Monday, December 29, 2014

TDKR: Wayne Legacy Metrics 112


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METRICS
New Words: 2038
Chapter One – Ten total: 26,804
Chapter Eleven – Twenty total: 30,397
Chapter Twenty-One - Thirty total: 38,399
Chapter Thirty-One total: 4510
Chapter Thirty-Two total: 3466
Chapter Thirty-Three total: 3868
Chapter Thirty-Four total: 2047
Chapter Thirty-Five total: 2313
Chapter Thirty-Six total: 2188
Total words for first draft: 113,992
What I Accomplished in the Narrative Today: Finished Chapter Thirty-Six. The big climax did not take as many words as I thought it would. :p
Fave line: "But we need to have a serious talk about your taste in men."
What Else I Accomplished Today: Survived Christmas, survived the after Christmas sales, survived Monday; what more do you want?
What I'm looking forward to: Bringing order to my house. It'll probably take all four days plus the four days for New Year's to get it done.
What I'm not looking forward to: Sorting through the sewing remains and finishing the inventory of the fabric stash as I repack it.



Monday, December 22, 2014

TDKR: Wayne Legacy Metrics 111


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METRICS
New Words: 1093
Chapter One – Ten total: 26,804
Chapter Eleven – Twenty total: 30,397
Chapter Twenty-One - Thirty total: 38,399
Chapter Thirty-One total: 4510
Chapter Thirty-Two total: 3466
Chapter Thirty-Three total: 3868
Chapter Thirty-Four total: 2047
Chapter Thirty-Five total: 2313
Chapter Thirty-Six total: 150
Total words for first draft: 111,954
What I Accomplished in the Narrative Today: Finished Chapter Thirty-Five, mainly because I didn't think it would come out that short when I outlined it. Started Chapter Thirty-Six when I still had typing time left.
Fave line: None of them wore green, so he dismissed them.
What Else I Accomplished Today: I got a holiday ham delivery schedule for myself, mean I have to go get it after work tomorrow.
What I'm looking forward to: Bringing order to my house. It'll probably take all four days plus the four days for New Year's to get it done.
What I'm not looking forward to: Sorting through the sewing remains and finishing the inventory of the fabric stash as I repack it.



Sunday, December 21, 2014

TDKR: Wayne Legacy Metrics 110


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METRICS
New Words: 1370
Chapter One – Ten total: 26,804
Chapter Eleven – Twenty total: 30,397
Chapter Twenty-One - Thirty total: 38,399
Chapter Thirty-One total: 4510
Chapter Thirty-Two total: 3466
Chapter Thirty-Three total: 3868
Chapter Thirty-Four total: 2047
Chapter Thirty-Five total: 1370
Total words for first draft: 110,861
What I Accomplished in the Narrative Today: Wow, I got a lot of words done in between my cooking misadventures.
Fave line: "Well, Admiral Ackbar, looks like we've found the Riddler's trap." – Finally, a pop culture reference that Bruce did get.
What Else I Accomplished Today: So I bought a new cookbook that gave me a chicken pot pie recipe with a crust. WOOT, I can have my favorite food again. It needs six egg whites. I have four eggs. Okay scratched up a dozen with what Mom's chickens laid today. Oh, the Primal eggnog recipe only uses egg yolks, no leftovers. Mix the dry ingredients for the biscuit crust, no problems. Mix the wet ingredients in the blender that I'm already leery of, the jar gets stuck and I end up unscrewing it from the blades and lose half the liquid.

Luckily the dry mix only needed the half I managed to save, but the results only covered half the pie. Mix up more biscuit but put the liquid in the food processor that doesn't leak. Then I have to mix up more dry ingredients since I have the liquid leftover. The biscuits taste great but didn't rise at all.

Done with that, time to use up the egg yolks in eggnog. Cook the egg and milk mixture slowly on low heat for 5 to 10 minutes, but at the five minute mark I didn't think it was thick enough. 10 minutes: scrambled sugar eggs. Second half of the yolks I managed to turn into eggnog.

Now I'm out of eggs and I never got to cook the brownies.
What I'm looking forward to: Bringing order to my house. It'll probably take all four days plus the four days for New Year's to get it done.
What I'm not looking forward to: Sorting through the sewing remains and finishing the inventory of the fabric stash as I repack it.



Tuesday, December 09, 2014

TDKR: Wayne Legacy Metrics 109


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METRICS
New Words: 1367
Chapter One – Ten total: 26,804
Chapter Eleven – Twenty total: 30,397
Chapter Twenty-One - Thirty total: 38,399
Chapter Thirty-One total: 4510
Chapter Thirty-Two total: 3466
Chapter Thirty-Three total: 3868
Chapter Thirty-Four total: 2047
Total words for first draft: 109,491
What I Accomplished in the Narrative Today: Finished Chapter Thirty-Four, but it is such a short chapter. I don't want to lose the big oh no by adding another scene.
Fave line: "Either it'll be a chance to laugh when Alfred says I'm doing it all wrong and takes over or good practice for when Stephanie and Tara are old enough for lessons."
What Else I Accomplished Today: Well, it wasn't watching Marvel's Agents of Shield thanks to technical difficulties. Now I need to decide if I want a cable subscription or not.
What I'm looking forward to: Sorting through the sewing remains and finishing the inventory of the fabric stash as I repack it.
What I'm not looking forward to: Giving myself a job that's going to take months.



Seriously, there's the fabric that has been waiting since before July and the paperwork mess in my office that has been waiting for filing for about that long too. It would be great to have one or the other done before New Year's.

Monday, December 08, 2014

TDKR: Wayne Legacy Metrics 106 to 108

So two weeks ago, I was busy typing to post the story before I went to my sister's for Thanksgiving and neglected to post the metrics. Then the week after that, I was busy finishing the sewing project for Dickens on the Strand this past weekend. Now that's all done, so onto the rest of the story.

DUF: TDKR: Wayne Legacy Metrics 106
Date: 11/25/2014


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METRICS
New Words: 2204
Chapter One – Ten total: 26,804
Chapter Eleven – Twenty total: 30,397
Chapter Twenty-One - Thirty total: 38,399
Chapter Thirty-One total: 4510
Chapter Thirty-Two total: 3466
Chapter Thirty-Three total: 3422
Total words for first draft: 106,998
What I Accomplished in the Narrative Today: Got the bulk of Chapter Thirty-Three typed today.
Fave line: "Yes, Nightwing, I do think Batman is mad I said it was all his fault!"

DUF: TDKR: Wayne Legacy Metrics 107
Date: 11/26/2014


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METRICS
New Words: 446
Chapter One – Ten total: 26,804
Chapter Eleven – Twenty total: 30,397
Chapter Twenty-One - Thirty total: 38,399
Chapter Thirty-One total: 4510
Chapter Thirty-Two total: 3466
Chapter Thirty-Three total: 3868
Total words for first draft: 107,444
What I Accomplished in the Narrative Today: Finished typing Chapter Thirty-Three.
Fave line: "If you want her to kick your ass while pregnant, go repeat that to Selina."

DUF: TDKR: Wayne Legacy Metrics 108
Date: 12/08/2014


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METRICS
New Words: 680
Chapter One – Ten total: 26,804
Chapter Eleven – Twenty total: 30,397
Chapter Twenty-One - Thirty total: 38,399
Chapter Thirty-One total: 4510
Chapter Thirty-Two total: 3466
Chapter Thirty-Three total: 3868
Chapter Thirty-Four total: 680
Total words for first draft: 108,124
What I Accomplished in the Narrative Today: Got a good start on Chapter Thirty-Four.
Fave line: "Sir, was there ever a time when this job was normal?"
What Else I Accomplished Today: NO SEWING! Because I'm finished, I wore the dress, and I can clean the living room.



What I'm looking forward to: Sorting through the sewing remains and finishing the inventory of the fabric stash as I repack it.
What I'm not looking forward to: Giving myself a job that's going to take months.



Seriously, there's the fabric that has been waiting since before July and the paperwork mess in my office that has been waiting for filing for about that long too. It would be great to have one or the other done before New Year's. Okay, let's go back to being ecstatic about no more sewing.



Monday, November 24, 2014

TDKR: Wayne Legacy Metrics 105


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METRICS
New Words: 1218
Chapter One – Ten total: 26,804
Chapter Eleven – Twenty total: 30,397
Chapter Twenty-One - Thirty total: 38,399
Chapter Thirty-One total: 4510
Chapter Thirty-Two total: 3466
Chapter Thirty-Three total: 1218
Total words for first draft: 104,794
What I Accomplished in the Narrative Today: Dream-version of Riddler inspired by BTAS! And that much closer to the second pinch point.
Fave line: "So Batman as a smokescreen for the Riddler's obsession with Catwoman? Sorry, lover, but he cared less that he had me in his clutches."
What Else I Accomplished Today: ARGH! A typo in the sewing directions meant I spent double the time necessary to move forward because I had to undo everything I had sewed and redo it.
What I'm looking forward to: Finishing sewing at some point this month.
What I'm not looking forward to: Another freezing night.



Monday, November 17, 2014

TDKR: Wayne Legacy Metrics 104


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METRICS
New Words: 593
Chapter One – Ten total: 26,804
Chapter Eleven – Twenty total: 30,397
Chapter Twenty-One - Thirty total: 38,399
Chapter Thirty-One total: 4510
Chapter Thirty-Two total: 3466
Total words for first draft: 103,576
What I Accomplished in the Narrative Today: Finally finished typing. Now time to start on Chapter Thirty-Three and I think I have the opening scene figured out borrowing some stuff from BTAS.
Fave line: "Thank you for a lovely gift, but I hope the diamonds aren't a hint we should plan a third child for April."
What Else I Accomplished Today: Got my hotel reservations done!
What I'm looking forward to: Finishing sewing at some point this month.
What I'm not looking forward to: Another freezing night.



Sunday, November 16, 2014

TDKR: Wayne Legacy Metrics 103


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METRICS
New Words: 1447
Chapter One – Ten total: 26,804
Chapter Eleven – Twenty total: 30,397
Chapter Twenty-One - Thirty total: 38,399
Chapter Thirty-One total: 4510
Chapter Thirty-Two total: 2873
Total words for first draft: 102,983
What I Accomplished in the Narrative Today: Typed a lot, but didn't finish the chapter. :p
Fave line: "Is that why you keep asking me to find someone working on an artificial womb?"
What Else I Accomplished Today: All the bodice pieces are cut out and marked up, so I can sew them together tomorrow.
What I'm looking forward to: Finishing sewing at some point this month.
What I'm not looking forward to: Another freezing night.



Friday, November 14, 2014

TDKR: Wayne Legacy Metrics 102


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METRICS
New Words: 1034
Chapter One – Ten total: 26,804
Chapter Eleven – Twenty total: 30,397
Chapter Twenty-One - Thirty total: 38,399
Chapter Thirty-One total: 4510
Chapter Thirty-Two total: 1426
Total words for first draft: 101,536
What I Accomplished in the Narrative Today: Got another scene typed up and found out that the paying job Word's embedded dictionary doesn't recognize "Peridot." Okay home Word doesn't recognize it either. :p
Fave line: "Booby trap the suit cabinet with knockout gas. You keep yours in a different cabinet, right?"
What Else I Accomplished Today: Finally found all the material I need for a Victorian flowerpot hat. Now if I have enough time to sew everything I have left to sew.
What I'm looking forward to: Fun times with my nephew this weekend.
What I'm not looking forward to: Another freezing night.



Thursday, November 13, 2014

TDKR: Wayne Legacy Metrics 101


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METRICS
New Words: 392
Chapter One – Ten total: 26,804
Chapter Eleven – Twenty total: 30,397
Chapter Twenty-One - Thirty total: 38,399
Chapter Thirty-One total: 4510
Chapter Thirty-Two total: 392
Total words for first draft: 100,502
What I Accomplished in the Narrative Today: Finally finished the rough draft of Chapter Thirty-two and started typing it. It ran long in writing because I didn't outline enough happening in it and had to combine some stuff from the next chapter.
Fave line: "Look how far he's in. Yes, it is a door."
What Else I Accomplished Today: Paid all the bills I could pay, wrapped my washer hoses in the dark, and went to the new TJMaxx store in Juban Crossing where I misread the label and bought fleece-lined tights that are too small.
What I'm looking forward to: Fun times with my nephew this weekend.
What I'm not looking forward to: Shopping for hat materials at Jo-ann's. The coupon is only good this weekend.



Wednesday, November 05, 2014

TDKR: Wayne Legacy Metrics 100


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METRICS
New Words: 415
Chapter One – Ten total: 26,804
Chapter Eleven – Twenty total: 30,397
Chapter Twenty-One - Thirty total: 38,399
Chapter Thirty-One total: 4510
Total words for first draft: 100,110
What I Accomplished in the Narrative Today: Chapter Thirty-One is now typed. Now on to writing Chapter Thirty-Two.
Fave line: "She let us out of the city on the Batbike. Looks just like her. Mark, look!"
What Else I Accomplished Today: Managed to leave all quart-sized water bottles at home this morning, so I had to stop and buy a gallon of water to make sure I drink three quarts.
What I'm looking forward to: More sleep tonight.
What I'm not looking forward to: Ripping off the waistband to do it over.



Tuesday, November 04, 2014

TDKR: Wayne Legacy Metrics 99


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METRICS
New Words: 1120
Chapter One – Ten total: 26,804
Chapter Eleven – Twenty total: 30,397
Chapter Twenty-One - Thirty total: 38,399
Chapter Thirty-One total: 4095
Total words for first draft: 99,695
What I Accomplished in the Narrative Today: Almost finished it, but had too much to do.
Fave line: "Do we need to have a talk with Tim?"
What Else I Accomplished Today: Voted, handled the student loan paperwork, laundry, changed bedspread on bed for the warmer winter one, and got five-eighths of the waistband off the skirt.
What I'm looking forward to: More sleep tonight.
What I'm not looking forward to: Ripping off the waistband to do it over.



Monday, November 03, 2014

TDKR: Wayne Legacy Metrics 98


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METRICS
New Words: 1589
Chapter One – Ten total: 26,804
Chapter Eleven – Twenty total: 30,397
Chapter Twenty-One - Thirty total: 38,399
Chapter Thirty-One total: 2975
Total words for first draft: 98,575
What I Accomplished in the Narrative Today: Buckled down and got a lot of words down in Chapter Thirty-One.
Fave line: "For God's sake, I promise if I see him, I will scream and tackle him like a linebacker!"
What Else I Accomplished Today: Paid bills, found paperwork I have to handle on my day off, and broke down my Dickens on the Strand trip budget. The trip won't cost me as much as I thought it would.
What I'm looking forward to: Voting, student loan paperwork, cleaning, and sewing.
What I'm not looking forward to: Ripping off the waistband to do it over.



Sunday, November 02, 2014

TDKR: Wayne Legacy Metrics 97


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METRICS
New Words: 437
Chapter One – Ten total: 26,804
Chapter Eleven – Twenty total: 30,397
Chapter Twenty-One - Thirty total: 38,399
Chapter Thirty-One total: 1386
Total words for first draft: 96,986
What I Accomplished in the Narrative Today: Look, I got some typing done!
Fave line: "And I could have done without learning that damn bitch came here."
What Else I Accomplished Today: This weekend was a break from typing and sewing stress. Now I'm ready to get back on track.
What I'm looking forward to: Cleaning up the office paperwork tomorrow.
What I'm not looking forward to: Ripping off the waistband to do it over. Researching my voting choices for tomorrow.



Wednesday, October 29, 2014

TDKR: Wayne Legacy Metrics 96


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METRICS
New Words: 949
Chapter One – Ten total: 26,804
Chapter Eleven – Twenty total: 30,397
Chapter Twenty-One - Thirty total: 38,399
Chapter Thirty-One total: 949
Total words for first draft: 96,549
What I Accomplished in the Narrative Today: I typed this many words with taking ten minute breaks during the mad sewing dash.
Fave line: "And this is when you turn me into Watson and tell me how wrong I am."
What Else I Accomplished Today: I got something together to wear for Halloween at the paying job. Only 45 minutes of sleep, and no chapter finished but don't I look pretty?

What I'm looking forward to: SLEEP!
What I'm not looking forward to: Ripping off the waistband to do it over.



Thursday, October 16, 2014

TDKR: Wayne Legacy Metrics 95


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METRICS
New Words: 1023
Chapter One – Ten total: 26,804
Chapter Eleven – Twenty total: 30,397
Chapter Twenty-One total: 3566
Chapter Twenty-Two total: 3671
Chapter Twenty-Three total: 5175
Chapter Twenty-Four total: 2769
Chapter Twenty-Five total: 3905
Chapter Twenty-Six total: 3039
Chapter Twenty-Seven total: 3491
Chapter Twenty-Eight total: 4953
Chapter Twenty-Nine total: 4900
Chapter Thirty total: 2929
Total words for first draft: 95,600
What I Accomplished in the Narrative Today: Finished Chapter Thirty. And I'll probably have it posted before the repair gets here.
Fave line: "And how did the Dark Knight jump clear of an exploding dragon?"
What Else I Accomplished Today: Car is getting new brakes and I'm still waiting for a repaired washing machine.
What I'm looking forward to: Victorian underwear all done by the weekend.
What I'm not looking forward to: Shopping for more trim.



Wednesday, October 15, 2014

TDKR: Wayne Legacy Metrics 94


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METRICS
New Words: 689
Chapter One – Ten total: 26,804
Chapter Eleven – Twenty total: 30,397
Chapter Twenty-One total: 3566
Chapter Twenty-Two total: 3671
Chapter Twenty-Three total: 5175
Chapter Twenty-Four total: 2769
Chapter Twenty-Five total: 3905
Chapter Twenty-Six total: 3039
Chapter Twenty-Seven total: 3491
Chapter Twenty-Eight total: 4953
Chapter Twenty-Nine total: 4900
Chapter Thirty total: 1906
Total words for first draft: 94,577
What I Accomplished in the Narrative Today: Eked out some more words.
Fave line: "You have a fairy tale and you never told it to me!"
What Else I Accomplished Today: Finished the task that was eating up my writing time at the paying job and got Thursday off to deal with my washing machine repair man.
What I'm looking forward to: Victorian underwear all done by the weekend.
What I'm not looking forward to: Shopping for more trim.



Tuesday, October 14, 2014

TDKR: Wayne Legacy Metrics 93


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METRICS
New Words: 609
Chapter One – Ten total: 26,804
Chapter Eleven – Twenty total: 30,397
Chapter Twenty-One total: 3566
Chapter Twenty-Two total: 3671
Chapter Twenty-Three total: 5175
Chapter Twenty-Four total: 2769
Chapter Twenty-Five total: 3905
Chapter Twenty-Six total: 3039
Chapter Twenty-Seven total: 3491
Chapter Twenty-Eight total: 4953
Chapter Twenty-Nine total: 4900
Chapter Thirty total: 1217
Total words for first draft: 93,888
What I Accomplished in the Narrative Today: Squeezed in typing. I never think about how much writing I do while at the paying job until I can't do it. :p
Fave line: "I need your help to put a stop to all this, not to enlarge the guest list."
What Else I Accomplished Today: Bustle pillow pieces all cut out.
What I'm looking forward to: Victorian underwear all done by the weekend.
What I'm not looking forward to: Shopping for more trim.



Monday, October 13, 2014

TDKR: Wayne Legacy Metrics 92


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METRICS
New Words: 608
Chapter One – Ten total: 26,804
Chapter Eleven – Twenty total: 30,397
Chapter Twenty-One total: 3566
Chapter Twenty-Two total: 3671
Chapter Twenty-Three total: 5175
Chapter Twenty-Four total: 2769
Chapter Twenty-Five total: 3905
Chapter Twenty-Six total: 3039
Chapter Twenty-Seven total: 3491
Chapter Twenty-Eight total: 4953
Chapter Twenty-Nine total: 4900
Chapter Thirty total: 608
Total words for first draft: 93,279
What I Accomplished in the Narrative Today: Started typing Chapter Thirty. Didn't get as much done as I would like thanks to a task at the paying job and sewing when I got home.
Fave line: "Selina took the keys with her."
What Else I Accomplished Today: I finished the corset Sunday night, so I laid out the pieces to cut for the bustle pillow and skirt while I watched Gotham.
What I'm looking forward to: Victorian underwear all done by the weekend.
What I'm not looking forward to: Shopping for more trim.



Tuesday, September 30, 2014

TDKR: Wayne Legacy Metrics 91


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METRICS
New Words: 855
Chapter One – Ten total: 26,804
Chapter Eleven – Twenty total: 30,397
Chapter Twenty-One total: 3566
Chapter Twenty-Two total: 3671
Chapter Twenty-Three total: 5175
Chapter Twenty-Four total: 2769
Chapter Twenty-Five total: 3905
Chapter Twenty-Six total: 3039
Chapter Twenty-Seven total: 3491
Chapter Twenty-Eight total: 4953
Chapter Twenty-Nine total: 4900
Total words for first draft: 92,671
What I Accomplished in the Narrative Today: Finish typing Chapter Twenty-Nine.
Fave line: "The Riddler does dress like the Lucky Charms leprechaun."
What Else I Accomplished Today: XMarks did not go cuckoo today. The reason it isn't is because the extension keeps uninstalling itself from work Firefox.



At this point, I'm just not saving any bookmarks at work anymore. If I like the webpage and/or need it, I'll save it to the flash drive and bring it home.
What I'm looking forward to: Agents of SHIELD, baby.
What I'm not looking forward to: Feeling like there has been no progress on sewing. No panic center of the brain, we cannot take a week off of work to work on it. In addition to my sinus going haywire, my right heel feels like I slammed it down on something and I don't remember doing that. I hope it isn't the plantar fasciitis acting up again.



Monday, September 29, 2014

TDKR: Wayne Legacy Metrics 90


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METRICS
New Words: 1100
Chapter One – Ten total: 26,804
Chapter Eleven – Twenty total: 30,397
Chapter Twenty-One total: 3566
Chapter Twenty-Two total: 3671
Chapter Twenty-Three total: 5175
Chapter Twenty-Four total: 2769
Chapter Twenty-Five total: 3905
Chapter Twenty-Six total: 3039
Chapter Twenty-Seven total: 3491
Chapter Twenty-Eight total: 4953
Chapter Twenty-Nine total: 4045
Total words for first draft: 91,816
What I Accomplished in the Narrative Today: Got a lot of typing done today despite feeling like my throat wants to claw itself out.
Fave line: "Oh my god, was he trying to kidnap Stephanie?"
What Else I Accomplished Today: XMarks did not go cuckoo today. And I stayed home because sinus dripping down the throat and general yuck.
What I'm looking forward to: Gotham, I'm actually going to watch it.
What I'm not looking forward to: Feeling like there has been no progress on sewing. No panic center of the brain, we cannot take a week off of work to work on it.



Friday, September 26, 2014

TDKR: Wayne Legacy Metrics 89


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METRICS
New Words: 679
Chapter One – Ten total: 26,804
Chapter Eleven – Twenty total: 30,397
Chapter Twenty-One total: 3566
Chapter Twenty-Two total: 3671
Chapter Twenty-Three total: 5175
Chapter Twenty-Four total: 2769
Chapter Twenty-Five total: 3905
Chapter Twenty-Six total: 3039
Chapter Twenty-Seven total: 3491
Chapter Twenty-Eight total: 4953
Chapter Twenty-Nine total: 2945
Total words for first draft: 90,716
What I Accomplished in the Narrative Today: Typed on Chapter Twenty-Nine.
Fave line: "I'm already looking forward to hearing Bruce's version. So how was the Harvey Dent Day soiree different?"
What Else I Accomplished Today: XMarks did not go cuckoo today. I got everything packed into the car. Whew!
What I'm looking forward to: Not being at home this weekend.
What I'm not looking forward to: Feeling like there has been no progress on sewing. No panic center of the brain, we cannot take a week off of work to work on it.