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Improving Technique

Update on My Novel #37

2 Sep 20222 Sep 2022
It's been a while since I have posted, just over three months to be exact, and as one might imagine, the reason is because my writing moving forward at a…
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 35

1 Apr 20228 Apr 2022
This was the first full month for work on my novel after I took a brief break. I admit that I felt daunted going back to this large project, but…
Improving Technique

Update on My Novel: Month 34

4 Mar 202211 Mar 2022
Here I am, having just completed my one-month hiatus from With the Beast. I explained at the start of February that I needed to take a break after finishing the…
Improving Technique

Update on My Novel: Month 33

4 Feb 202211 Feb 2022
JANUARY STATS Days Writing: 5 New Character Backgrounds: 1 I had a couple months of excellent progress in my novel towards the end of last year. In fact, October and…
Improving Technique

Update on My Novel: Month 32

7 Jan 202214 Jan 2022
DECEMBER STATS Days Writing: 11 New Words: 3,393 New Chapters: 1 Total Word-count: 103,191 Total Chapters: 28 An Exciting Milestone) Well...it's done! It's taken me a lot longer than I…
Improving Technique

Update on My Novel: Month 31

3 Dec 20211 Jan 2022
NOVEMBER STATS Days Writing: 19 New Words: 5,643 New Chapters: 1.5 Total Word-count: 99,747 Total Chapters: 27 November didn't quite hit the lofty heights of October, but it was still…
Improving Technique

Update on My Novel: Month 30

1 Nov 202130 Dec 2021
OCTOBER STATS Days Writing: 23 New Words: 7,338 New Chapters: 2 Total Word-count: 94,033 Total Chapters: 25.5 September wasn't a great month for my story, but October was my best…
Improving Technique

Update on My Novel: Month 29

1 Oct 202130 Dec 2021
SEPTEMBER STATS Days Writing: 11 New Words: 1,635 New Chapters: 0.5 Total Word-count: 87,132 Total Chapters: 23.5 September wasn't the best month for my novel. 11 days of writing is…

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