Summary
Another very busy day.
#22, “Article Seventeen” out to Dean.
Wrote a story about a magician called “One Last Trick.” It’s #23 and 4,300 words. This one did some big, unexpected twists at the end that had me have to go back and revise half of the scenes. It went from one Point of View (POV) character to two. The story is better for it, but boy it made this a long day.
Heard from Dean about #13, “Life and a Starling.” Another one that needs to get out to market soon. A nice end to a long day.
Stats for Today
Strategies Employed: Writing in the dark. Running
Lessons Learned: Man, you just never know, but keep following the story.
Words Written: 3,400
Hours: 4.25
Stories Sent to Dean: 1
Stats for Week #4
Roundup for the fourth week:
Total Words Written: 25,600
Total Hours Writing: 27
Average Words/Day: 3,640
Average Hours/Day: 3.90
Stories Sent: 6
Total Words Sent: 25,016
Average Words/Story: 4,169
Only six stories this week, but had a great time with the very long “Woody and June vs. the Ex” that blew the streak out.
Key Lesson of the Week: Let go. Have fun (repeat)
If you care to catch up on the week, here are the links: Day 22, Day 23, Day 24, Day 25, Day 26, Day 27.
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 | 4094 | Yes |
| 18 | Ela and the Naiad | 3655 | Yes |
| 19 | Is Anyone Receiving This? | 1717 | Yes |
| 20 | Breathing in the Stars | 2400 | Yes |
| 21 | Woody and June vs. the Ex | 10232 | Yes |
| 22 | Article Seventeen | 2918 | Yes |
| 23 | One Last Trick | 4300 | No |
