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Word counts!
For those who want to keep up with the format we used in the other threads here it is!Title:
Genre:
Daily word count:
Total word count:
Total goal:
Writing or Editing:
You totally don't have to follow this, you can share whatever you want in any way you want!
Title: Nursery Rhyme Killer Genre: Romantic Suspense
Daily word count: 1,801
Total word count: 31,047
Total goal: 75,000
Writing or Editing: Writing
I'm doing 40KforMay with RWA Aust this month, so it's the perfect time to come back and tell you all what I'm up to!!Title: Perth Girls - Penny
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Daily Word Count: 1788
Total Word Count: 12037
Total Goal: 60000
Writing or Editing: Writing
I'll also be Editing, but didn't do any today :-)
My due date to submit my first draft to my editor is May 30th. I need all the encouragement I can get.Title: Dreams Collide
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Daily Word Count: 2501
Total Word Count: 62761
Total Goal: At least 80,000
Writing or Editing: Writing
Thanks!!!
Bree wrote: "I'm doing 40KforMay with RWA Aust this month, so it's the perfect time to come back and tell you all what I'm up to!!Title: Perth Girls - Penny
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Daily Word Count: 1788
..."
I saw RWA was doing that, good luck, I hope you get your 40,000 words done this month! Although I'm not officially participating, I am hoping to have my current work in progress finished by the end of May!
Kristina wrote: "My due date to submit my first draft to my editor is May 30th. I need all the encouragement I can get.Title: Dreams Collide
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Daily Word Count: 2501
Total Word Count: 62..."
Well we are here to encourage! You are doing awesome though, already over three quarters of the way to 80,000, you can definitely get that done by the end of the month!
Title: Nursery Rhyme Killer Genre: Romantic Suspense
Daily word count: 1,469
Total word count: 32,516
Total goal: 75,000
Writing or Editing: Writing
Jane wrote: "Kristina wrote: "My due date to submit my first draft to my editor is May 30th. I need all the encouragement I can get.Title: Dreams Collide
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Daily Word Count: 2501
Tot..."
Thanks Jane. I need the timeline to push me. I go on vacation in June. It would be really nice to have it off my back so I can relax a little bit...as well as get back to reading. I miss reading. Thanks again!!! Good luck with yours. You seem to pump out yours quickly. I'm envious!
Title: Love Bites (now becoming a duology)Genre: Paranormal romance
Total word count for April: 21,397
Worst day: 330
Best day: 2771
Avg: 713 per day
Getting there! Writing book 2 is proving challenging.
This book was meant to be a stand alone (as all my others are), but a beta reader suggested splitting it.
I thought this was a good idea, so set about writng part 2.
But this involves muchly cross checking and sometimes adjusting bits in the 1st book.
It's a slow process. Especially with a dark elf on the loose, and a trip to the fae realm :-/
Gotta really get cracking if I want to release this in June!!! :-O
Title: French RetributionGenre: Romantic Suspense
Daily word count: 171
Total word count: 51,758
Total goal: 55,000
Writing or Editing: Editing
Wow, Bree, editing and writing 40k in one month? My brain would explode.Title: Gone With The Wendy
Genre: contemporary single title
Total pages edited: 122
Total pages: 310
I have a self-imposed May 31 deadline, and then I start querying agents.
I like this new thread format!Title: Soldiering On #4
Today's wordcount: 3000
Total: 42,255
Goal: 50k.
So close! I'm also doing the 50k for May with RWA, but I'm not sure I'll need to write that much. I'll have to edit at some point. But then I also have some novellas to write with deadlines, so maybe!
Mod
Ditto.
2. Most fabulous WC's, ladies! (@Miss Sara: So freakin' close!!)
3. Be back in later today with an actual count. Just wanted to say...
THANK YOU, PRINCESS JANE!!! (yelling intentional ^_~)
This is such a good idea - it encourages a spot of competitiveness or goals to be achieved which is what keeps writers enthused.
Kristina wrote: "Jane wrote: "Kristina wrote: "My due date to submit my first draft to my editor is May 30th. I need all the encouragement I can get.Title: Dreams Collide
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Daily Word Co..."
I totally work better to a timeline too! Which is why I always have a daily writing goal and then an end goal, otherwise I would procrastinate even more than I already do! I am positive you will get your book finished before your vacation so you can enjoy some reading time!
Thanks, I can usually have a book written in about two months, providing that I stick to my schedule! Lately its been a struggle but I' finally back into being excited about writing and making progress!
T.L. wrote: "Title: Love Bites (now becoming a duology)Genre: Paranormal romance
Total word count for April: 21,397
Worst day: 330
Best day: 2771
Avg: 713 per day
Getting there! Writing book 2 is proving c..."
You had a pretty good month of April! I'm positive May will be even better and more productive and you'll be ready to release in June!
Sara wrote: "Title: French RetributionGenre: Romantic Suspense
Daily word count: 171
Total word count: 51,758
Total goal: 55,000
Writing or Editing: Editing"
Eek, so close to finishing!!
Abigail wrote: "Wow, Bree, editing and writing 40k in one month? My brain would explode.Title: Gone With The Wendy
Genre: contemporary single title
Total pages edited: 122
Total pages: 310
I have a self-imposed..."
You're almost half way with your editing! You'll totally easily make your deadline!
Aislinn wrote: "I like this new thread format!Title: Soldiering On #4
Today's wordcount: 3000
Total: 42,255
Goal: 50k.
So close! I'm also doing the 50k for May with RWA, but I'm not sure I'll need to write tha..."
Getting close!!
Annie wrote: "THANK YOU, PRINCESS JANE!!! (yelling intentional ^_~)"Haha, YOU'RE WELCOME!
Anna Faversham wrote: "This is such a good idea - it encourages a spot of competitiveness or goals to be achieved which is what keeps writers enthused."Yep we are all about the encouraging each other! And seeing what everyone else has been achieving is awesome motivation for me to stick to my goals and be as productive as I can!
Okay gonna stop replying to every single comment now or this thread is gonna blow up!! Hahaha!And it seems a few of us have an end of May deadline so lets all make this month the most awesome writing month ever!!
Great word counts, everyone! Keep it up:)Title: Flash- If you only knew
Total words: 726
Also...
Title: One Taste of Crazy
Editing: I don't really keep word count when I'm editing because it fluctuates up and down too much. lol But it's coming along nicely!
Title - Never Say Never AgainTotal Words - 57,315
Goal - 70,000 by May 15
Today's count - around 700~
Today was my first day of writing in a week and a half. We were on vacation and I promised my husband no laptop, but that didn't stop me from plotting things out in my head. Now, it's back to the grind, big time!
Thanks for the motivation, ladies!
Title: Nursery Rhyme Killer Genre: Romantic Suspense
Daily word count: 1,433
Total word count: 33,949
Total goal: 75,000
Writing or Editing: Writing
Amanda wrote: "Great word counts, everyone! Keep it up:)Title: Flash- If you only knew
Total words: 726
Also...
Title: One Taste of Crazy
Editing: I don't really keep word count when I'm editing because it fl..."
Have fun editing!
W.S. wrote: "Title - Never Say Never AgainTotal Words - 57,315
Goal - 70,000 by May 15
Today's count - around 700~
Today was my first day of writing in a week and a half. We were on vacation and I promised my..."
Hope you had a great vacation! Haha, I'm always plotting things out in my head too, no matter whether I'm on vacation or not! Good luck making your deadline, you're already fairly close!
Just to be clear, I'm not editing the story I'm writing... that would be really tough, and I think a little bit pointless. Stories need time to percolate :-) Also remember that I'm at home all the time, and at the gooderer end of recovering from an illness, so can schedule lots of doing things!!
Title: Perth Girls - Penny
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Daily Word Count: 2355
Total Word Count: 14392
Total Goal: 60000
Writing or Editing: Writing
AND
Title: The Unwilling Smuggler
Genre: Historical Romance
Daily Word Count: 2 chapters
Total Word Count: 7 chapters
Total Goal: 33 chapters
Writing or Editing: Editing
So good to see the number of people posting here! It really is encouraging to see everyone else also battling through!
Title: Soldiering On #4Today's wordcount: 1680
Total: 43,935
Goal: 50k
I only have 8 scenes or so left to right. I'm hoping to be done by the end of the week. :D
Well done everyone else for rocking it!
Jane - I might be close to finishing but I know how to drag it out :-)Everyone else is doing brilliantly. And I love the title The Unwilling Smuggler.
Title: French Retribution
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Daily word count: 71
Total word count: 51,829
Total goal: 55,000
Writing or Editing: Editing
Title: UnknownGenre: Contemporary Romance
Daily Word Count: 3150
Total word count: 3150
Total goal: 80-90k
Writing or editing; Writing
Nice work everyone!
Title: Nursery Rhyme Killer Genre: Romantic Suspense
Daily word count: 920
Total word count: 34,869
Total goal: 75,000
Writing or Editing: Writing
Genre - Historical, and a sort of mystery thriller.Yesterday - 960
Total word count - 30,009
Today? Must do some marketing, so if I manage 500, I'll be pleased.
Title: Perth Girls - PennyGenre: Contemporary Romance
Daily Word Count: 439 (this dismal total c/o my wonderful partner who decided to take the day off and meant I couldn't write the sex scene that is next in my MS...)
Total Word Count: 14850
Total Goal: 60000
Writing or Editing: Writing
AND
Title: The Unwilling Smuggler
Genre: Historical Romance
Daily Word Count: (Almost) 1 chapter
Total Word Count: (Almost) 8 chapters
Total Goal: 33 chapters
Writing or Editing: Editing
Title: Dare to Love Genre: Contemporary Romance
Daily word count: 2,194
Total word count: 6,963
Total goal: 75,000
Writing or Editing: Writing
Mod
Mod
Title: What happens in...nope! (Title is still under consideration)
Genre contemporary romance
Daily word count: 1784
Total word count 1784
Total goal: 70,000
Writing or editing writing!
Beautiful Deception
Romantic Suspense
1200 words
68.552
Goal 70,000 :(
Writing! Finished it!! Sent off to editor!!
Ember wrote: "Ok so first off the new format is awesome!! Second I didn't find as many words as I was hoping to when I went beck through it. Only about 2,500 words! I just sent it to the editor and am hoping we ..."Aww, sorry you didn't get as many words as you wanted, but I'm sure you'll get them!
Ember wrote: "So I am writing something a bit different! Not Romantic Suspense. More light hearted Contemporary Romance! Wish me luck because this is totally new territory for me lol!Title: What happens in...no..."
Super exciting that you're working on something different! I remember you telling me about your new project and it sounds so awesome!
Anna Faversham wrote: "Genre - Historical, and a sort of mystery thriller.Yesterday - 960
Total word count - 30,009
Today? Must do some marketing, so if I manage 500, I'll be pleased."
Hope you got some marketing in around your marketing!
Bree wrote: "Title: Perth Girls - PennyGenre: Contemporary Romance
Daily Word Count: 439 (this dismal total c/o my wonderful partner who decided to take the day off and meant I couldn't write the sex scene tha..."
Haha, well I'm glad you got some writing and some editing done!
Title: Nursery Rhyme Killer Genre: Romantic Suspense
Daily word count: 1,690
Total word count: 36,564
Total goal: 75,000
Writing or Editing: Writing
Title: Nursery Rhyme Killer Genre: Romantic Suspense
Daily word count: 1,617
Total word count: 38,181
Total goal: 75,000
Writing or Editing: Writing
Ember wrote: "So I am writing something a bit different! Not Romantic Suspense. More light hearted Contemporary Romance! Wish me luck because this is totally new territory for me lol!Title: What happens in...no..."
Congrats, Ember!!!! Woo hoo! And good luck on the new romance. I'm sure it'll be amazing!
Mod
Great word counts princess Jane!
Welcome to light contemporary romance land, Ember. You'll like it here.Title: Torn between Gone With the Wendy and Moonshine and Magnolias
Genre LIGHT contemporary romance
Pages edited: 136
Total pages: 310
Ok. Here's my updateDreams Collide - Book 2 of Collide series
Contemporary romance
Total word count as of this minute: 67674
Change in count since last report: 5,003
Total goal: between 80-85000
Still writing but slowly getting there.
Good night all!
So for a while now we've had a thread each month where we can share our word counts, we had a little rethink and decided we would streamline things a little and instead of having a new thread each month we'll just have one ongoing thread.
If you want to stick with the format we used in the old threads you most certainly can, or if you just want to share the number of words you wrote each day that's totally fine too!
We also want this to be a place where we can encourage each other, and support one another. If you're struggling with getting some writing done each day, and you need some help in staying accountable and meeting your goals, then let us know and we can help out.
Okay everyone its time to get writing!!