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by j.oreilly 

Posted: 09 March 2010
Word Count: 68


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Started work on my third novel yesterday, managed 675 words.

It is a category romance, so needs to be 55-60,00 words, and I am aiming to have this by the 20th of May. The aim is to do 1500 words a day, as I generally manage around 1000 and really want to crank this up, and see what happens when I stop procrastinating and really go for it.






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JulesA at 17:09 on 09 March 2010  Report this post
Good luck with it.

jules

debac at 18:14 on 09 March 2010  Report this post
We'll be rooting for you! Good luck!!

Deb

Account Closed at 19:12 on 09 March 2010  Report this post
Good luck! Once you get going, it'll get easier. The hardest part is to start. :-)

j.oreilly at 20:13 on 09 March 2010  Report this post
Have written 1239 today , bringing it up to 1914 altogether, which I am pleased with

thanks for the nice comments everyone

Jane

Forbes at 12:40 on 10 March 2010  Report this post
Greta! Hope the muse flows through those pinkies and helps you achieve your goals! Keep up a steady pace. remember get it down in draft 1 (with no major errors in flow for me, but you may be different) and you can fix most things in draft 2, 3, 4.... whatever!

Avis

j.oreilly at 13:39 on 10 March 2010  Report this post
840 so far today, could be worse.

total now at 2754, aiming for 3k by the end of today.

Now have to go dig small boy out of his pit

debac at 14:45 on 10 March 2010  Report this post
Going well, Jim! Keep it up!

<Added>

Oh, I am soooo sorry, Jane - I seem to have given you a sex change! I apologise. I think I must have got you mixed up with someone called Jim who said he was about to become active in here, and assumed the J was him....

j.oreilly at 19:46 on 10 March 2010  Report this post
no worries debac, its an easy mistake to make

not in real life, I hasten to add, where I do not look even remotely manly :O

debac at 11:49 on 11 March 2010  Report this post
I'm sure you don't... Sorry again. Glad you understand!

j.oreilly at 14:18 on 11 March 2010  Report this post
another 866 added today, first chapter done

debac at 15:01 on 11 March 2010  Report this post
Yay!

Account Closed at 07:07 on 12 March 2010  Report this post
Great job!

j.oreilly at 08:59 on 13 March 2010  Report this post
Added another 1300 yesterday, so now at 4961.

I was aiming for 5K, but close enough

jim60 at 09:12 on 13 March 2010  Report this post
Go Jane!




LorraineC at 12:26 on 13 March 2010  Report this post
Well done Jane.

Forbes at 17:45 on 13 March 2010  Report this post
You go Girl! Let's not quibble about those 39 words.



j.oreilly at 15:09 on 15 March 2010  Report this post
Now at 6935, after the weekend and todays (not overly productive) lunchtime, but husband is going out with work tonight so hoping to get another hour in this evening and try and get close to 8K.

I am thinking of setting up a spreadsheet, as others have mentioned, with a bit where I can put what has happened in each chapter, I am thinking it will be very useful for synopsis writing later.

Jane

Account Closed at 19:59 on 15 March 2010  Report this post
Great progress, Jane!

Tracking chapters with a spreadsheet is a great idea. It's something I've not done too well at the beginning and only came to realise the value later.

Forbes at 23:32 on 15 March 2010  Report this post
It surely is.



j.oreilly at 13:32 on 29 March 2010  Report this post
Not been very productive, but now trying to resume normal service, after a couple of weeks of incessantly ill children/domestic dramas/synopsis writing

at 14K, should really be at around 20K, but such is life

will try and catch up with everyone else later

Jane

butterfly2000 at 15:43 on 29 March 2010  Report this post
Hi Jane

yeah, life can really get in the way sometimes, lol
I've just joined here, so looking forward to encouraging and being encouraged

best wishes
Debra

Forbes at 18:17 on 29 March 2010  Report this post
Don't think what you SHOULD be at, think of the fun you'll now have putting those words down on the screen and growing the word count.

Avis



j.oreilly at 11:38 on 07 April 2010  Report this post
Made it to the 20K which feels like it has happened quite quickly so pleased with progress so far.

butterfly2000 at 12:13 on 07 April 2010  Report this post
Wow, that's great! Go get 'em! x

Forbes at 16:04 on 07 April 2010  Report this post
Keep up the momentum now! No slacking!!




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