I am pleased to announce that about seven minutes ago, I completed the first draft of American Dream On. Currently clocking in at 145,003 words, it has taken me 7 years, 6 months, and 2 days to write, though over…
Tag: A Day in the Life
Sprinting for the Finish Line
Technically, December just became the most verbose written month of my life. And it’s been here for eight and a half days. I have contributed over 35,000 words (~140 pages) to the novel in the last eight and a half…
First Snow
Today I was reminded why I came to the East Coast. Sure, I may have written 3 chapters in the last 24 hours and be capping the officially most productive writing period of my entire life (the amount written here…
Figgy!
Didn’t write a D&C today because the focus was on catching up on chapter 51, left unwritten yesterday because I was hanging out online with the Meppers all night. But it’s done and now I’m very excited that the number…
Butterfly Wings
It’s been a strange day. Last night proved to be a thoroughly redemptive exercise in basketball, as my streaky shooting caught fire and I played the way I always want to play, ever the more grateful for the opportunity to…
Mo Mentum
The sample size is only 41 hours, but December’s been awfully good so far. I wrote another 16 pages last night (early this morning), bringing December to a startling 8,149 word count (~32.5 pages) in just two overnight sessions, or…
Hampered by Illness, Holiday, November Disappoints
After a roaring October that seemed like the most prolific month of my life (though it actually trailed September), November was a struggle that made things close again for meeting my self-imposed December 15th deadline for first-draft completion of American…
Book Quiz II
The Book Quiz II is finally here! Here’s my result: You’re Jane Eyre! by Charlotte Bronte Epic in scope and vision, you like looking at your own complete history. That said, your complete history is pretty much crazy. You seem…
Travel Wednesday Round-Up
Have been working furiously to prepare for Thanksgiving, which we’re spending in DC with Fish & Madeleine (think I got that spelling right), starting in just a few hours. Have been terribly remiss in updating things about my life, but…
Pumpkins Out, Snowflakes In
Just a quick note to observe the passage of pumpkins into snow. Sadly not yet in real life (the ninja-squirrels on our porch are still munching pumpkins while we wait for the first snowstorm of the year), but up top…