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Click WIP to see my current and planned works in progress.
| Type of Writing |
# Written |
# Published |
| Short Stories |
142  |
2  |
| Novels |
13  |
0 |
| Articles |
35 |
31  |
| Plays |
5 |
0 |
| Poems |
3 |
0 |
| Type of Writing |
# Written |
# Edited |
# Submitted (includes multiple times) |
# Published |
| Short Stories |
13 |
24 |
55 |
0 |
| Novels |
3 |
5 |
13 |
0 |
| Articles |
15 |
16 |
13 |
14 |
| Type of Writing |
Words Written |
| Total |
473,801 |
| Fiction |
391,886 |
| World Building |
53,047 |
| Synopsis |
8,805 |
| Articles |
19,947 |
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Goal: |
Status |
| Finish Beneath the Mask |
Done! |
| 250,000 Words Written |
Upgraded to 500,000 -- Status: 473k (Just missed the upgrade) |
| Edit One Novel to Final and Submission |
Kyrnie (Second edit pass in process.) -- Did not happen. |
| Complete First Pass Edit on a Novel |
first edit complete for: Heart of the Crystal
What You See
Second edit complete for: The Queen's Return
Kyrnie
Polish edit complete for: Shafter |
| Write 2 Novels |
Beneath the Mask is complete (started with 28k from 2004)
The Great Selkie is complete
The Demon Rules is complete for NaNo
Bring Out Your Dead is in process at about 80k
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| Send 5 New Shorts to Market |
Sent:
Bought and Paid For
To Begin Again
God's Petition
When the Shoe Won't Fit
To Seek Purity |
| Complete 2yr Novel Class on Forward Motion |
What You See is complete at 137,653 and is now with critters. It will not be ready for submission by the end of class. |
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Click Pips to see my Forward Motion salad bar with explanations.
Word Count     |
January:
Take 1 - 5128 (8 hrs)
Take 2 - 5603 (11 hrs) |
February:
Take 1 - 10119 (13 hrs)
Take 2 - 6731 (11 hrs) |
March:
Take 1 - N/A
Take 2 - 15308 (20 hrs) |
April:
Take 1 - 10366 (15 hrs)
Take 2 - 15007 (21 hrs) |
May:
Take 1 - 8033 (12 hrs)
Take 2 6741 - (11 hrs) |
June:
Take 1 - 8123 (12 hrs)
Take 2 - 3317 (4 hrs) |
July:
Take 1 - 6867 (8 hrs)
Take 2 - 10237 (12 hrs) |
August:
Take 1 - N/A
Take 2 - 6205 (9 hrs) |
September:
Take 1 - 5099 (6 hrs)
Take 2 - 7014 (11 hrs) |
October:
Take 1 - 10377 (16 hrs)
Take 2 - 15332 (20 hrs) |
November:
Take 1 - 10577 (15 hrs)
Take 2 - 10272 (14 hrs) |
December:
Take 1 - 8240 (10 hrs)
Take 2 - N/A |
Edit    |
January:
Take 1 - 14487 (11 hrs)
Take 2 - 20169 (10.5 hrs) |
February:
Take 1 - 18381 (13.75 hrs)
Take 2 - 6513 (10.5 hrs) |
March:
Take 1 - 17563 (19 hrs)
Take 2 - N/A |
April:
Take 1 - 5691 (12.25 hrs)
Take 2 - 18044 (13.25 hrs) |
May:
Take 1 - 22721 (17 hrs)
Take 2 - N/A |
June:
Take 1 - 16605 (10.25 hrs)
Take 2 - 11375 (8.75 hrs) |
July:
Take 1 - 8171 (7 hrs)
Take 2 - 12840 (6.9 hrs) |
August:
Take 1 - 14772 (10 hrs)
Take 2 - N/A |
September:
Take 1 - 5223 (7 hrs)
Take 2 - 10434 (12 hrs) |
October:
Take 1 - N/A
Take 2 - 11153 (9.25 hrs) |
November:
Take 1 - 23987 (11.75 hrs)
Take 2 - 17993 (10.84 hrs) |
December:
Take 1 - 16312 (11.75 hrs)
Take 2 - 6194 (4.5) |
Fifth Wheel      |
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January - Character Building: | 4018 (5 hrs) |
| April - To Market To Market: | 11 points (5 hrs) |
| July - Synopses | No points. Participation level because only managed a few hot premise crits. |
| October - World Building (NaNo Prework) | 3067 words (hours not tracked) |
| Challenge |
Result |
| February Romance Challenge |
Completed a 1000 word scene of Jasper and Daphne meeting (from Beneath the Mask).  |
| March Madness |
Completed 35,046 in a week long intense writing marathon.  |
| May Story A Day |
Completed 10 stories in a month.  |
| August - Outline Challenge |
Completed 50 scenes of Bring Out Your Dead in a week. |
| August - Labor of Love |
Completed 15056 over 4 days (24 working hrs) |
| October - Outline Challenge |
Completed 50 scenes of The Face She Wears (book 1) in a week. |
Note: I've moved away from participation in most monthly challenges for the moment to focus on my overall writing goals. Though the challenges are fun and allow me to explore different aspects of writing, they are a treat after the hard work is done. However, if a challenge helps further my goals, I'm right there in line.
| Months/Dares |
Results |
January-February 
Novel -- New Material/Master Level(8 chapters/1)
Novel -- Rewrite Material/Master Level(80000 words edited/)
Novel -- Submission/Apprentice (4 queries/)
Short Stories -- Rewrite Material/Journeyman Level(6 stories/)
Critique Dare/Apprentice Level(8 critiques/1)
Word Count/Apprentice Level(59000 words/0)
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January-February
Novel -- New Material/Master Level(8/8) Succeeded!
Novel -- Rewrite Material/Master Level(80000/137634) Passed!
Novel -- Submission/Apprentice (4/5) Passed!
Short Stories -- Rewrite Material/Apprentice Level (Downgraded)(4/5) Downgraded.
Critique Dare/Journeyman Level(16/17) Upgraded!
Word Count/Apprentice Level(59000/62264) Passed!
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April-May 
Novel -- New Material/Master Level (8 Chapters)
Novel -- Rewrite/Master Level (80000 words)
Novel Submission -- Queries/Apprentice (4 queries)
Short stories -- New Material/Master Level (8 short stories)
Short Stories -- Rewrite/Apprentice Level (4 stories rewritten and submitted)
Critique Dare/Apprentice Level (8 critiques of 500 or more words)
Word Count/Apprentice Level (61,000)
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April-May
Novel -- New Material/Master Level(8/9)
Novel -- Rewrite/Master Level(80000/81252)
Novel Submission -- Queries/Apprentice(4/3 -- Failed this one by choice because my available novels are already out.)
Short stories -- New Material/Master Level(8/8)
Short Stories -- Rewrite/Apprentice Level(4/4)
Critique Dare/Apprentice Level(8/8)
Word Count/Apprentice Level(61000/74566)
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July-August 
Novel -- New Material/Master Level(8 new chapters)
Novel -- Rewrite/Master Level(80000 words edited minimum up to a full novel)
Novel Submission -- Queries/Apprentice(Send 4 queries)
Short Stories -- Rewrite/Apprentice Level(Rewrite 4 stories)
Critique Dare/Journeyman Level(Crit 16 short stories/chapters)
Nonfiction Dare/ Apprentice Level(Write 2 articles)
World Building Dare/Apprentice Level(Write 4000 words)
Word Count/Apprentice Level(Write 62000 words)
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July-August
Novel -- New Material/Master Level(8/8) -- Succeeded
Novel -- Rewrite/Master Level(80000/81487) -- Succeeded
Novel Submission -- Queries/Apprentice(4/0) -- Failed
Short Stories -- Rewrite/Apprentice Level(4/0) -- Failed
Critique Dare/Journeyman Level(16/4) -- Mostly Failed
Nonfiction Dare/ Apprentice Level(2/3) -- Succeeded
World Building Dare/Apprentice Level(4000/11067) -- Succeeded and should have upgraded
Word Count/Apprentice Level(62000/67073) -- Succeeded
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October-November
Novel -- New Material/Master Level(8 chapters)
Novel -- Rewrite/Master Level(80000 words)
Novel Submission -- Queries/Apprentice(4 queries)
Short Stories -- Rewrite/Apprentice Level(4 stories)
Word Count/Apprentice Level(61,000 words)
Flash Fiction -- Rewrite Material/Apprentice Level (4 flash)
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October-November 
Novel -- New Material/Master Level(8 chapters)(8/8)
Novel -- Rewrite/Master Level(80000 words)(80000/117630)
Novel Submission -- Queries/Apprentice(4 queries)(4/4)
Short Stories -- Rewrite/Apprentice Level(4 stories)(4/5)
Word Count/Journeyman Level *Upgraded* (92,000 words)(92000/113768)
Flash Fiction -- Rewrite Material/Apprentice Level (4 flash)(4/4)
Critique Dare/Master Level (24 crits)(24/26)
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| Challenge: |
Result: |
| 250,000 Words This Year |
Status: Completed. Passed with 284k |
| 500,000 Words This Year |
Status: Missed. 473,801 |
| Forward Motion Classes |
| Only a Novel (2-year novel writing course) |
Lazette Gifford |
Forward Motion Back to School Classes        |
| Month: |
Class: |
Teacher: |
| March |
Sensory Perception |
Erin M_H |
| April |
Melee Fighting |
Weaselboy |
| May |
To Fight or Not to Fight: A Practical Guide to Historical Warfare and Army-building |
l_clausewitz |
| Forward Motion Moderator Classes |
| Month: |
Class: |
Teacher: |
| July |
Writing Short - A Mini-Class |
Justin Stanchfield |
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NaNoWriMo 2005
Novel Written: The Demon Rules - a YA fantasy adventure.
Nano Marathons:
1 - 6836 (8 hrs)
2 - 7085 (8 hrs)
3 - N/A
 
Potlatch 14--March
BayCon 2005--May
2005 OWW World's Strongest Writer Marathon--July
Result: 24,456 words and The Great Selkie finished on 7/17/05.
2005 OWW World's Strongest Writer Marathon--October
Result: 31,397 words on Bring Out Your Dead. The novel is not finished, but I was going for 1k per day and did succeed in that.
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