Well, this is the end of week 3, and the official midpoint of the write-a-thon. Wordcount summary so far:
Week 1: 3400 words
Week 2: 2800 words
Week 3: 4600 words
This was a fairly productive week, wordcount-wise. I managed all of Chapter 3, and the first half or so of Chapter 4. Everything is rough rough drafty, but there’ll be plenty of time to polish later.
…from the 4th of July.
As promised, more photos of colorful explosions and whatnot are now on Flickr.
Hope everyone had a happy 4th of July! More pictures tomorrow….
Wrote some words, then cut a bunch of words, and the final wordcount for Chapter 3 is 3100 words. Summary of write-a-thon progress so far:
Chapter 1 – 3400
Chapter 2 – 2800
Chapter 3 – 3100
Total words: 9300
Halfway done with my write-a-thon goal of six chapters :)
Amaretto French Toast
I had leftover French bread from dinner the other day, and one of my favorite ways to use up leftover bread is to make baked French toast. I’m also trying to use up various liquors, so as to avoid having to move them to Texas. The result? Amaretto French toast. (I don’t have a recipe, but for one _large_ serving: cut bread into cubes, place into one lightly greased (big) ramekin (or multiple little ones). Mix a couple eggs, some milk, a shot of amaretto, a couple teaspoons of …
It is July. At the end of _this_ month, I move to Texas. (eep!)
Started in on Chapter 3 today, managed 1000 words, so a reasonably good start. And I think I have a pretty good idea what needs to happen in this chapter. Hopefully, this week will be the week that I start to get ahead on my chapter-per-week goal…maybe finish Chapter 3 in the next day or two, and then get at least half of Chapter 4 done too.
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Submission #54 – to Town Drunk (my first sub there)
and
Rejection #45 – A lightning …
Sub #52 (over the weekend) – to Writers of the Future, my 7th sub there. I have my fingers crossed that this submission will be disqualified (as that would mean I’d placed in Q2, and could no longer enter).
Sub #53 – to Lone Star Stories, my 5th submission there.
And, this evening:
Rejection #44 – 5 days to a friendly, positive rejection from Fantasy magazine, with an added reminder that as of July 1, they are closed to submissions until November.
Friday night was the week 2 Clarion party. Tina, Julie, and debtaber came down for the evening, and I got to hang out with them and with several members of the 07 class. Fun stuff.
On Saturday, my brother was in town for his birthday and we went to the Mariner’s game against the Blue Jays. It was a fun game to watch — lots of hits, a couple double plays, and the M’s won 8 to 3.
Also over the weekend: Rejection #43, a 17-day rejection from Strange Horizons
I thought this morning I had two additional scenes to write in this chapter, but I think there will be more tension if I save the last scene for later. So…Chapter 2 winds itself up at 2,800 words, a bit on the short side, but I’m reasonably happy with it.
Today’s wordcount: 1000 words
Week 2 wordcount: 2800 words
Total wordcount: 6200 words
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Since my first few Clarion stories were quite short, my wordcount for the two weeks roughly parallels my weekly output for the workshop. Though I have to say, I’m getting much more …
Just over 1000 words on Chapter 2 today, and I think I’ve finally found an opening for this chapter that I can work with. So, that brings this week’s write-a-thon total to 1900, 900 of which are discarded beginnings.
Today: 1000
Week 2: 1000
Total Wordage: 4400
