So it’s suddenly September. Hard to believe how fast the
summer has flown by. I had a blog
already for August but then in between Vacation and school starting for the Geeklet…I kind of
forgot to post it. So here’s the scoop.
In writing news…
I spend the entire month of July attempting to write 250
words every day. I had success in that I managed to write
every day! I did miss the word count
once, though.
Least written: 163 words
Most written: 1000
Total word count: 13,901
Overall, having the goal of tracking the word count and
posting it to FB at least semi-regularly was good. I appreciated the positive feedback I got
from folks as I posted them.
It was also interesting because I spread the writing
around. I worked on my short stories, my
urban fantasy novel and blog posts. I
also counted some “new” words around the recap of the gaming sessions. Mainly because even though I take notes during our game
sessions and basically just rewrite them, I also tend to include some character
thoughts. I counted those as new words. J
I definitely think I’ll go back to counting in September.
I also got the first chapter in the Steampunk novel back from
an editor! So now it’s time to send the
rest to be edited in terms of getting it publishable. J
I also had another short story accepted for
publication. It’s by a very, very small
press called KYStories that focus on Southern Writers and Stories. My short story, Fires within the Blank Page, is
included.
This was an interesting story. It got its start in an older writing group
prompt. The characters are mostly named
after friends. And the heroine and main
Witch’s names were sourced via Facebook.
Special thanks to Misty Massey and Amy Wilkinson Ware for providing the
names.
How many times/Do we swallow our ambitions
Long to give up the same old way/Find another road to take
Keep holding on so long/'Cause there's a chance
That we might not be so wrong/We could be down and gone
But we hold on
Long to give up the same old way/Find another road to take
Keep holding on so long/'Cause there's a chance
That we might not be so wrong/We could be down and gone
But we hold on
~Rush, We Hold On
