Word Count

Breakthrough! (I’m at 58,536 words so no, the breakthrough isn’t in my word count. But you build a novel one word at a time, no matter how painful and slow the words are.) I’m at the point in my WIP where I learned something new about my main character. This is what I love [...]

If All Else Fails…

I did write today. But the word count was so pitiful I couldn’t share it. Just trust me, it was bad.

Bribe: anything given or promised to induce a person to do something against his or her wishes.

I bet if I my desk was made of Butterfinger’s, I would be sitting there [...]

So Close, Yet So Far Away…

I have written 41,221 words on my latest work-in-progress. I’m happy that I have so many words down on paper, but it’s not time for cheering yet. Technically, I’m only half-way there. (I like my novels to be about 85,000 words before I begin revisions.)

Half-way is the scary part of your novel where [...]

The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly

My husband installed a newer version of Microsoft Word and the word count feature is driving me crazy! [...]

In the Spirit

Having the spirit of NaNoWriMo. [...]

Word-Count

Checking my word count on my new novel. [...]

Even-Stevens

Comparing an episode of Seinfeld to writing my book. [...]