1990 yesterday
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1100 yesterday
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2900 yesterday and 500 today
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1900 yesterday, 700 today.
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1600 yesterday
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1500 yesterday, 1000 today
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2300 yesterday
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1500 today and a load of editing
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Enough editing for about 2,500 words.
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1000 today
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After just over a week of editing I'm finally back on track.

2k today


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1400 words this morning - and trying for that every morning

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