Completion Solidarity

[JR Handley]

Day 6:

I wrote 219 words today, but my son only turns 12 once so we made a day of it. I'll need a few days of super word counts to get back on track or I'll be hosed.

[jdsawyer]

Major power outage the last couple days. About to get back to the keyboard for the first time since my last check-in. Winter is definitely here--heavy wet snow and just enough of it to cause problems.

[JR Handley]

Day 7:

I wrote 457 words, bringing the book to 55,000 words. Got caught up in some time sensitive business words that earn me zero forward book progress but had to be done.

[jdsawyer]

Still got a couple days to go yet. ~3k today, but swallowed up a lot of notes, giving me a total current of just under 72k. Wrote the final scene, now have to connect up the dots. Looks like 2-4 chapters left to go, give or take, depending on how they unfold.

[jdsawyer]

Another decent day yesterday, despite another power outage. Swallowed up more notes. Not much of a net gain, but some good net progress in the tale.

[JR Handley]

Day 8: I wrote 2,000 words today, I'll call it a win!

Day 9: I had a severe migraine and only wrote 17 words. Mostly this was my refusal to have a zero day! Oh, and I adopted a shelter dog, who still makes me happy!

Day 10: I wrote 483 words, for a new total of 57,500 words. I need to get back on the good days, but life is ruining my groove! Oof, I want that to stop! Also, I just added a plot complication because I'm a jerk to my readers! Now to get my minions to do a quick once over to check on the pacing etc. Maybe see if there are scenes I need and where they might need to go.

[jdsawyer]

Spent the 10th mastering audiobooks. Hope to carve out some writing time today. Got less than 10k to go before finishing, I'm now sure of it.

[jdsawyer]

Okay, well, I was wrong about less than 10k. I'm definitely in that awful hang-fire stage leading up to the final climax. Did about 3500 words today, gonna try to close most of the gap tomorrow. Realistically I've got 3-4 good writing days before it's ready to pass to the continuity expert.
JR, Theresa, how's it going with you guys?
-Dan

[JR Handley]

Day 11:

I wrote 209 words in my story, and spent 6 hours live on air for a side hustle. I also got 3,250 words on my business side, so not unproductive, just not the words I needed.

[jdsawyer]

3500 words today. Hit the big twist. Next comes the big reveal. Then the climax.
-Dan