Summary
Busy work day so harder to get the hours in today. Early, lunch, and late.
Did another “Death by” story in the world of Shuffled Off. This one is “Death by Cookie” and is about 4,000 words. Fun to bring JJ and Banquo out to play with.
A quick pass on “Death by Vodka” and off it goes, extending the streak to 12 days. The streak is feeling pretty tenuous, but one more day.
Heard back from Dean on “Home in Time,” Story # 5. He liked it.
Stats for Today
Strategies Employed: Series, existing world.
Lessons Learned: Fun to play with old friends but come at it from a different angle.
Words Written: 3,200
Hours: 4.4
Stories Sent to Dean: 1
Stats for Week #3
Roundup for the second week:
Total Words Written: 25,700
Total Hours Writing: 29.5
Average Words/Day: 3,700
Average Hours/Day: 4.25
Stories Sent: 7
Total Words Sent: 23,700
Average Words/Story: 3,400
Better average story length, but the long one almost did me in. Also first week with 7 stories which adds to the difficulty.
Key Lesson of the Week: For a challenge this long, the pace must be sustainable.
If you care to catch up on the week, here are the links: Day 15, Day 16, Day 17, Day 18, Day 19, Day 20.
Story Summary
| # | Story | Total Words | Done? |
| 1 | Woody and June vs. the Fungus-Head Zombies | 5101 | Yes |
| 2 | Daisy’s Heart | 5800 | Yes |
| 3 | The Disappearing Neighborhood | 2773 | Yes |
| 4 | Woody and June vs. the Grand Canyon | 6070 | Yes |
| 5 | Home in Time | 4483 | Yes |
| 6 | Wink, Plum, and the Bones that March | 5972 | Yes |
| 7 | The Stars in Hoshi’s Eyes | 2532 | Yes |
| 8 | Android Eve and Adam | 3512 | Yes |
| 9 | A Long, Hard Fall | 8475 | Yes |
| 10 | Fitz’s Second Chance | 2800 | Yes |
| 11 | Fake Jake | 1565 | Yes |
| 12 | With Light Years Between Us | 4670 | Yes |
| 13 | Life and a Starling | 2278 | Yes |
| 14 | Dancing Kite | 1524 | Yes |
| 15 | Jump in Time | 8768 | Yes |
| 16 | Death by Vodka | 2100 | Yes |
| 17 | Death by Cookie | 4000 | No |
