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Word counts!
Ember wrote: "Congrats on the super awesome word counts everyone! Congrats on finishing your book Princess Jane that is amazing!!! I have been working on mine a little off and on but have been super busy Sunday ..."Thanks!
Hope you get time for writing soon!
Title: Still unknownDaily word count: about 5k or so
Total word count: 23185
Total goal: 70-90k
Writing or editing: Writing
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Congrats on all the awesome word counts again! Over the last week I have written about 4701 words which has put me at 21153 words total of a 70,000 word goal for There's Something About Vegas
Hoorah!Love Bites.
Round 2 of edits complete: 74,646 words
Now with proof readers.
Then on to edit part 2.
Phew!
Nat wrote: "Congrats on finishing. :)"Thanks!
Ember wrote: "Thanks Princess Jane! I have a big event on Saturday for my "real job" after that it's all good and I should be able to write a lot more for the next week! Congrats on all the awesome word counts..."
You're making great progress on your book!
T.L. wrote: "Hoorah!Love Bites.
Round 2 of edits complete: 74,646 words
Now with proof readers.
Then on to edit part 2.
Phew!"
Congratulations!
Title: Fairy Tale Killer or Fairytale Killer I can't decide which I like betterGenre: Romantic Suspense
Daily word count: 1,711
Total word count: 1,711
Total goal: 75,000
Writing or Editing: Writing
Title: Fairytale KillerGenre: Romantic Suspense
Daily word count: 1,530
Total word count: 3,241
Total goal: 75,000
Writing or Editing: Writing
Title: Moonshine and MagnoliasGenre: CST
Total pages edited: 190
Total pages: 309
Hiding from the fam this afternoon and spending the time editing.
Title: Fairytale KillerGenre: Romantic Suspense
Daily word count: 1,792
Total word count: 5,033
Total goal: 75,000
Writing or Editing: Writing
Title: Fairytale KillerGenre: Romantic Suspense
Daily word count: 1,525
Total word count: 6,558
Total goal: 75,000
Writing or Editing: Writing
Already about 10% of the way through my new work in progress!Title: Fairytale Killer
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Daily word count: 1,261
Total word count: 7,819
Total goal: 75,000
Writing or Editing: Writing
Title: Fairytale KillerGenre: Romantic Suspense
Daily word count: 1,383
Total word count: 9,202
Total goal: 75,000
Writing or Editing: Writing
Last few days . . . Title: Fairytale Killer
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Daily word count: 6,090
Total word count: 15,292
Total goal: 75,000
Writing or Editing: Writing
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Title: There's Something About Vegas
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Weekly word count: (lol it's just cuz the daily word count isn't there!). 6348
Total word count: 27501
Total goal: 75000
Writing or editing: writing!
Ember wrote: "Ok so I haven't gotten as many words as I would have liked in the last week. Boo! It was a busy week even though I thought it should have calmed down a bit but whatever! Congrats on all the awesome..."You're doing great! Even though you've been busy you're still making good progress!
Title: Fairytale KillerGenre: Romantic Suspense
Daily word count: 2,854
Total word count: 18,146
Total goal: 75,000
Writing or Editing: Writing
Hope everyone has been making good progress with their writing!
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Title There's Something about Vegas
Genre Contemporary Romance
Daily word count: 458/
Total word count: 32,083
Total goal: 75000
Writing!
Hope everyone is getting some awesome word counts!
Title: Fairytale KillerGenre: Romantic Suspense
Daily word count: 2,998 (yesterday and today)
Total word count: 21,244
Total goal: 75,000
Writing or Editing: Writing
Ember wrote: "Thanks Princess Jane!! Love the hello Kitty!! I'm almost half way there! Yay!!Title There's Something about Vegas
Genre Contemporary Romance
Daily word count: 458/
Total word count: 32,083
Total g..."
Yay for being almost half way there!
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Yesterday I got a ton of wirds on the page!
Title: There's Something About Vegas
Genre Contemporary Romance
Daily Word count: 5526
Total word count: 37,609 (over half way there!!!)
Total Goal 75,000
Writing or Editing? Writing!
Hope everyone is having some fantabulous word counts!!
Ember wrote: "Thank Princess hahaha that was supposed to be 4582 lol! I meant to do this last night but I forgot! I was busy editing Beautiful Deception today so I didn't get any writing done! I got through 14 c..."Awesome writing and editing!
I've been sick, and still am, so my writing hasn't been as productive as I'd like, but still getting something done every dayTitle: Fairytale Killer
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Daily word count: 3,026 (since the 30th)
Total word count: 24,270
Total goal: 75,000
Writing or Editing: Writing
Still battling this cold but I think I'm back on track with my schedule!Title: Fairytale Killer
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Daily word count: 3,100
Total word count: 27,370
Total goal: 75,000
Writing or Editing: Writing
Okay peeps, new month, new goals, time to stop this thread being the Ember and Jane show :-)Title: The Ruined Lady
Genre: Historical Romance
Daily Word Count: 530
Total Word Count: 530
Total Goal: 60000
Writing or Editing: Writing
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Bree wrote: "Okay peeps, new month, new goals, time to stop this thread being the Ember and Jane show :-)Title: The Ruined Lady
Genre: Historical Romance
Daily Word Count: 530
Total Word Count: 530
Total Goal..."
Haha, its nice to have other people popping in to update us on their awesome writing/editing progress! And eek, starting a new book, that's always so exciting!!
Ember wrote: "Yay Miss Bree!!! Okie dokie I finished the first round of edits on Beautiful Deception!! Yay!!! So super excited but I haven't gotten anymore writing done! Boo! So sorry to hear your sick princess!..."Awesome that you finished you're editing!! And thanks hoping its just a cold but waiting for some test results!
Title: The Beautiful Boy: a Heart's JourneyGenre: Contemporary Romance
Daily word count goal: 1000
Total word count: 1570
Total goal: minimum 80,000
Writing or Editing: Writing
Title: The Beautiful Boy: a Heart's JourneyGenre: Contemporary Romance
Daily word count goal: 1000
Total word count: 3525 making it an almost 2000 word night
Total goal: minimum 80,000, pref 100,000
Writing or Editing: Writing
Alyne wrote: "Title: The Beautiful Boy: a Heart's JourneyGenre: Contemporary Romance
Daily word count goal: 1000
Total word count: 3525 making it an almost 2000 word night
Total goal: minimum 80,000, pref 100,..."
You are off to a great start on your book!!
Title: Fairytale KillerGenre: Romantic Suspense
Daily word count: 2,012
Total word count: 29,382
Total goal: 75,000
Writing or Editing: Writing
Title: The Beautiful Boy: a Heart's JourneyGenre: Contemporary Romance
Daily word count goal: 1000
Total word count: 4673
Total goal: minimum 80,000, pref 100,000
Writing or Editing: Writing
Title: Fairytale KillerGenre: Romantic Suspense
Daily word count: 1,413
Total word count: 30,795
Total goal: 75,000
Writing or Editing: Writing
Jane wrote: "Title: Fairytale KillerGenre: Romantic Suspense
Daily word count: 1,413
Total word count: 30,795
Total goal: 75,000
Writing or Editing: Writing"
almost halfway!
Alyne wrote: "Jane wrote: "Title: Fairytale KillerGenre: Romantic Suspense
Daily word count: 1,413
Total word count: 30,795
Total goal: 75,000
Writing or Editing: Writing"
almost halfway!"
Yep, I'm getting close to halfway!
Title: Fairytale KillerGenre: Romantic Suspense
Daily word count: 1,705
Total word count: 32,500
Total goal: 75,000
Writing or Editing: Writing
Excellent word counts!I have been writing here and there, I just lose the time or forget to post. lol
Title: Mistletoe Magic (I finally came up with a title for my new Christmas story! *squeals with excitement*)
Genre: contemporary
Daily word count: 981
Total word count: 20,181
Total goal: 55,000
Title: book 3 in the McCord series (I went to edit and realized I never finished the last chapter. lol Done!)
Genre: contemporary
Daily word count: 2,828
Total word count: 69,811
Total goal: 70,000 (Almost made it...perhaps with editing I'll get it)
And to think I couldn't find the motivation to write today. The urge came out of nowhere, and so glad it did!
Title: The Beautiful Boy: a Heart's JourneyGenre: Contemporary Romance
Daily word count goal: 1000
Total word count: 7035
Total goal: minimum 80,000, pref 100,000
Writing or Editing: Writing
Amanda wrote: "Excellent word counts!I have been writing here and there, I just lose the time or forget to post. lol
Title: Mistletoe Magic (I finally came up with a title for my new Christmas story! *squeals ..."
So excited you came up with a name for your Christmas book!!
Title: Fairytale KillerGenre: Romantic Suspense
Daily word count: 1,783
Total word count: 34,283
Total goal: 75,000
Writing or Editing: Writing
Title: The Beautiful Boy: a Heart's JourneyGenre: Contemporary Romance
Daily word count goal: 1000
Total word count: 8232
Total goal: minimum 80,000, pref 100,000
Writing or Editing: Writing
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Hope everyone is making great progress with their writing!
Title: Fairytale KillerGenre: Romantic Suspense
Daily word count: 3,280
Total word count: 37,563
Total goal: 75,000
Writing or Editing: Writing
Title: Rocking Autumn Genre: Contemporary Romance/Comedy
Total word count: 1440
Total goal: 80,000
Writing or Editing: Writing
Title: Rocking Autumn (You Can Always Come Home Series)Genre: Contemporary Romance/Comedy
Total word count: 4476
Total goal: 80,000
Writing or Editing: Writing
Thanks!