Word count bank

[Patricia D]

I need this thread - today (it's early here on the left coast) I'm going to strengthen the conflict in one, already written, scene and write a new scene.

 

[Patricia D]

Well I did it, but for today - nothing but babysitting a five-year-old. Tomorrow, a new goal.

 

[Paul Whybrow]

Well I did it, but for today - nothing but babysitting a five-year-old. Tomorrow, a new goal.

But you thought about it, right?

 

[Carol Rose]

Wrote over 12K this week in a new book, which is good considering what a crazy week it was at the real job. A couple of days I had no extra time at all to sneak in writing. It's now 5:25 AM on Saturday morning here, and the goal is to get this book up to 20K by Sunday afternoon.

 

[Emurelda]

Wrote over 12K this week in a new book, which is good considering what a crazy week it was at the real job. A couple of days I had no extra time at all to sneak in writing. It's now 5:25 AM on Saturday morning here, and the goal is to get this book up to 20K by Sunday afternoon.

Amazing!

 

[Carol Rose]

Amazing!

Was just about to post I reached my 4K word count today. The book is just over 16K now.

 

[Alistair Roberts]

That's almost 1,000 words per hour >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Supersonic!

 

[Carol Rose]

That's almost 1,000 words per hour >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Supersonic!

Yep. That's what I can easily do when not distracted.

 

[Emurelda]

I did 400.. One scene..inspired on the back of Carol's success. 10%

 

[Patricia D]

Still slogging along in the slow lane. Carol Rose, not only do you leave me in the dust, I'm there mouth agape in admiration.
ever onward!

 

[Patricia D]

That's almost 1,000 words per hour >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Supersonic!

16 words a minute; a word every 3.75 seconds.
Maybe I'd get more writing done if I stopped doing the math

 

[Paul Whybrow]

 

[Alistair Roberts]

Dog-gone it, I'm glad I'm past that stage, well I am aren't I?????

 

[Sea-shore]

Word count for past few days = 0
I count them and weep.

My 4 year old son is being a clingy, crazy, rampaging, wild fiend-boy, giving me no time or inclination to write. I hope it's a phase and not his true temperament asserting itself. We will see.

 

[Emurelda]

Sounds familiar tbh.

I wish i had a room of my own sometimes. Love em to bits but need focus to write.

 

[Carol Rose]

I've put aside the 10th Weathermen book for now because Evernight has an anthology call out, and I really, REALLY want to be in it, so I'm going to try to get this story done by tomorrow. 10K word cap so it shouldn't take me that long.

 

[Robinne Weiss]

Sounds familiar tbh.

I wish i had a room of my own sometimes. Love em to bits but need focus to write.

I have a whole building of my own (albeit a VERY small one), and it doesn't keep the riff raff out. Worst is when my husband is home--he comes in, plops down in my bean bag chair, and chats...Love them all, but sometimes I just want to scream, "GET OUT OF MY OFFICE!!"

 

[Alistair Roberts]

Get a Do Not Disturb sign, and lock the door! I wish.....

 

[KG Christopher]

I get up at 6:00 AM or earlier, house nice and quiet, then I have at least 2 hours before family stuff.

 

[Robinne Weiss]

Yes, I get up at 5, but there's the milking and animal care to do, and by the time I'm through with all that, the rest of the family is up (they're up by 6.30). Oh well, school will start up again soon, and my productivity will improve...

 

[Patricia D]

My productivity is improving, although it will never approach Carol Rose's, because at 3 am this morning I realized that I had chosen the wrong villain for my whodunit. Insomnia can be useful. Moving right along here.

 

[Chase Gamwell]

I finally found the right start for my rewrite, so hopefully I can get a good number of words down tonight. Fingers crossed!

 

[Jason Byrne]

16 words a minute; a word every 3.75 seconds.
Maybe I'd get more writing done if I stopped doing the math

I am so guilty of stuff like this. Tweeting the quote, BTDubs.

 

[KG Christopher]

Nothing down today, an appointment with the dentist - route canal treatment, but thers always tomorrow.

 

[Carol Rose]

Had a dentist appointment this morning and I'm very lucky here because the real job is still slow. The story is up to 10K. I have a meeting at the real job in 20 minutes, so not sure I can finish this story today, but definitely tomorrow morning.

 

[Robinne Weiss]

Wow, I had a dentist appointment yesterday (your today), too! Weird. No root canal, just a check up. And, of course, the obligatory exchange of produce with the dentist--I give him cheese and veggies he doesn't grow, and he gives me fruit, walnuts, and free dental work when he can sneak it in. Pretty good deal!

 

[KG Christopher]

I gave my dentist Euros, he was so pleased, he said come back on Friday to finish the treatment, and please bring some of those nice Euros again.

 

[Chase Gamwell]

Managed to sneak in about 1800 words at work today. Coming up to a really pivotal scene in my space viking WIP, so I'm hoping to churn out plenty more words tonight after dinner.

 

[Carol Rose]

DONE! Just clicked submit on the story! It came in at 14,677, so still some wiggle room for that 15K cap if I need it. Even if Evernight doesn't take it for the anthology, it's inspired the next series I will be writing once I finish up with The Weathermen, so I'm happy!!

 

[Jason Byrne]

DONE! Just clicked submit on the story! It came in at 14,677, so still some wiggle room for that 15K cap if I need it. Even if Evernight doesn't take it for the anthology, it's inspired the next series I will be writing once I finish up with The Weathermen, so I'm happy!!

Congratulations Carol! Truly, what breeds success is more success.