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NPI Day 29: 0 words
NPI Day 30: 1381 words

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New Words: 1381
Edited Chapter Twelve total words: 2155
Total words for the new draft: 51884
Total words for the last draft: 58,916
What I hate: My forgetful brain.
The Good: Yeah, I have fell down twice in the last week. So why is it good news that I missed typing anything yesterday? I FINISHED THE BLOODY LAWSUIT PILE!!!!!!!!
The Bad: I eeked out the bare minimum today before posting this. I’m hoping I can add more when I reach home, but with how my luck is going this week… I thought it best to post this now. Got more done. Will hopefully finish Chapter Twelve and start on Chapter Thirteen this weekend.
Fave line: “This guy doesn’t strike me as the boy toy type, so disgruntled prostitute is probably out.”
What I'm looking forward to:Weekend relaxation!
What I'm not looking forward to: Housework and fixing my mother’s table.

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NPI Day 28: 529 words

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New Words: 529
Edited Chapter Twelve total words: 774
Total words for the new draft: 50503
Total words for the last draft: 58,916
What I hate: Forgetting to post this the day of.
The Good: I’m glad I got this much done at the paying job because the lights had been knocked out by the weather when I got home.
The Bad: By the time the lights came on, it was time for bed.
Fave line: “No. I need a bigger saucer, but that ain’t happening. If you need something in your bunk moved, Mealte will have to help with the lifting. Be sure to ask him nicely.”
What I'm looking forward to: No more oopsies with my power supply.
What I'm not looking forward to:

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NPI Day 27: 351 words

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New Words: 351
Edited Chapter Eleven total words: 5218
Edited Chapter Twelve total words: 245
Total words for the new draft: 49974
Total words for the last draft: 58,916
What I hate: Getting the math all wrong on the lawsuits countdown.
The Good: Finished Chapter Eleven and started Chapter Twelve.
The Bad: I thought I was down to only 87 lawsuits to finish, but somehow 106 didn’t get counted.
Fave line: Third mistake: Thinking the spaceport workers would help me find Murdock or the saucer’s hanger bay. That one makes me fear for small children who get separated from their parents in these places.
What I'm looking forward to: Working on Chapter Twelve.
What I'm not looking forward to: Giving my cat a flea bath.

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NPI Day 26: 561 words

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New Words: 561
Edited Chapter Eleven total words: 5112
Total words for the new draft: 49623
Total words for the last draft: 58,916
What I hate: Flea infestation.
The Good: I almost finished Chapter Eleven.
The Bad: Mondays suck. I’m surprised I got this much done.
Fave line: “And if I don’t agree to that, you’re going to convince Mealte locking me aboard your ship is the best way to keep me alive?”
What I'm looking forward to: Other than killing the damn fleas? Getting into Chapter Twelve.
What I'm not looking forward to: Giving my cat a flea bath.

2011 Fiction Word Count Week 38

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Stellar Gift of Death Post 109

NPI Day 24: 0 words
NPI Day 25: 1404 words

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New Words: 1404
Edited Chapter Eleven total words: 4551
Total words for the new draft: 49062
Total words for the last draft: 58,916
What I hate: I can’t eat caramel. What is the only candy I have in the house? Caramel. :p
The Good: Progress! Lots of good progress.
The Bad: Mom owned my butt yesterday, and I didn’t get anything done on the story.
Fave line: “Do you want me to be an accessory to your murder? Because that sounds like what you want!”
What I'm looking forward to: Finishing laundry.
What I'm not looking forward to: Back to the paying job tomorrow.

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NPI Day 23: 1556 words

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New Words: 1556
Edited Chapter Eleven total words: 3147
Total words for the new draft: 47658
Total words for the last draft: 58,916
What I hate: Repeats already?
The Good: Finished the rough draft for Chapter Eleven.
The Bad: Didn’t do as much as I would have preferred.
Fave line: “How else can we help the murderer, give them signs saying ‘Kill me, I’m stupid!’?”
What I'm looking forward to: Haven tonight!
What I'm not looking forward to: Writing around moving furniture for my mother tomorrow.

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NPI Day 22: 576 words

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New Words: 576
Edited Chapter Eleven total words: 1591
Total words for the new draft: 46102
Total words for the last draft: 58,916
What I hate: Lawsuits. They are real easy to hate right now, especially since more will come tomorrow and I won’t be at the paying job to make the number decrease.
The Good: I worked on Chapter Eleven and I’ll have time while waiting for traffic to lessen to work on the rough draft stuff tonight.
The Bad: I just reread Chapter Twelve and realized the information given in that scene shouldn’t move up a chapter, so I don’t know where the scene is going to go next.
Fave line: “Is that how he strangled you? Someone you trusted wrapped their hands around your throat?”
What I'm looking forward to: I’m taking the day off tomorrow!
What I'm not looking forward to: To get my car fixed, so not because I emptied the lawsuit basket or got a holiday or something fun like that.

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NPI Day 21: 1015 words

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New Words: 1015
Edited Chapter Ten total words: 2768
Edited Chapter Eleven total words: 1015
Total words for the new draft: 45526
Total words for the last draft: 58,916
What I hate: Starting this and getting derailed and forgetting about finishing it.
The Good: Chapter Ten isn’t the shortest, so I’m leaving it along for now. If I do need to extend things later, more flirting between C.M. and Zy.
The Bad: I probably won’t get any work on the new scene done tonight.
Fave line: “That sounded better in the brain matter.”
What I'm looking forward to: Early bedtime tonight.
What I'm not looking forward to: Fixing the air mattress.

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NPI Day 20:1038 words

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New Words: 1038
Edited Chapter Ten total words: 2768
Total words for the new draft: 44511
Total words for the last draft: 58,916
What I hate: Waking up on a Tuesday after staying up to watch Castle.
The Good: I managed to get enough words done before my lunch was interrupted.
The Bad: They finally decided we can move from Windows XP to Windows 7 at the paying job. Then they decided they should do more hardware testing when confronted by the fact that I have to have a functioning check scanner to do my job. I agreed with them, those scanners are temperamental.
I have reached the end of Chapter Ten’s events, but I think I need more words. I need to compare it to the other chapters tomorrow.
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What I'm looking forward to: Counting words tomorrow.
What I'm not looking forward to: Chapter Eleven rough draft. I’m not stuck, I just haven’t had quiet time this week.

2011 Fiction Word Count Week 37

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NPI Day 19: 1197 words

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New Words: 1197
Edited Chapter Ten total words: 2095
Total words for the new draft: 43473
Total words for the last draft: 58,916
What I hate: Before I had to take the day off and deal with the car, my lawsuits totals were down to 213. On the day off, 199 more lawsuits came in.
The Good: Zipped through a lot of words during lunch.
The Bad: I probably won’t get to work on the rough draft of Chapter Eleven during the rest of the work day. I’m keeping my fingers crossed that I can work on it at home tonight.
Fave line: “I love this case. The racketeers don’t trust me because I’m an IGA agent. You don’t trust me because of my hidden background. So far only the Chief and Murdock trust me because they gave me this case, and I think they both had mental breakdowns when they did it.”
What I'm looking forward to: Eureka, Warehouse 13, and CASTLE!!!!! *Snoopy dance*
What I'm not looking forward to: Getting up tomorrow morning.

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NPI Day 18: 898 words

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New Words: 898
Edited Chapter Ten total words: 898
Total words for the new draft: 42276
Total words for the last draft: 58,916
What I hate: That I don’t have a footstool in my office, not that actually have room for one.
The Good: Started Chapter Ten today. Reached the first completely original scene in the rough draft of Chapter Eleven, not just moving scenes written in other chapters to new places and fixing the transition.
The Bad: It’s a fight scene.
Fave line: “Oh I shouldn’t have used that term without a psychiatric evaluation. But can we agree that someone who blows sentients up and watches it happen is not normal?”
What I'm looking forward to: A nice quiet day at the paying job tomorrow that probably won’t happen because it’s Monday.
What I'm not looking forward to: A Monday at the paying job.

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NPI Day 17: 4299 words

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New Words: 4299
Edited Chapter Nine total words: 6573
Total words for the new draft: 41378
Total words for the last draft: 58,916
What I hate: My feet and my lower abs hurt. The feet I’m used to, but the lower abs surprised me.
The Good: Finished the new Chapter Nine! And I have the rough draft edits made for Chapter Ten. Nothing like a quiet day at home.
The Bad: I kept doing words to change the stupid marathon counter phrase. It still hasn’t changed.
Fave line: “What kind of black hole floatasm do you think you are; coming in here, busting my inventory, and asking stupid questions?”
What I'm looking forward to: Tomorrow should be quiet too, since most of my chores are done. And crossing fingers, I think I finally found all the computer’s hiccups. I would love to have the rough drafts done for chapters eleven through thirteen before returning to the paying job, but I won’t freak out if I don’t get there.
What I'm not looking forward to: Making my feet sore at the standing desk again tomorrow.

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NPI Day 16:716 words

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New Words: 716
Edited Chapter Nine total words: 2274
Total words for the new draft: 37079
Total words for the last draft: 58,916
What I hate: Foot pain.
The Good: I can still drive my car and I reached the rough draft end of Chapter Nine.
The Bad: The car still needs fixing; I just put it off until next Friday when I get paid. And it also took until 1pm before I found out so there was no going to the paying job today. :p Then the computer is still messing up.
Fave line: “What pretending? I lost your competence and gained Possatact non-malleability as a figurehead. And after all this, I won’t have a choice over assuming public control of the organization.”
What I'm looking forward to: Lovely weather for Saturday. I’m hoping to do some yard work.
What I'm not looking forward to: The computer to crash again.

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NPI Day 15: 252 words

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New Words: 252
Edited Chapter Nine total words: 1558
Total words for the new draft: 36363
Total words for the last draft: 58,916
What I hate: The engine malfunction light on my dashboard.
The Good: I finally got the NPI done.
The Bad: Computer issues and car issues. Hopefully I can get ahead tomorrow while I’m waiting for the mechanic.
Fave line: “I really hope the other racketeers listen to you and leave.”
What I'm looking forward to: A day off maybe?
What I'm not looking forward to: Taking my car to the shop tomorrow.

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NPI Day 14:271 words

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New Words: 271
Edited Chapter Nine total words: 1306
Total words for the new draft: 36111
Total words for the last draft: 58,916
What I hate: Catching up on the metrics.
The Good: I managed to keep at the minimum.
The Bad: Home computer has been having issues. I had hoped to add more after I got home, but I ended up in tech support chat instead.
Fave line: “In other words, call me tomorrow or next week. Sara, are you finished with the download?”
What I'm looking forward to: Getting more sleep tonight.
What I'm not looking forward to: Paying bills.

Stellar Gift of Death Post 98

NPI Day 13:281 words

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New Words: 281
Edited Chapter Nine total words: 1035
Total words for the new draft: 35840
Total words for the last draft: 58,916
What I hate: The morons who can’t drive who ALWAYS wreck on the Amite River bridge, so I’m thirty minutes late for work.
The Good: Despite all the challenges for today, I got words done.
The Bad: Somehow I completely missed my supervisor leaving to go to the hospital. It’s just vertigo, but I took tuning out to a whole new level.
Fave line: “I know you had something to do with that riot! But my superiors have said that you are to be given everything concerning the Hiqurguet homicide and are not to be detained. But just try another infraction.”
What I'm looking forward to: Getting more sleep tonight.
What I'm not looking forward to: Paying bills.

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NPI Day 12: 310 words

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New Words: 310
Edited Chapter Nine total words: 754
Total words for the new draft: 35559
Total words for the last draft: 58,916
What I hate: Lack of sleep.
The Good: I haven’t given up yet, slow progress.
The Bad: Let’s not talk about my budget working that I haven’t done yet.
Fave line: “Retina and vocal patterns match. I have been taking messages for you, Agent Zy, but your delay in returning to the saucer has agitated Sentient Mealte.”
What I'm looking forward to: A decent night’s sleep.
What I'm not looking forward to: Not having to work overtime tomorrow.

2011 Fiction Word Counts Week 36

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NPI Day 11: 269 words

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New Words: 269
Edited Chapter Nine total words: 444
Total words for the new draft: 35249
Total words for the last draft: 58,916
What I hate: Trying to work when away from home.
The Good: Finally got the NPI amount done.
The Bad: Bedtime was knocked off kilter by doing it.
Fave line: “Blobs tend to find me precocious. I thought it was just Murdock, but maybe I affect the whole species.”
What I'm looking forward to: A chance to work more on chapter nine rough draft.
What I'm not looking forward to: Going to the paying job tomorrow.

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NPI Day 10: 337 words

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New Words: 337
Edited Chapter Nine total words: 175
Total words for the new draft: 34980
Total words for the last draft: 58,916
What I hate: Not having a laptop of my very own.
The Good: Even though I’m far from home and programs set up the way I like to use them, I still got the minimum done.
The Bad: The minimum does not make the marathon to get it done by the end of the year happy.
Fave line: “Just used logic. Killing me and pissing off IGA wasn’t a chance they wanted to take. You were focused on Riteno, otherwise you would have seen that.”
What I'm looking forward to: A chance to work more on chapter nine rough draft.
What I'm not looking forward to: Make sense of chapter nine.

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NPI Day 9: 426 words

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New Words: 426
Edited Chapter Eight total words: 5524
Total words for the new draft: 34643
Total words for the last draft: 58,916
What I hate: Distractions, distractions.
The Good: I’m almost done with Chapter Eight and wrote some in Chapter Nine.
The Bad: I have to find time to work and visit so I stay on schedule and keep up with the NPI.
Fave line: “Nobody trusts me because I’m IGA; it’s okay, I’m getting used to it. But can we all agree that Xeryl does not want to be arrested as a racketeer?”
What I'm looking forward to: The interrupted trip I had planned for last weekend is rescheduled for this weekend.
What I'm not looking forward to: I’m not even thinking about the damn lawsuits until Monday.

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NPI Day 8: 1295 words

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New Words: 1295
Edited Chapter Eight total words: 5098
Total words for the new draft: 34217
Total words for the last draft: 58,916
What I hate: Too much to do and not enough time.
The Good: Wow, my word count! Actually, it was a quiet day at the paying job so I just kept adding to it, mostly to see if I could switch the marathon spreadsheet encouragement back “Right on Schedule!”
The Bad: I haven’t done anything on Chapter Nine since I had to go back to the paying job. Oops.
Fave line: I don’t know; I’m just cooperating.”
What I'm looking forward to: The interrupted trip I had planned for last weekend is rescheduled for this weekend.
What I'm not looking forward to: 524 lawsuits, holy shit! I have NEVER seen that total that low.

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NPI Day 7: 892 words

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New Words: 892
Edited Chapter Eight total words: 3803
Total words for the new draft: 32922
Total words for the last draft: 58,916
What I hate: My weakness for chocolate milkshakes and not getting a straw for milkshake. You can’t eat a milkshake while driving. *shakes fist*
The Good: I finally got to Riteno!
The Bad: I’m 90% sure that I have named all the alien species, but now I have to go back and work out their backgrounds: biology, planet building, and probably some language stuff too.
Fave line: “The contents of his head decorated the room. Sounded like who we’re hunting for. You didn’t know?”
What I'm looking forward to: Working on Chapter Nine.
What I'm not looking forward to: Another early bedtime for me.

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NPI Day 6: 2174 words

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New Words: 2174
Edited Chapter Eight total words: 2911
Total words for the new draft: 32030
Total words for the last draft: 58,916
What I hate: Staying up late because I think the news has a story that pertains to me but it doesn’t. They kept announcing flooding in a parish I have to cross on the commute, so I need to make sure bridges weren’t washed out. They weren’t!
The Good: I got everything that I’m salvaging pasted in. Now I just have to type.
The Bad: I haven’t had a lot of time to work today.
Fave line: “You are smearing the blood worse, Mistress.”
What I'm looking forward to: Working on Chapter Nine. That’s right, I finished Chapter Eight rough draft yesterday!
What I'm not looking forward to: Keeping myself awake until I go home.

2011 Fiction Word Count Week 35

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NPI Day 5: 998 words

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New Words: 998
Edited Chapter Seven total words: 5659
Edited Chapter Eight total words: 737
Total words for the new draft: 29856
Total words for the last draft: 58,916
What I hate: Putting off dusting for too many months. :p
The Good: Finished Chapter Seven and moved into Chapter Eight.
The Bad: I haven’t finished the revisions to Chapter Eight yet.
Fave line: “See, that’s the attitude the racketeers have such a problem with. The one that gets me a gun in my face when I try to find out who’s killing them and how.”
What I'm looking forward to: Wrapping up the conclave scene, I think it should close out Chapter Eight.
What I'm not looking forward to: Back to the routine tomorrow. :p

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NPI Day 4: 974 words

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New Words: 974
Edited Chapter Seven total words: 5399
Total words for the new draft: 28858
Total words for the last draft: 58,916
What I hate: Rain, never-ending rain and a cat ready to go outside again.
The Good: The enforced inside time has me cracking on this manuscript.
The Bad: My feet hurt thanks to the standing desk.
Fave line: Her eyes opened wide when she realized she wanted to hear from Xeryl. Oh that wouldn’t do at all.
What I'm looking forward to: Finishing the conclave scene.
What I'm not looking forward to: Is Lee ever going to leave? The center is supposed to be by Bunkie now. Oh it has no steering currents, well that’s good to know, Mr. Weatherman.

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NPI Day 3: 965 words

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New Words: 965
Edited Chapter Seven total words: 4425
Total words for the new draft: 27884
Total words for the last draft: 58,916
What I hate: Maybe I need a cushioned mat for the standing desk?
The Good: Haven’t lost power yet, but it’s blinking pretty regularly now. So I got enough changes done today. My editing changes are now in Chapter Eight, so it looks like Lee is giving me a chance to make lots of progress.
The Bad: The squalls of rain.
Fave line: “Now that’s just stupid. All good assassins insist on payment in full before taking an assignment.”
What I'm looking forward to: Xeryl’s reappearance.
What I'm not looking forward to: More rain tomorrow as Lee leaves Louisiana.

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NPI Day 2: 804 words

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New Words:804
Edited Chapter Seven total words: 3460
Total words for the new draft: 26919
Total words for the last draft: 58,916
What I hate: Worry if I’m going to have electricity over the weekend because Tropical Storm Lee is coming through.
The Good: Finished my maximum amount again today, despite not having time to really work on it while at the paying job.
The Bad: The method I found to work on novel while working on lawsuits only works when I can work uninterrupted on the lawsuits.
Fave line: “I don’t even have metaphors for how aggravating it is that the ONLY cooperating I have gotten in this case has been from you and Xeryl!”
What I'm looking forward to: Nothing happening tomorrow but me getting hours to work Chapter Seven and Chapter Eight.
What I'm not looking forward to: I’d tell you how many lawsuits I have left but I’m at home now and I don’t remember.

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NPI Day 1: 803 words

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New Words: 803
Edited Chapter Seven total words: 2656
Total words for the new draft: 26115
Total words for the last draft: 58,916
What I hate: Dishes and this new interface that won't publish this post.
The Good: YES! Finally cracked the 800 daily limit I want. I figured out how to make the edits while still working on lawsuits without screwing up on either.
The Bad: Hopefully I’m not setting up my NPI for impossible standards. And I’ll have to spend my after eating lunch time editing the paper copy.
Fave line: “I decide what to take serious and what not. And you’re full of salvia if you think I believe these lies!”
What I'm looking forward to: The meeting with the Chief Inspector.
What I'm not looking forward to: 891 lawsuits to process. That’s the lowest amount I have seen in that tally in MONTHS.