Tag: After Dark

After Dark Editing done!

After Dark Editing done!

Two weeks, 2000 words gone, After Dark has been through my standard edits. What are those standard edits? The first is a pass by one of my writer buddies. Gotta get ideas solidified and the really bad stuff I won’t see fixed right away The 

37 writing days, 79,000 words … the results

37 writing days, 79,000 words … the results

So I spent the last 2.5 months writing the first draft of After Dark and last week, I finished! As of today, I have completed my first full draft edit (from my illustrious writer buddy). I am now 1/3 of the way through the 2nd 

Day 37: Write-umentary : THE END!

Day 37: Write-umentary : THE END!

Additional word count (+/- with a few edits to previous): +3562 Word challenges added into scenes: None. All last word challenges left for some other time. Total word count to-date: 78,756 (100% done with this story!) Notes: That’s it! THE END. But, since this is the first of 

Day 36 : Write-umentary

Day 36 : Write-umentary

Additional word count (+/- with a few edits to previous): +2181 Word challenges added into scenes: None … but I have two left for tomorrow. Total word count to-date: 75,194 (94% done with this story!) Notes: Last chapter!! Last chapter! I’m in the closing chapter!! I will write 

Day 35: Write-umentary

Day 35: Write-umentary

Additional word count (+/- with a few edits to previous): +3007 Word challenges added into scenes: Pfish food Spank me sideways What’d you find, Holmes? Extra-terrestrial Total word count to-date: 73,013 (91% done with this story!) Notes: Beautimous! I am almost through! The reveals are 

Day 34 : Write-umentary (70k words!)

Day 34 : Write-umentary (70k words!)

Additional word count (+/- with a few edits to previous): +5950 Word challenges added into scenes: None this time, but I have a number to add, still. 🙂 Total word count to-date: 70,006 (88% done with this story!) Notes: The final big reveal is coming 

Day 33: Write-umentary

Day 33: Write-umentary

Additional word count (+/- with a few edits to previous): +4046 Word challenges added into scenes: Wonga (ha!) Total word count to-date: 64,056 (81% done with this story!) Notes: Winn and Mac have somewhat reverse roles. When she pisses him off, he goes silent. Because 

Day 32: Write-umentary

Day 32: Write-umentary

Additional word count (+/- with a few edits to previous): +2249 Word challenges added into scenes: No new ones added today. Got a couple left to go, though. 🙂 Total word count to-date: 60,010 (75% done with this story!) Notes: What happens when an otherworldly 

Day 31: Write-umentary

Day 31: Write-umentary

Additional word count (+/- with a few edits to previous): +3489 Word challenges added into scenes: Boomshackalacka Dude! You did *not* just call me a dudette! Sausage and mash is the food of the future. Did you know that? Do eeeeeeeeeeeeeet If ifs and buts 

Day 30: Write-umentary

Day 30: Write-umentary

Additional word count (+/- with a few edits to previous): +2722 Word challenges worked into scenes: Riparian

Day 29: Write-umentary

Day 29: Write-umentary

Additional word count (+/- with a few edits to previous): +912 Word challenges worked into scenes: Riparian Tittle Droopy drawers Cuz that’s the way I roll. Total word count to-date: 51,550 Notes: Not a lot of writing time today because I watched the 1984 version 

Day 28: Write-umentary (50k!)

Day 28: Write-umentary (50k!)

Additional word count (+/- with a few edits to previous): +1734 Word challenges worked into scenes: Riparian <– TBD Tittle <–TBD [insert character name/you] has/have the brains of a decapitated slug <– Added What the criscatcadoodlefish am I supposed to do with that? <– Added 

Day 27: Write-umentary

Day 27: Write-umentary

Additional word count (+/- with a few edits to previous): +792 Word challenges worked into scenes: Riparian

Day 26 : Write-umentary

Day 26 : Write-umentary

Additional word count (+/- with a few edits to previous): +1998 Word challenges worked into scenes: His Fangness

Day 25: Write-umentary

Day 25: Write-umentary

Additional word count (+/- with a few edits to previous): +901 Word challenges worked into scenes: stereotypical BS

Day 23: Write-umentary (40k!)

Day 23: Write-umentary (40k!)

Additional word count (+/- with a few edits to previous): +3578 Word challenges worked into scenes: rugose

Day 22 : Write-umentary

Day 22 : Write-umentary

Additional word count (+/- with a few edits to previous): +1521 Word challenges worked into scenes: rugose

Day 20 Write-umentary

Day 20 Write-umentary

Additional word count (+/- with a few edits to previous): +1024 Word challenges worked into scenes: rugose

Day 19 Write-umentary

Day 19 Write-umentary

Additional word count (+/- with a few edits to previous): +1824 (but I edited about 2000 words completely different) Word challenges worked into scenes: rugose

Day 18 Write-umentary (hit 30k!)

Day 18 Write-umentary (hit 30k!)

Additional word count (+/- with a few edits to previous): +1645 Word challenges worked into scenes: Imbroglio