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Improving Technique

Update on My Novel #36

17 May 2022
Two-and-a-half weeks ago I stated that I was scaling down this blog and giving my attention to my novel and short story. This is my first update since making that…
Improving Technique

Update on My Novel: Month 19

1 Dec 202021 Dec 2021
NOVEMBER STATS Days Writing: 13 New Words: 2121 New Chapters: 0.33 Total Word-count: 62,821 Total Chapters: 17 Definitely a quieter month for me compared to October. In fact it was…
Improving Technique

Update on My Novel: Month 10

1 Mar 202027 Nov 2021
FEBRUARY STATS Days Writing: 0 New Words: 0 New Chapters: 0 Total Word-count: 33,297 Total Chapters: 9 I mentioned last month that my family would be starting February with the…
Improving Technique

Update on My Novel: Month 9

1 Feb 202027 Nov 2021
JANUARY STATS Days Writing: 18 New Words: 6,360 New Chapters: 1.5 Total Word-count: 33,297 Total Chapters: 9 January had me writing quite a bit more than in December, so that…
Improving Technique

Update on My Novel: Month 4

1 Sep 201919 Nov 2021
For August I said I wanted to work on the blog each day, but at the very least wanted to reach 20 days. When all was said and done, I…
Improving Technique

Update on My Novel: Month 3

1 Aug 201918 Nov 2021
Wow, these months sure go by fast! For July I shifted my commitment to be time-based, specifically I wanted to be working on my novel for a half hour each…

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