ROW80: Summary

Well, I did not manage to finish the edits on my book, however, thanks to two very productive spells yesterday and today (thank you early mornings and lunch breaks) which has seen me edit almost 6000, I am close enough to be more than happy with that I have achieved. I have 20 pages to go and am confident that these will not pose any real difficulty.

Since this round began back in April, I have edited a grand total of 90,963 words. That averages out to 1,137 words per day.  When broken down like that I am even more proud of what I have accomplished.

Sure there were some rough days, patches where I thought that scratching my head with a cheese grater would be more productive that what I was doing, but I forged my way through. Thanks in large part to the wonderful people who took the time to comment on my posts, and offer me numerous pep talks, compliments or simple salutations across the social media world, and for that I would like to say… THANK YOU.

Other writerly achievements I have made this round include saving up enough from my small freelance writing projects to be able to pay for a good copy editor to give my novel a complete check over. This was something I didn't do (and couldn't afford) for my short story collection and it weighs so heavily on my mind that I am going to revise the entire collection and re-publish it later this year.

I also nailed down the title of the book, which changed once I found the cover art – base image – that I wanted. Luckily for me, my brother-in-law is a graphic designer and has agreed to help me with it.

I know for a fact that before the next round begins I will have finished the edits on Highway To Hell and will be ready to begin – if I have not already – work on the second book of the trilogy.

I hope that you will all join me for the start of Round Three, and in the meantime I guarantee there will be no shortage of posts and short stories to keep you amused.

 

Thanks for dropping by