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Day 30
I worked on my novel Mirror Siren for the #StartingOffWrite. My goal was to reach 25k words by the end of the month. I didn't quite make it, but got close. So I say that was good progress
Now on to editing book 2 of SoM called Secrets of Battle!
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An achieved daily session target of 2026 words written out of a targeted 1625.
I have achieved the #StartingOffWrite challenge! Day 29 at 51K words! Still more to be done before #WIPTides first draft is finished.
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So far total wordcount for this month. 24,693 words. We'll see if i can bump that up further before the 31st.
A completed progress bar for a met target of 1916 out of 1625 words for today.
Another good day of met targets for #StartingOffWrite, even if i have missed updating on that the past week or so. Now at 45K words for the month. 5K to go for the next 4 days. Easily doable!
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A completed target bar of 1742 out of a targeted 1625 words written for today.
Day 22 of #StartingOffWrite and i at least met my target for today.
A completed progress bar showing 2627 words written out of a targeted 1625 for today.
Well, got productive again tonight for #StartingOffWrite after a wasted weekend. Still ahead of the curve, i think, if only by a day or two!
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Dammit, i was typing way too locked-in and the time elapsed for the daily project target elapsed! I couldn't get a screenshot of how many words i typed today exactly! Dammit, now my wordcount for #StartingOffWrite is in question!!
At least 2100 for today, though.
Completed progress bar showing 2206 out of a targeted 1625 words written for the day.
Got my #StartingOffWrite target for today sorted, at least.
Progress bar showing a met daily target of 1703 words written out of 1625 for Day 16 of the challenge.
Well, got another day of word-count target met for #StartingOffWrite, so got that going for me, which is nice.
#pretendpanel a daily prompt tag hosted by @hiriadunning.bsky.social January 16th: Does any part of your book/story/WIP make you laugh? Please support your fellow #pretentpanel posters with replies, likes and reposts!
The next building was a little bakery. It had an old, faded sign that looked like a pie. How could I have forgotten this? Momma always said no. The sign simply read “Jed's Est. 1856.” I closed my eyes, and the smells drifting out threatened to pull me inside. Instead, I heard a sudden, high-pitched bark and a distressed squawk. Spinning around, I immediately had to jump out of the way. A speckled hen burst out from the open garden gate, and a scruffy pup was hot on its heels. Its ears flopped wildly with each stride. The hen took to the air to frantically land on top of a rain barrel. The pup was a tangled mess of spindly limbs and oversized paws as it tried to change direction in the mud. The dog’s legs caught up to its body just in time for it to crash into the side of the barrel. At this, the little hen calmly took a second leap and made her way to the roof. I laughed.
A young man suddenly whirled around the fence post with one hand gripping the top. The other clutched a broom as he skidded through the gate. Instant regret played out across his face as he saw me. Mud flew everywhere as he desperately tried to stop, and his face flushed as red as a beet. My smile turned to a frown after realizing that, in all that commotion, this skirt was as speckled as the hen. Mud was everywhere. Someone would have taken care of that at home, but I hadn’t a clue what to do here. I bit my tongue to prevent a colorful phrase from escaping. I took a deep breath like momma used to tell me to do. “The chicken is on the roof,” I said with the fakest of smiles.
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Day 16:
I recently put down a slapstick, physical comedy style meet-cute involving a chicken, a puppy, and the prospective couple below in my #WIP. That was really fun. I liked writing that. I attached some screenshot below.
#pretendpanel a daily prompt tag hosted by @hiriadunning.bsky.social January 15th: Why does this book/story/WIP matter to you? Please support your fellow #pretentpanel posters with replies, likes and reposts!
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Day 15:
I'd like to shine a light on my particular corner of the world in a fun, whimsical, and--ultimately for me--grounding way. It's giving me a chance encounter to get to know roots even when my kin are long gone.
Also: my mom wanted me to be an engineer. 🙃
Progress bar showing a met target of 2660 out of the daily target of 1625 words written.
Finally got some decent progress for #StartingOffWrite today. well past the halfway word target on the halfway point in the month. Doing good!
Progress bar showing unmet daily target of 1204 of 1625 words written.
Forgot to update, wrote some word for the #StartingOffWrite challenge yesterday. Not the full day target because i was still recovering from my brain being stupid around Bluepit. Gotta admit, this particular chapter is giving a bit of trouble, just trying to push through it.
#StartingOffWrite is really giving my marathon writing abilities and energy reserves a run for their money!
Today is the first full day I lost out on making any word count contribution, because Act 3 needed more outling.
Hopefully the prior overachieving makes up for it, but I'm scarce on socials.
#pretendpanel a daily prompt tag hosted by @hiriadunning.bsky.social January 14th: Which character is your favourite in your book/story/WIP? Please support your fellow #pretentpanel posters with replies, likes and reposts!
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Day 14:
Syd the Slime is pretty neat. He keeps things pine fresh. He can be fairly alarming until you realize he's just trying to get rid of the messes, though.
#pretendpanel prompt for January 13. Which aspect of writing is hardest for you?
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Day 13:
As a dad to two wonderful young children as well as a middle school teacher, time and energy. It's not particularly close, either.
Sitting down and finding time to intentionally write is hard. I'm pretty wiped out after the kids' bedtime most days.
How's everyone's #startingoffwrite going? I got pulled into stuff plus health got in the way so I'm not where I hoped to be. That's okay though. Life happens. Its a new week.
progress bar showing a met target of 2156 words out of 1625 written for the day.
Alllrighty then, back into the swing of it for #StartingOffWrite!
Made some decent progress today. Finished off a chapter, got a bit into the next, flowing towards the final big arc for Tides of Sourcery with I’m hoping everything fitting in nicely for what is a first draft!
#pretendpanel a daily prompt tag hosted by @hiriadunning.bsky.social January 12th: Freebie Sunday Please support your fellow #pretentpanel posters with replies, likes and reposts!
A Screenshot of a Google Doc showcasing a heading index, comments on the text itself, and the relevant notes from Google Keep on the right on hand side.
Google Keep's desktop interface. This showcases the scene cards I have created to look at while I'm writing.
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Day 12:
I thought I would show off some neat Google Docs functionality. As a parent who often attempts to write with my phone, I need to be able to access my work anywhere.
So, I use a combination of Google Docs and Google Keep. Check out the screenshots below.
Late to the party, but my goal for January is to have fifty pages of my historical fantasy novel done. 25 pages so far! #StartingOffWrite
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Day 11: (1/2)
I've found myself reading/listening to escape more frequently over the past few years.
That said, my inspirations are:
- 🌄 Appalachia of Yesteryear
- 🥓 Food and Traditions
- 🏠 What Makes a Home
- 💖 Family - Found and Otherwise
- ✨️ Everyday Magic
Progress bar with an unmet daily words typed target of 528 out of 1625.
Day 10 of #StartingOffWrite.
Daily target not met. Wasn't feeling right today, napped through most of my writing time. Will try to catch up tomorrow.
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Day 10:
Writer's Block is hard.
I tend to take a break and read/watch a favorite show or book, take a closer look at the story structure, and try to figure out how they did it.
The trick for me is forcing myself to sit back down at the keyboard.
Progress bar showing 357 out of 1625 words written.
Progress bar showing 2100 out of 1625 words written.
Day 9 of #startingOffWrite and i got a lot done. Two separate blocks of text added with another part copy-pasted in in-between those. Not counting the pasted in part tot he word count because i wrote that in December, and that would break the Jan challenge.
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Today's Pretend Panel topic: Who are your favourite authors?
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Day 9:
Off the top of my head, these are my current favorites.
Terry Pratchett
Becky Chambers
Martha Wells
Travis Baldree
Naomi Novik
Douglas Adams
Jim Butcher
Forgot to add, it's the #StartingOffWrite challenge here on Bluesky.
Progress bar showing an achieved target word-count of 1647/1625 words.
Day 8 of #StartingOffWrite, and made some progress finally!. Tomorrow comes a tricky bit with fitting an existing already written scene into where it belongs, so the word-count is gonna be wonky.
#pretendpanel a daily prompt tag hosted by @hiriadunning.bsky.social January 8th: What tips do you have for new writers? Please support your fellow #pretentpanel posters with replies, likes and reposts!
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Day 8:
You have to actually do the thing to do the thing. There's no way around that. If you want to write it, you have to write it.
Yes, this is mostly for myself. 🥲
It's been one week of #StartingOffWrite, the January novel-writing challenge where you can choose your own goal!
How are we doing?
If you'd like to join the optional discharge, go to startingoffwrite.com and go to Join the Community!
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I just wrote 2,800 words.... for the wrong story 🫠
*sobs in writer who is now late for getting in today's #StartingOffWrite goal*
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