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My goal is to rewrite The Forgotten Songs of Sarah Sullivan . I'm halfway through and would like to finish second half this month. It's way too long. I'm aiming for 32 chapters (16 done already), but it'll probably be more. It would be an...

Count me in Nikky. I am looking to get through a third draft of Dead/Line, which I hope leaves it close to ready

Fab work, Nikky :) I'm currently at the midpoint of my MG fantasy. I want to finish it, so I need around 25,000 words.

Contrarian goal of reducing 2 of my picture book manuscripts (written years ago) by about 75% each, and a recent one to 500 words.

Chapter one, revised

Thanks Nikky! I'm in. My goal is to finish the edit on my 100K word sci-fi novel. I have about 10 chapters to go plus some tidy up in a few spots. I'd also like to cut 5K. If I finish before eom, I want to do a read-aloud of the whole thing for a...

My goal is to rewrite One Magic Summer and add more tension and suspense. I feel I know the story better now and am a better writer than when I started this project and still love the concept, "Practical Magic meets Arsenic and Old Lace with...

I don't suppose the thousand-word blog post last night counts? It's my very first post on my brand-new website. I'm going to document my journey as a writer - whatever the hell that means. I spent way too much time building the site, and it's...

If it was part of your goal, then it counts. Cool! Got a link?

Saltwater Mansions and Other Untold Stories by David Whitehouse has had rave reviews and, for once, perhaps justifiably. I certainly enjoyed it. I didn't go along with the reviewer who raved about the quality of the author's prose, though. It was...

I know Jackson is much acclaimed, but for me, she always undercooks her ending, where one more short, pointed sentence would make it clearer but no less chilling. I think The Lottery is her best, with the gradually dawning awful realisation. I...

I know Jackson is much acclaimed, but for me, she always undercooks her ending, where one more short, pointed sentence would make it clearer but no less chilling. I think The Lottery is her best, with the gradually dawning awful realisation. I...

Everything Is Going to Be Alright by Rachel McCarron How to Wait Patiently It’s been a pretty bad week for me. It started last Monday when I took my mum for an appointment with the gynaecologist. She’s currently on chemo for breast cancer, but...

I'm going to be a Leeds Medieval Conference widow so sign me up. All the men off to talk about armour and weapons and war horses. I'll be glad of someone to talk to.

yes, please :)