10/10/10

Here's today's progress on my Hunley version 4.0 submarine book about Andan Cly and his crew having a damp misadventure in a Texian-occupied New Orleans, plus Bonus! guerrilla warfare, other assorted historic pirates, and an octoroon madam who moonlights as a Union spy.

Project: Ganymede

Deadline: November 1, 2010

New words written: 2140 (bah)

Present total word count: 89,200 words

Things accomplished in fiction: Got a sign from the universe. Several signs, actually. From not so much the universe, but one woman in particular. But she's using something like magic to do it.

Things accomplished in real life: Flew out of town for a trade show; still did day-job work; filled out three email interviews with assorted interviewers; arranged two more via phone for later on this week; signed stock in about eight or nine stores throughout the greater Portland area; did an event at the Beaverton Powell's store; spoke at trade show event and signed/handed out a couple hundred books; flew home; ordered a new pair of shoes; cleaned house a bit; filled out yet another W9 then scanned and emailed it of; packaged up several sets of donated signed books for charity; realized tomorrow is a holiday so I won't be able to mail them, but oh well; visited one digital book club; answered a crap-ton of reader questions; updated FAQ over on Clockwork Century; did my daily run/climb.

Other: Jesus, I'm tired.

Total Official Word Count of 2010: 217,811 words

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