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Click WIP to see my current and planned works in progress.
| Type of Writing |
# Written |
# Published |
| Short Stories |
123  |
2  |
| Novels |
10  |
0 |
| Articles |
21 |
17  |
| Plays |
5 |
0 |
| Type of Writing |
# Written |
# Edited |
# Submitted (includes multiple times) |
# Published |
| Short Stories |
20 |
50 |
65 |
2 |
| Novels |
4 |
6 |
18 |
0 |
| Articles |
16 |
17 |
16 |
13 |
| Type of Writing |
Words Written |
| Total |
563,517 |
| Fiction |
482,631 |
| World Building |
52,892 |
| Synopsis |
2,534 |
| Articles |
25,460 |
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Goal: |
Status |
| Finish Kyrnie |
Complete at 109,000 words |
| 250,000 Words Written |
Passed |
| Edit Three Novels |
Heart's Promise: Final Edit Complete!
Return of the Queen: Read through text
Shafter (formerly Trina): Final edit complete!
Kyrnie: First Edit Complete and chapters going to critters.
What You See: First three chapters edited. |
| Outline Three Novels |
DONE!
Outlined and wrote Heart of the Crystal.
Demon Rules Outline Complete.
Started outline for Bring Out Your Dead.
Outlined and wrote What You See.
Outlined and wrote The Key That Must.
Completed outline for Beneath the Mask and began writing. |
| Complete 2yr Novel Class on Forward Motion |
What You See is complete at 135,204 and editing has begun |
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Click Pips to see my Forward Motion salad bar with explanations.
Word Count     |
January:
Take 1 - 15,156 (25 hours)
Take 2 - 5048 (8.83 hours) |
February:
Take 1 - 15048 (29.33 hours)
Take 2 - 3996 (? hours) |
March:
Take 1 - 15467 (24.5 hours)
Take 2 - N/A |
April:
Take 1 - N/A
Take 2 - 15,123 (18.5 hours) |
May:
Take 1 - 15175 (22 hours)
Take 2 - N/A |
June:
Take 1 - 5022 (10 hours)
Take 2 - 15045 (24 hours) |
July:
Take 1 - 5001 (12 hours)
Take 2 - 15,189 (26 hours) |
August:
Take 1 - 15140 (22 hours)
Take 2 - 7589 (10 hours) |
September:
Take 1 - 15057 (22 hrs)
Take 2 - 5330 (8 hrs) |
October:
Take 1 - N/A
Take 2 - 5190 (12 hrs) |
November:
Take 1 - 10884 (20 hrs)
Take 2 - 10105 (25 hrs)
Nano marathons 1-10021(22 hrs), 2-10121 (18 hrs), 3-10148 (17 hrs) |
December:
Take 1 - 5101 (5 hrs)
Take 2 - 5151 (11 hrs) |
Edit    |
January:
Take 1 - 27,205 (16.25 hours)
Take 2 - N/A |
February:
Take 1 - 15143 (17.5 hours)
Take 2 - 11605 (8 hours) |
March:
Take 1 - 15271 (13 hours)
Take 2 - N/A |
April:
Take 1 - 15,737 (15.5 hours)
Take 2 - 25,347 (18 hours) |
May:
Take 1 - 15060 (15 hours)
Take 2 - N/A |
June:
Take 1 - 24,436 (20 hours)
Take 2 - 23,044 (16.75 hours) |
July:
Take 1 - 15,803 (13.5 hours)
Take 2 - 33,045 (30 hours) |
August:
Take 1 - N/A
Take 2 - 17,365 (10 hours) |
September:
Take 1 - 16225 (23 hrs)
Take 2 - N/A |
October:
Take 1 - 16544 (22 hrs)
Take 2 - 20309 (21 hrs) |
November:
Take 1 - 5681 (7 hrs)
Take 2 - 10196 (6 hrs) |
December:
Take 1 - 10030 (11.5 hrs)
Take 2 - 20569 (14 hrs) |
| Challenge |
Result |
February Romance Challenge
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Complete |
March Children's Story
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Wrote and submitted story |
March Madness
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40,162 on Heart of the Crystal |
April Haiku Challenge  |
Completed 50 Haiku |
May Story-A-Day  |
Complete. 15 of 20 written (redid goal because stories were averaging 3000-5000 words a piece) |
| December Loose Ends Challenge |
Edited 23 new short stories and articles AND sent 3 brand new stories out to market. |
Note: I've moved away from participation in the monthly challenges for the moment to focus on my overall writing goals. Though the challenges are fun and allow me to explore different aspects of writing, they are a treat after the hard work is done. I hope to be in a position to participate more next year.
| Months/Dares |
Results |
January-February 
(3) Novel -- New Material/Master Level (8 chapters)
(4) Novel -- Rewrite Material/Apprentice Level (not final edit)
(10) Short Stories -- Rewrite Material/Apprentice Level (4 shorts)
(19) Critique Dare/Apprentice Level (8 crits)
(31) Word Count/Apprentice Level (60,000 words)
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January-February
(3) Novel -- New Material/Master Level (DONE)
(4) Novel -- Rewrite Material/Apprentice Level (DONE)
(10) Short Stories -- Rewrite Material/Apprentice Level (DONE)
(19) Critique Dare/Apprentice Level (DONE)
(31) Word Count/Apprentice Level (DONE)
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April-May 
(3) Novel -- New/Master Eight chapters
(6) Novel -- Rewrite/Master (final draft with query package).
(9) Short stories -- New/Master (8 short stories)
(10) Short Stories -- Rewrite/Apprentice (4 edited and submitted)
(20) Critique Dare/Journeyman (16 crits).
(30) World Building Dare/Master (Write 8000 words)
(31) Word Count/Apprentice (61,000 words)
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April-May
(3) Novel -- New Material/Master (Dropped out. Only 3 Chapters complete)
(6) Novel -- Rewrite/Master. (Complete and Mailed!)
(9) Short stories -- New/Master (DONE)
(10) Short Stories -- Rewrite/Apprentice (DONE)
(20) Critique Dare/Journeyman (DONE).
(30) World Building Dare/Master (DONE)
(31) Word Count/Journeyman (Increased level and completed 98,538 words)
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July-August 
(3) Novel -- New Material/Master Level (8 chapters)
(4) Novel -- Rewrite Material/Apprentice Level (2nd draft)
(12) Short story -- Rewrite Material/Master Level (8)
(20) Critique Dare/Journeyman Level (16)
(28) World Building Dare/Apprentice Level (added: 4000 words)
(31) Word Count/Apprentice Level (62,000)
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July-August
(3) Novel -- New Material/Master Level (26 chapters complete averaging about 2500 words each)
(4) Novel -- Rewrite Material/Apprentice Level (Kyrnie is in 2nd draft and off to critters)
(12) Short story -- Rewrite Material/Master Level (8 stories rewritten and sent off)
(20) Critique Dare/Journeyman Level (16 crits completed)
(28) World Building Dare/Apprentice Level (5689 thanks to the outline challenge)
(31) Word Count/Apprentice Level (86,137 words written)
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October-November 
(3) Novel -- New Material/Master Level (8 chapters completed)
(6) Novel -- Rewrite Material/Master Level (Final draft of an 80k novel)
(8) Novel -- Submission/Journeyman (4 query letters sent plus write cover letter and synopsis)
(34) Word Count/Apprentice Level (61,000 words)
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October-November
(3) Novel -- New Material/Master Level (30 chapters and a prologue averaging 3219 words each)
(6) Novel -- Rewrite Material/Master Level (Shafter brought to final version)
(8) Novel -- Submission/Master (Upgraded. Sent out 10 queries, one with synopsis and 3 sample chapters)
(34) Word Count/Master Level (Upgraded. Achieved 125,259 words)
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| Challenge: |
Result: |
| 250,000 Words This Year |
Status: DONE and passed! |
| Forward Motion Classes |
| Only a Novel (2-year novel writing course) |
Lazette Gifford |
Forward Motion Back to School Classes       |
| Month: |
Class: |
Teacher: |
| January |
Food Preservation |
Valerie Comer |
| January |
Cultural World Building Part 3 |
Lazette Gifford |
| February |
Television's Cultural Icons: 1940-1990 (part 1) |
Lazette Gifford |
| February |
Fabric Basics (Medieval Times) |
Neon Fox |
| March |
Television's Cultural Icons: 1940-1990 (part 2) |
Lazette Gifford |
| March |
Gifted Children |
Daphnejriordan |
| April |
World Building Database Class |
Margaret McGaffey Fisk |
| April |
Researching the Middle Ages |
Ariella |
| May |
Primitive Shelters |
Valerie Comer |
| June |
Overview of Theatre |
Andi (WynterLyre) |
| September |
Fiction and Firearms |
J.P. (Justin) Garey |
| October |
The History of Dance |
Daphne (daphnejriordan) |
| November |
Anglo-Saxon Warfare |
Alex Roddie |
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Thinking Like an Editor course at Barnes and Noble University.
NaNoWriMo 2004: The madness begins again *grin*.
The grand plan is to write The Key That Must, a novel based on a poem written by my son, Sean.
Success!    
BayCon 2004
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