Word Count, Three Months Later

This is a continuation of posts concerning the progress on my WIP.

http://richard-writingandliving.blogspot.com/2011/10/word-count-two-months-later.html
http://richard-writingandliving.blogspot.com/2011/09/word-count-one-month-later.html
http://richard-writingandliving.blogspot.com/2011/08/word-count.html

Week Oct 19-22  7,950 words
Week Oct 24-29  5,417 words
Week Oct 31        4,213 words Draft Completed.

I finished the complete draft on Oct. 31. Total word count was a little over 116,000 words. I ended up eliminating two or three chapters that I decided did not move the story forward in the main plot line. So, I finished earlier than expected.

Tanya Reimer agreed to read the ms, and the feedback she's giving me is phenomenal. She could easily be a professional editor if that was what she wanted to be. I honestly believe her advice will take the book to a new level. So I will not be publishing the book at this time, but will be working on it a while longer--possibly two or three more months.

Am I disappointed, because I wanted to self-publish the book this year? Absolutely not. I'm tickled pink to have the opportunity to make the book much better. Tanya's advice is so exhaustive as to leave no leaf unturned. I'm truly amazed.

Thank you, Tanya.
http://tanyareimer.blogspot.com/

One Year Old

That's right. My blog is now one year old.

What a fast-paced year it was. How have I done? I know it's been all over the place as far as subject matter. It started off in one direction, then moved in other directions depending on my mood or whatever I was involved in. I like writing in that way, but I think it's probably better to have clear themes that you work with, that recur. At least, that's the way I feel at the moment. But I don't seem to have any themes that I'm attached to except the theme of writing. Yet, what can I say that so many other blogs haven't already said about writing? I'm not sure I have anything to add, although I know that each person's way of expressing the same ideas can be quite different. There's always variety. It's something I'll think about for the second year of my blog.

What have I enjoyed most about blogging? No doubt, expressing my ideas is important. That's what a lot of blogs are about--expressing one's ideas. I've certainly done that on occassions.

But, just as importantly, I've enjoyed the many bloggers I've met through blogging. There are so many talented people out there. I wish we could all get together and have a big convention, or maybe just a party would do. But it would be a big party. Now there's an idea. How can I have a big blog party on my blog?       

Come to my party--everyone's invited.

Tanya, you bring the wit and wisdom.

PK, you bring the party favors.

Valentina, you bring the champaign. Oh yeah, Suzie Campioni sounds like fun too.

Scott, you bring the time-machine.

I'll let Michelle and Elizabeth bring us back to reality.

Dave, bring your zombie friends.

Oh, everyone, just bring yourselves.

Who knows, maybe we'll have fun.