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message 1: by Micaela (new)

Micaela | 65 comments Working on: Death's Face (novel in progress)
Started: July 16, 2009.
Word goal: 1,200 words. I'm building it up very gradually until it's 2,000 a day. Updates when I up my word goal.
Current count: 13,928 words (about 21 pages).



message 2: by Micaela (last edited Jul 17, 2009 11:55AM) (new)

Micaela | 65 comments (Oh, I forgot to put my total goal. Well, I'm hoping for about 400 pages, which is about 268,000 words by my count. Which is a lot. :( What's the average word goal for people here?)

Day 1: July 16, 2009

Statistics:
Goal to reach: 15,128 words (total)
Actual: 15,136
Written: 1,208 words. ;)



message 3: by Kenzie, Help feed the hungry. Donate to 30 Hour Famine! (new)

Kenzie | 1305 comments Mod
Welcome to the group, Kai! A lot of people do 100-200 words a day, but whatever you choose is fine. As long as it works for you. :D


Maria [the clockwork creeps on useless lives] (mariachhile) i do as much as i can think of, or how much time i have... sometimes it's only like 70 words, sometimes 500...


message 5: by Brigid ✩ (new)

Brigid ✩ | 1015 comments welcome! :] and good luck!


message 6: by Micaela (new)

Micaela | 65 comments Haha, thanks. If I do less than 500 words it doesn't work for me. I don't get where I want to be fast enough. I have to write fast or I will lose my interest... The stupid doubt catches up to me. :P



message 7: by Bella (new)

Bella (goodreadsbella) | 29 comments Yeah, you are a really impatient writer :P

1,200 a day is a good goal ;)


message 8: by Micaela (new)

Micaela | 65 comments Haha. Why thanks. =)

I think it's about time to up it to 1,300 words... I's been at 1,200 for a while now.


message 9: by Bella (new)

Bella (goodreadsbella) | 29 comments How long is "a while?"


message 10: by Micaela (new)

Micaela | 65 comments Hmm... a few weeks?


message 11: by Bella (new)

Bella (goodreadsbella) | 29 comments *gasps* How do you live?


message 12: by Micaela (new)

Micaela | 65 comments Haha, oh yes. I know. But it will take me so long to finish otherwise!


Maria [the clockwork creeps on useless lives] (mariachhile) I don't care how long it takes to write a book. I do it for as long as it takes, as long as it's good. Sometimes i sit daydreaming for hours, and then never get the word down, so then the next day I write it down and I write like 1000 words...


Maria [the clockwork creeps on useless lives] (mariachhile) I really need to fix my daydreaming habit. It sometimes gets annoying. I think it annoys some of the teachers too! :P


message 15: by Paige (new)

Paige Miller | 4362 comments Hey Kai! Welcome to Write in 2009!

Please click! It'll help them hatch!
Adopt one today! Adopt one today! [image error] Adopt one today!




message 16: by Micaela (new)

Micaela | 65 comments Clicked... why does it help them hatch?

And thanks. (:


message 17: by Micaela (new)

Micaela | 65 comments Day 2: July 17, 2009

Statistics:
Goal to reach: 16,336 words (total)
Actual: 16,341
Written: 1,205 words. haha. :)


Maria [the clockwork creeps on useless lives] (mariachhile) wat do u mean by 'actual'?


message 19: by Bella (new)

Bella (goodreadsbella) | 29 comments I think she means how much she actually did. Like, she had to get to 16, 336. But she actually wrote to 16, 341.


message 21: by [deleted user] (new)

Hey Kai! I'm Annie Mae!

I just can't help but stare at that goal you have. I hope that you'll have success with your writing! Good Luck!

And here's a treat for you from the batch I made for Bella!

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Enjoy! And welcome to the group!


message 22: by Micaela (new)

Micaela | 65 comments Oh my gosh, those look so good. Now I'm really craving a cookie. Thanks for that :P


message 23: by [deleted user] (new)

:D You're welcome.


message 24: by Paige (new)

Paige Miller | 4362 comments Kai wrote: "Clicked... why does it help them hatch?

And thanks. (:"


Clicking helps them hatch because the dragon gods decided it would be that way. Lol I don't know for sure I'm kind of a newbie to the dragon world.

Thanks though!

Good luck...

"We do not write because we want to, but because we must in order to stay sane."


message 25: by Micaela (new)

Micaela | 65 comments Haha, I love your comment about my word goal. It's being changed to 2,000 words in August.


message 26: by [deleted user] (new)

:D


message 27: by Paige (new)

Paige Miller | 4362 comments Damn, Kai, that's a lot of words. *applauds*


message 28: by Liriope (new)

Liriope | 12 comments wow, that's a lot of writing :D I think that 1000-3000 is optimum as well.

those cookies look good <3


message 29: by Paige (new)

Paige Miller | 4362 comments MMMM cookies. I am so hungry!

Adopt one today! Adopt one today! Adopt one today! Adopt one today! Adopt one today!



message 30: by Micaela (new)

Micaela | 65 comments Haha. Sorry, haven't been writing much. Lots of crazy stuff going on. And I'm taking some time to plot out where I'm going. :/


message 31: by Micaela (new)

Micaela | 65 comments Ha, day 3. ;) Lots of plotting and other commitments in the last week.
Hmm.
Goal: 1,400 words.
Written: 2,001 words.
Total: 19,807 words (about 30 pages)



message 32: by Micaela (new)

Micaela | 65 comments So many commitments. And my laziness. =)

I finally figured out how the subplot's going to work, though! :D


message 33: by Micaela (new)

Micaela | 65 comments Written 930 words today. Shows my laziness. Oh well, at least I wrote!


Maria [the clockwork creeps on useless lives] (mariachhile) LAZY???!!!! That;s not lazy for me. I try to write 500 a day. I wrote 904 yesterday. Or would it be called yesterday? I wrote them at 1 in the morning


message 35: by Micaela (new)

Micaela | 65 comments I love writing at one in the morning!


message 36: by Daisy (new)

Daisy | 1803 comments it's a wonderful thing to do, I love it except for the fact that it's sneaking and I'm exaughisted for the rest of the day. Anyway, hello Kai I'm GreenDaisy and I am the Dragon Mistress and have corrupted many people here into getting dragons. You have a great word count good job!


Maria [the clockwork creeps on useless lives] (mariachhile) I love writing at one in the morning too! 11:00 P.M - 2:00 A.M is when I get my best ideas


message 38: by Daisy (new)

Daisy | 1803 comments I know inspiration doesn't work with sleep schedules


message 39: by Maria [the clockwork creeps on useless lives] (last edited Aug 16, 2009 11:13AM) (new)

Maria [the clockwork creeps on useless lives] (mariachhile) I know. It just doesn't make sense.


message 40: by Daisy (last edited Aug 16, 2009 11:14AM) (new)

Daisy | 1803 comments lol i think it's because either the muses are busy during the day or we have had time to process things then and can come up with better ideas


message 42: by Micaela (new)

Micaela | 65 comments I'm such a night person. Writing at night is just... wonderful. :) It's so quiet and all you can hear are the keys, and the words in your head and.... mmm... it's so magical.


Maria [the clockwork creeps on useless lives] (mariachhile) i get in trouble. I have the radio on usually, and sometimes it's on too loud and my parents hea and i get in trouble


message 44: by Micaela (new)

Micaela | 65 comments Haha, nice. Yeah, my dad tries to make me go to bed at midnight. I promise him, he goes to bed at like 10, and then I stay up anyway. I'm such a rebel. :)

Sometimes I listen to iTunes... but it's quiet. :)


message 45: by Daisy (new)

Daisy | 1803 comments lol


message 46: by Micaela (new)

Micaela | 65 comments I'm writing my goal at the moment. I'm a slow writer. :(

220 words so far today. Sigh.


message 47: by Daisy (new)

Daisy | 1803 comments so am I don't worry


message 48: by Micaela (last edited Aug 16, 2009 08:58PM) (new)

Micaela | 65 comments 2,123 words today! ^^

Total word count: 23, 505


message 49: by Micaela (new)

Micaela | 65 comments Day.... something. :P
1,101 words today. I think my writing goal is changing back to 1,100.
Total word count: 26,317.


message 50: by Micaela (new)

Micaela | 65 comments Day.... something. :P
1,101 words today. I think my writing goal is changing back to 1,100.
Total word count: 26,317.


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