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Day 25
Some days, it's all I can do to open a manuscript file and get a single word typed. Others, it's all I can do to manage anything else. The Big Bang was today, folks; the day when the entire story exploded, fell together, and landed at the inevitable feet of two simple words...The End.
It Is Finished! In a final push to find out what happens to Steve and Jessamine, I pounded out 4,240 words to beat the challenge and find myself with a finished draft. 27,139 words in 25 days...not bad for a plotless writer. Salud. :)
But stick around...I'm not finished with challenge updates! Stay tuned for more notes, a surprise, and an interview with Deidre Durance, whose prize winning suggestion formed the basis for the hero of Island Seduction.
Today's Favorite Line Written...gives away too much of the ending. Here's a runner-up: "You could have talked about your little...adventure, but you didn't.”
“Maybe I've been busy.”
“And maybe you know the same thing I know.” Mr. Rose moved to stand behind Jessamine's seat. “The general populace is in no way prepared to know their common myths are all...real.
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Day 24
I've noticed an interesting fact about my writing. The more trouble my characters get themselves into, the harder and faster I type. And where they've wound up today, I'm typing about three hundred words per minute. My Big Bang Theory is coming...
Word count: 988; Total to date: 22,899
Today's Favorite Line Written: “A fun little bonus, blissful ignorance. Consider it a free gift with purchase."
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Day 23
What I lacked in yesterday's anemic word count I made up for with today's whopper...having to leave to go to my "other job" was a tough prospect when all I wanted to do was let my hero have his hair-blowing, triumphant moment. For now, his hair is still experiencing the effects of island humidity, and he's surrounded by trouble.
Word count: 1924; Total to date: 21,911
Today's Favorite Line Written: "Look, it's obvious I'm interested in her. But that interest is purely sexual, not professional."
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Day 22--The end is seriously nigh!
...with both the challenge and my story. My characters are about to hit their most dire of straits, and my fingers are pounding furiously to get them out.
Word count: 422; Total to date: 20,409
Today's Favorite Line Written: “So, that's what you think? We can just go our separate ways, you'll make your client happy, and then never mention the...unusual things you saw to another living soul?”
“Excellent idea. Must be why you've got the big office.”
5 days ago
2 comments:
Yay! Congratulations! So ... are you gonna get this published so I can read it! I wanna know what happens, too! :O))
I'm workin' on it! Book 1 of this series is under consideration,and meanwhile I'm hard at work on a website overhaul that will include info on the entire series--and excerpts on what's already been written. Stay tuned!
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