Passed 200 pages...

I'm totally exhausted this week. Done a lot - edits, newsletter, filled out a bunch of forms for two new contracts, celebrated a new release, and continued with this first draft.

So, here's the progress meter:



ytd word count: 63,366

Have a great weekend!

Words of Various Sorts

Monday was sort of a lost day, new writing wise, but I did pump out a 1,669-word synopsis for an agent request. (Agent request: squee!)

Today, I did some website updates (but still have to upload the files), and then managed to find time for this:

According to Matthew


Regency Wicked

Hey!

I fell a little behind on the word count yesterday, but caught up today. And maybe I'll squeeze in a little more later. Who knows?

Anyway, this is my progress meter for now:



Hope you all have a lovely writing week!

Untitled but going strong...

I snuck off to the library today and got in a rather good writing stint...

I Guess It Counts--Kinda

Since I last posted, I've only managed to add about 400 words to According to Matthew. Yesterday was mostly eaten up by squeeing with a friend over her offer of representation from an agent (w00t!) and writing a chapter for the Manuscript Mavens' Choose Your Own Adventure round robin. But it was almost 1,500 words, though, so I think it counts toward the weekly grand total, right?

And it was a lot of fun to write. If you've got time, check it out and vote on the plot twist of your choice! (All votes must be recorded by 4pm PST today to count!)

Did You Miss Me?

Well, after I finished Losing It, my WICKED erotica, I started two other ones...but neither one would gel...I'd get about 2-3K written and then it would fizzle. So, I've decided to table both of them and tackle something new.

Well...I have three unused proposals left over from The Vampire Oracle...so I decided to dust one off and start writing. I'm not sure exactly what market I'm targeting for this one...but I guess I'll figure that out once I finish it! I had written 1K already...but had to go back and change the POV of the first scene. So I'm counting those as new words...

I've passed the 100 page mark

The hubby's on his way home and I just finished the chapter I was writing. Phew.

I'm tired now. Goodnight. :)

Le sigh times two

Jackie warned me it would be extremely hard getting back on the horse after a prolonged abscene and like most things, she was right. I'm writing. Slooooowly but surely. I've started on another novella targeted at EC. I'll check in tomorrow. Hopefully I'll be further along.

Workin' It

I decided to table my Wicked for the time being in favor of the next Gospel. I figure with as many Wicked submissions as Cobblestone is likely to be inundated with on the first day, Matthew will see print sooner.

So, I had 2,340 words when I started this afternoon. This is how the meter looks now:

According to Matthew


The plan is to add at least 1,000 words per day, but 2,000 would be even better!

Slowly, slowly

Haven't checked in for a while...

But here's where I'm at after today's -- Monday -- writing session:



Moving along nicely. Making the characters suffer a bit (okay, maybe a lot!) and enjoying the ride. There are going to be some strange people (and not people) in this novel. Lol. It's gonna be a fun one to write.

I would like to write 4k every single day this week. Fingers crossed.

Happy writing and have a great week!

Something Wicked is Now Done

Took me until this morning, but it's finished. Came out a little shorter than I anticipated, but not by much.

Wicked 1 (Contemporary)


Monday, I'll tackle the next one.

Mojo

I started a new short last night while the kids were in b'ball practice!!!I got 1000 words PLUS a bunch of handwritten stuff. I'm hoping I can knock it out this weekend.

Busy, Busy, Busy

So busy, I've fallen behind on goal updates. Since the last time I posted, I signed a contract with Cobblestone for Wickedly Ever After (release date sometime in May, unless something changes), completed the first round of edits on According to Luke, and started the first of several planned shorts for the new Wicked line. It's almost done now:

Wicked 1 (Contemporary)


The goal is to finish that one up today and start on the next one, so that I have two to submit when the line opens to in-house authors on February 7. It may be tight, since I expect the second one to run a little longer.

Wicked 2 (Regency)


And what about my full-length request from the agent? Honestly, I just haven't been able to contemplate tackling it. I may decide it's just not worth the effort, but I'm still thinking about it. We'll see.

These will be my last words for the day...

I added 5,297 new words to the novel.



Yeah, I'm all outta words for now.

Goodnight.

Back to school = writing!

Yes, that's right. I got back into writing today. But I'm not going back in with revision or a short story. No, I'm embarking on the adventure that is writing a novel. And baby, we have a progress meter:

Okay, so I was (secretly) hoping to get past the 4,000 word stage. But you know what, after not writing a single new word for several weeks, this is awesome! And I'm loving the darkness of this story already.

There you have it, guys. I'm back. ;)

Fast Draft

Not that some of you need speed demons it, but Candace Havens is doing a Fast Draft (next week I think), if you are interested.

150 words or less

I also write Flash Fiction under my "other" name...and am preparing a submission today (i,e, I hand wrote the story yesterday and it came in over the word count by a bit...so I'll be typing it in, editing, and polishing today. Has to be under 150 words ~ it'll take me as long to finish 150 words as it does some days to write 500. Strange but true...

So, that's what I'm up to today. What about y'all? Got lots of good goals for this week to share? Finishing up goals for the month (there's still a few days left)? So spill...

Gotta Fiinish it

Ok, so I've been working on this story for over a year and only have around 3000 words written. I keep editing the part over and over. So I'm gonna quit and just finish it. I'm thinking this story'll be around 10k. I'm gonna try to at least write 2k a week

Losing It...

Yep....my WICKED is done. I wrote 5000 words in 3 days and feel rather brain dead. Now it's out for crits so I can find out just how horrible it is! Eek!

And on to the next one...so much to write, and so little time

Screwed

That would be me. I left my thumb drive at home today. Man I HATE IT when I do that!!!! Luckily I brought the hardcopy/line edited version with me so I can just retpye it and add to it. I need some pages today.

DONE (with a Title Change)

So, I putzed and plotzed and found my way to The End in about 2,000 fewer words than I originally projected. The final wordmeter looks like this:

Wickedly Ever After


It's out for a round of crits now. Woot!

Now, the big 'un. Eek!

Something WICKED this way comes...

My muse is working overtime...I just put Song of Seduction to bed and was facing a lovely day of working on my website (which I hope to have up by February), when I got an idea.

I didn't think it was going to work until I started on it this morning....1300 words into it, I think I can wrap this little package up in just over 5K and may even have it done by Friday. Woot, woot...

Then, I have to get cracking on the website AND the sequel to The Werewolf Whisperer...and....and....and..... So much to write, so little time....

Holy Request for a Full, Batman!

So, on Saturday, I got word that a final round judge for a contest I entered with the manuscript I'd put in mothballs has requested a full. The requestor is an agent with a large, respectable agency. To say I feel I have to take advantage of this opportunity is an understatement. But it means doing a complete revision of the manuscript between now and March or April. Eek!

One way or the other, I have to finish my historical first. Today is a holiday from work, so I'm going to do my best to push through to the end. The word meter currently looks like this:

Carnally Yours


Wish me luck!

Update:

Didn't quite make it to the end, drat it. But so, so close!

Carnally Yours


Unfortunately, I have a feeling I'm going to wind up tossing about 500 of those words, as I'm not happy with them.

The week of no new words

Yeah, that was last week for me. At least I just got through the edits for Selkie Skin. That's always a good thing. There's too much real life stuff going on at the moment. And my daughter's school holidays seem to be going on forever...

Maybe this week. :/

Siren Song (or Song of Seduction)

Or whatever the title ends up being is FINISHED! I typed THE END on the first draft earlier today.

I had a huge writing stint very early this morning (finished the big action scene at 2 am!). Then, while my hubby went to the hardware store with the boys this morning, I put in the HEA.

Wow...does it feel good to be done, although I loved writing this. The huge action scene is one of the scariest I've ever put together. I'm just hoping I did it justice. And the ending...oh my, I got shivers when it finally all fell into place.

And the final word count?



So....go me!

I'm going to start incorporating the edits that have drizzled in from one of my crit groups as well as start thinking about trying another WICKED? Do I dare?

Good Day (updated)

Well, I think I'm pretty well caught up to where I needed to be today to meet my goal.

Carnally Yours


Things got rolling a little better when I realized I'd already reached the black moment. Final word count may be 28K instead of 30K. We'll see.

Jan 18

Wordmeter now looks like this:



Considering I was at the office and/or the school for 8+ hours today, not bad!

Updated Word Count

Yep...definitely NOT a WICKED...sigh...


1/16/08 -- Another update (didn't want to open a new thread when I didn't have much to say)...still writing like mad...However, this will be it for the day as I have my IRL crit group meeting tonight.



1/18/08 -- yet another update, I'm sooo close I can almost taste the ending. I would have finished today if I hadn't had to give up my computer to my "other" daughter so that she could apply for another job (as if two isn't enough!)...Being a single mom is really tough these days. We're hoping she can find something full-time with benefits.

A Deadline of Sorts

Okay, so now I have made a commitment and promised to finish this thing by Feb. 1. Backing off so there's time for a beta read/crit, I need to have the first draft done by the 23rd. That works out to a little over a thousand words per day, not counting the weekends (when any writing time I get is strictly a bonus).

Carnally Yours


Must.Do.It!

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