Last month was pretty slow, but I finished DUAT, which is now in the edits folder and already undergone a few changes. While it is over the original desired word count by a few hundred, the anthology’s chief editor is allowing it due to several people withdrawing! I likely could cut enough to make it… Read More
Dragon WIP off to Betas!
Hello, everyone! I’m excited to share that my Dragon WIP is finally being sent off to the first round of beta readers! If you’re wondering how beta reading works, basically it’s looking for any plot or character improvements. You’d be surprised how often a plot hole is staring a writer in the face, but it… Read More
Writing Update: Dragon WIP Draft 2 Complete!
Hi everyone! I’m excited to say that yesterday evening I finished revisions for draft 2 of my Dragon WIP. This draft ended up just under 100k words thanks to two new chapters and some additional exposition. So, what’s next? I’m moving on to edits! During this process, I mostly check grammar and sentence structure, but… Read More
Dragon WIP Revisions Underway!
Hey guys! So, I wasn’t planning on beginning revisions for this Dragon WIP yet, but I couldn’t help myself, lol. I was reading Clash of Kings to distract myself but only made it 60% through before I got the itch to write again. While my WIP doesn’t have much in common with GRR Martin’s Song… Read More
Monthly Update
Hello again everybody! It seems like this last month went by so slow… Well, at least to me. But that is most likely because of how much trouble I had getting words on the page. As you may recall, I had hoped to wrap up my WIP by the end of September. Sadly, I did… Read More
Monthly Writing Update
Hey guys, it’s time again for my monthly update! This month was a bit disappointing, but I’m keeping a positive attitude. So, without further ado, here are my stats. Word count at the end of July: 52,029 Word count at the end of August: 65,547 Total words added this month: 13,518 Average words per day:… Read More
Monthly Writing Update
Hey, everyone! Today marks the beginning of a new month, which means it’s time for my monthly word count update. I am happy to report that I hit my overall word count goal of 50k on July 29th with this dialogue that made me laugh as I was writing it (between my main character, Aelenna,… Read More