Summary
Did a short session early, but cut it off to go run before the heat hit and the work day started. That sure helped; got my body moving and my emotions perked up too. The pace of this challenge is starting to wear. Oddly this can give me trouble starting a story, but once the story takes hold, I’m all there. It just takes me.
Last night, while I was waiting to read “Death by Cookie” to Aleia I banged out a couple of sentences. In the morning, I looked at some story starts (which I don’t seem to be interested anymore) and just went on with those few sentences. A short session in the morning, more at lunch, and then in the evening. “Ela and the Naiad” is a fantasy story and about 3,800 words. Read it to Aleia. Off it goes tomorrow.
I’m beginning to think that with enough practice you can take any old thing and build a story up from it.
Another thing the fatigue has brought is less wondering “what am I going to write next?” Lately, I just don’t know. I write.
“Death by Cookie” off to Dean. The streak is at 13. Two weeks here I come.
Heard back form Dean on story #5, “Wink, Plum, and the Bones that March.” That one needs a bit more work.
Took a few minutes and entered corrections from my proofreader on story #2, “The Disappearing Neighborhood” and sent it off to market. This was one of the ones Dean said to get out there and now it is.
Stats for Today
Strategies Employed: Ā Exercise!
Lessons Learned: If you are there and give them time, stories will grow out of nearly anything. BONUS: you’ll get stuff you never dreamed of.
Words Written: 3,900
Hours: 3.6
Stories Sent to Dean: 1
Story Summary
# | Story | Total Words | Done? |
1 | Woody and June vs. the Fungus-Head Zombies | 5101 | Yes |
2 | Daisyās 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 | Fitzās 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 | 4094 | Yes |
18 | Ela and the Naiad | 3800 | No |