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The Dark Lands Week 9

The end is nigh. I reached my goal of 70,000 words on Friday. I hit 71,500 today and the book is not done but it will be soon. My best guess is that I will be done with the first draft by next Saturday and maybe sooner. The next chapter… Read the Rest »

The Dark Lands Week 8

Today was the 56th day in a row I have made my daily writing goal. Writing this book has now become the longest sustained writing period I have had since probably the age of 21. Even at 21 I don’t think I was very good at hitting a set goal… Read the Rest »

The Dark Lands Week 7

This was a fun week. I went past 54,000 words and think that I am about 20,000 words from the finish. I know how each character’s story is going to end in the book. Even better, I know where the story is going to go in the next book. I… Read the Rest »

The Dark Lands Week 6

I write this blog from a car traveling up I-5. We had a great trip to Mexico but are definitely looking forward to being home. I did not miss a writing day on the cruise and really enjoyed writing on the balcony overlooking the Pacific Ocean. I have to admit… Read the Rest »

The Dark Lands Week 5

Thirty-five days and counting. I have been adding some interesting places to write this novel. I have written on lunch break, in a car, now in a hotel room, and tomorrow from the Pacific Ocean on a cruise. No days missed and over halfway to my word goal. I’m pretty… Read the Rest »

The Dark Lands Week 4

I am beginning to understand that my practice novel was an exercise in writing stamina. Could I put words on paper? Could I still finish a story, even if ultimately it was unsuccessful? It was definitely practice at getting words on paper but I stayed with it too long. This… Read the Rest »

The Dark Lands Week 3

21 days down, about 49 to go. Even more important for me, it is the fist sustained writing period that I have had in 15 years. I have been writing everyday. Even with my practice book I would have long spurts where I wasn’t working on it. There was always… Read the Rest »

The Dark Lands Week 2

Well, week 2 is now in the books and I am still making my goal. I have been tempted on a couple of days to go over the goal but have refrained. I like that I have been constantly thinking about writing. I always stop in the middle of some… Read the Rest »

The Dark Lands Week 1

Today is the end of the first week writing my novel and I thought I would give a little update. I set a goal of a 1,000 words a day and I have met that. I stand at 7,412 right now. I also decided that my original word goal of… Read the Rest »

The Dark Lands

Here’s the deal. I have been working on a young adult novel for a little over a year. When I started writing it, I told myself,”this is just a practice novel.” I wanted to get in the habit of writing again. I wanted to see if it was still fun…. Read the Rest »

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