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New Words: 361
Chapter Nineteen total words: 3858
Chapter Twenty-One total words: 3233
Total words for the new draft: 101,392
What I hate: My sore body right now.
The Good: Wow, I managed to get that many words done despite the marathon letter folding session during the paying job.
The Bad: Going to friends' this weekend, so I'm dropping writing for alien language creation.
Fave line: "And here I was thinking that you kissed all the females who worked for the organization."
Details I'll probably need again when editing: Bruise and How do you get a blood clot in your eye to dissolve?,
What I'm looking forward to: Filling in the six journal entries I need, finding all the places where I skipped book quote sidebars, creating alien languages so I can name characters, the end of first draft.
What I'm not looking forward to: Finding all the places I skipped book quote sidebars. Why didn't I make notes of where I skipped? Taking the aliens species I have described and giving them believable biology, languages, and cultures.

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New Words:262
Chapter Fourteen total words: 5167
Chapter Eighteen total words: 3374
Total words for the new draft: 101,031
What I hate: I am so over feeling this crappy fatigue.
The Good: I managed to squeeze in thirty minutes of writing in today and figured out all but the last missing journal entry.
The Bad: I've only written two of the six missing journal scenes. And tomorrow is folding Fraud Assessment invoices if they ever get the right amount on them, so I don't know when I'll get to finish the rest.
Fave line: I still don't know why I was called into a meeting between Xeryl, [Name of Bekth Lieutenant], and Ifeket, but when Ifeket didn't show, it meant I was the least important in the room to go fetch him.
Details I'll probably need again when editing: Bruise and How do you get a blood clot in your eye to dissolve?,
What I'm looking forward to: Filling in the six journal entries I need, finding all the places where I skipped book quote sidebars, creating alien languages so I can name characters, the end of first draft.
What I'm not looking forward to: Finding all the places I skipped book quote sidebars. Why didn't I make notes of where I skipped? Taking the aliens species I have described and giving them believable biology, languages, and cultures.

Stellar Gift of Death Post 221

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New Words:898
Chapter Twenty-Four total words: 3682
Total words for the new draft: 100,769
What I hate: The fatigue that set in today. I hate that I never seem to have PMS, I always have MS. :p
The Good: Except for additions I have left to write, I'm through with the narrative.
The Bad: I lost count of 1657 words along the way. I'm pretty sure I wrote them, I just have no idea where they got deleted. *Shrugs* I wasn't counting deletions.
Fave line: "I solved his murder; the little Targey owes me."
Details I'll probably need again when editing: Bruise and How do you get a blood clot in your eye to dissolve?,
What I'm looking forward to: Feeling in the six journal entries I need, finding all the places where I skipped book quote sidebars. The end.
What I'm not looking forward to: The end.

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New Words:368
Chapter Twenty-Four total words: 3215
Total words for the new draft: 99,871
What I hate: New exercise routine plus that week of the month equals ruined clothes.
The Good: Got my thirty minutes done and it's a word count I'm happy with.
The Bad: The busy time of the year for the paying job is about to begin, so it's a good thing I'm in the last chapter because I'll probably lose my daytime writing time.
Fave line: "Is that a play? Because I don't remember anything in the holoadvert called that."
What I'm looking forward to: The end.
What I'm not looking forward to: The end.

2012 Fiction Word Counts Week 25

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New Words:118
Chapter Twenty-Four total words: 2847
Total words for the new draft: 99,503
What I hate: Heat wave, yuck.
The Good: I wrote for thirty minutes on a Sunday.
The Bad: It was a pulling teeth writing session. I don't know why it's so much harder to write at home.
Fave line: "So help me, if you arrest anyone, you will never see your natural skin color again."
What I'm looking forward to: The end.
What I'm not looking forward to: The end.

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New Words:294
Chapter Twenty-Four total words: 2729
Total words for the new draft: 99,385
What I hate: Cramps. Why did they have to start today when I have so much to do?
The Good: It's Saturday and I got words done! Maybe I have finally gotten over the no-writing-on-the-weekend thing.
The Bad: I have to stop myself from heaping on more projects. I had the bright idea that I can afford to build my office built-ins next months and started down the rabbit hole of researching that before I stopped myself.
Fave line: "She attempted murder and didn't want to get arrested for it. I also noticed you didn't put in my suggestion to scan the visitors for weapons."
What I'm looking forward to: Lunch.
What I'm not looking forward to: Cleaning the kitchen, which now includes moving furniture.

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New Words:304
Chapter Twenty-Four total words: 2435
Total words for the new draft: 99,091
What I hate: Why is everyone breaking my train of thought today?
The Good: I ploughed through the interruptions and have successfully described the surroundings.
The Bad: I really just want to go home right now. Just don't want to be at the paying job any longer today for no real reason.
Fave line: "Find something you want to do. You're on vacation too."
What I'm looking forward to: The beginning of the end. Day of rest next Sunday. That means all projects and housework done on Saturday.
What I'm not looking forward to: Saturday, so I better do everything I'm supposed to during the week.

DUF: Tin Man: Prince Metrics Post 15

Tin Man: Prince of the Outer Zone

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New Words: 863
Total words for the first draft: 9837
What I hate: Figuring out the best way to use up this fun writing time I have accumulated: writing in longhand or typing up to add to my word count.
The Good: Since last I posted one of these, I have finished so much! I finished the floor plans for Kiamoko, finished the style sheet, and racked up a few hours in fun writing rewards for doing the chores I should be doing. Today I worked on typing Chapter Three and writing Chapter Four in longhand.
The Bad: I should have cycled around to working on the original fiction too with so much free time on my hands, but I promised to do it on Sunday coming up. Or tomorrow depending on how it goes.
Fave Cain line: "The whole idea revolted her and she had a whole list of Other Side medical reasons why she should feed her baby herself. Frankly, if you missed that because Junior was hungry, you are luckier than you know."
Fave Galinda line: "We only have those who curry favor and would feign friendship as long as they get what they desire. As soon as you have a need, they abandon you for the new hierarchy. DG is too naïve to understand this, but I thought you did."
Fave Treasure line: "Where's the new baby? He's got presents!"
Fave Betsy line: "I'm a beached whale."
Fave Malachite line: "Slander, I only got you pregnant. Jenkins is the one who threatened to voyage around the world if you didn't stay off the You and What Navy? until the new tyke is here."
Fave Glitch line: "I thought we'd might need to hitch a horse to the bumper to make it up some inclines, but we managed."
Fave Azkadellia line: "I'm not looking forward to going down them."
What I'm looking forward to: Introducing the Scourge.
What I'm not looking forward to: The characters I have to juggle with the ball scenes.

Now, nobody get excited because I posted an update. This project and anything else I do under "fun writing" is not on the official "I'm working on this" list. Fun writing is my reward for being a good adult and doing things I'd rather procrastinate on, like housework and exercise, and it's spent on whatever I feel like writing when it's time to use it up. Next fun writing session may be something completely different.

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New Words:356
Chapter Twenty-Four total words: 2131
Total words for the new draft: 98,787
What I hate: Started new medicine today and didn't feel off until after I got to the paying job. I don't know what's wrong.
The Good: Despite everything going wrong this morning (slept late thanks to a nightmare, skipped exercising, feeling icky now) I finished up the scene between Mealte and Zy.
The Bad: Seriously, if I'm going to pass out I wish it would happen and get it over with. Likewise, if I'm going to puke.
Fave line: "I was afraid you'd say something like that. This jartbetahrah—"
What I'm looking forward to: More fun conversation between Mealte and Zy. The beginning of the end. Day of rest next Sunday. That means all projects and housework done on Saturday.
What I'm not looking forward to: Next Saturday, so I better do everything I'm supposed to during the week.

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New Words:389
Chapter Twenty-Four total words: 1775
Total words for the new draft: 98,431
What I hate: Not keeping my marathon trackers as meticulously as I should.
The Good: I actually have the journal entry for Chapter Twenty-Four written in the new words I have done today. I have five chapters that still need entries.
The Bad: Nothing bad about today. I feel great about the progress and this chapter will prove to be fun. I have a character from Zy's background that I can't wait to give a spotlight to.
Fave line: The House personnel said I would scare off any clients looking the way I do, so I think the sick leave is in effect until the blood clot in my eye and all my bruises are gone. Who's arguing with that? Not me!
What I'm looking forward to: More fun conversation between Mealte and Zy. The beginning of the end. Day of rest next Sunday. That means all projects and housework done on Saturday.
What I'm not looking forward to: Next Saturday, so I better do everything I'm supposed to during the week.

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New Words:234
Chapter Twenty-Three total words: 3047
Chapter Twenty-Four total words: 1386
Total words for the new draft: 98,042
What I hate: Forgetting to this before starting a new task.
The Good: Today was a really good day. On time with Stellar, caught up on Forget editing by trying to make sense of the backstory's chronology), and I may get to do something fun before bedtime tonight!
The Bad: Other than forgetting to do my metrics post, I don't have a bad today. :D
Fave line: The black-bladed knife in his grey hand vanished up the sleeve of his robe.
What I'm looking forward to: Chapter Twenty-four tomorrow! The beginning of the end. Day of rest next Sunday. That means all projects and housework done on Saturday.
What I'm not looking forward to: Next Saturday, so I better do everything I'm supposed to during the week.

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New Words:370
Chapter Twenty-Three total words: 2945
Total words for the new draft: 97,808
What I hate: Thinking I packed enough food but getting hungry regardless. Tomorrow I'll bring more snacks.
The Good: I wrote on a Monday! *Snoopy dance*
The Bad: That was the longest fifteen writing session I have ever had at home (I had to stop the timer and check on supper as it cooked).
Fave line: Now wait your turn. And just so you will stop with the rescue attempts.” Her pistol floated off the floor near the bar to [Murderer’s real name]'s outstretched hand.
What I'm looking forward to: Day of rest next Sunday. That means all projects and housework done on Saturday.
What I'm not looking forward to: Next Saturday, so I better do everything I'm supposed to during the week.

2012 Fiction Word Count Week 24

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New Words:257
Chapter Twenty-Three total words: 2575
Total words for the new draft: 97,438
What I hate: I was supposed to write on Stellar for an hour (got thirty minutes), edit Forget for an hour (got thirty minutes), use up some of my earned fun writing (didn't do any of that) today. So what did I get done? Meals cooked for the rest of the week and all the dishes washed. :p
The Good: Words came better today, but I'm still creaky when it comes to writing this story at home. But at least I had better results this weekend than I have had on all my traveling weekends.
The Bad: That whole day of rest thing, the one where I lay out on the couch and daydream? That's not working out so much.
Fave line: That was unfair, he should have to kick the doors in like everyone else.
What I'm looking forward to: Day of rest next Sunday. That means all projects and housework done on Saturday.
What I'm not looking forward to: Next Saturday, so I better do everything I'm supposed to during the week.

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New Words:156
Chapter Twenty-Three total words: 2318
Total words for the new draft: 97,181
What I hate: The words fighting me and have scheduled too much to do today.
The Good: I wrote on a Saturday for thirty minutes!
The Bad: It came in spurts and fought with me as I had to go break to take Dad to his Father's Day movie, break to go grocery shopping, and only got thirty minutes of writing. I was hoping I would get to come back to it.
Fave line: "Fine, I have no idea how you're suffering. Let me take to someone who will."
What I'm looking forward to: Finish all the projects that are in various abandoned states in my house.
What I'm not looking forward to: Housework.

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New Words:362
Chapter Twenty-Three total words: 2162
Total words for the new draft: 97,025
What I hate: Waking up with a sore neck. How can you hurt your body just by sleeping?
The Good: Extended fight is playing nicely. Zy wants to take the murderer alive, murderer is hunting for Xeryl and Sithna, who are hiding and running from the murderer.
The Bad: Will I be able to break the no-writing-at-home streak this weekend?
Fave line: "Hey scumbag, you're not the only one in the galaxy who has lost their family."
What I'm looking forward to: Finish all the projects that are in various abandoned states in my house. Also scheduled for today: a trip to the library and a meat sale.
What I'm not looking forward to: Housework.

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New Words:226
Chapter Twenty-Three total words: 1909
Total words for the new draft: 96,663
What I hate: Having to refigure out my commute time again. The good news is the three lanes from Juban Lane into Baton Rouge are now open. The bad news is they've started construction to start the three lanes at Walker.
The Good: During supper last night, I brainstormed six additions to expand my climatic fight scene. So far the first two on the list have been hit.
The Bad: Chapter Twenty-Three is all about the fight. I needed additional ideas because my first stab at it came in around 1200 words. So far most of the chapters have been at least 3000.
Fave line: "Should I even bother to offer it?"
What I'm looking forward to: Finish all the projects that are in various abandoned states in my house. Also scheduled for today: a trip to the library and a meat sale.
What I'm not looking forward to: Housework.

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New Words: 502
Chapter Twenty-Two total words: 3285
Chapter Twenty-Three total words: 1683
Total words for the new draft: 96,437
What I hate: Write every day; why is that so hard to do!
The Good: I made up what time I missed on Tuesday and now I'm in the middle of fleshing out the climatic battle.
The Bad: Writing is the first thing I don't do at home. I don't like this development. It's made even more disturbing by the fact that I told myself all day Tuesday that I needed to write and I never did.
Fave line: "We already knew we face this enemy alone, Mistress."
What I'm looking forward to: Finish all the projects that are in various abandoned states in my house.
What I'm not looking forward to: Housework.

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New Words: 347
Chapter Twenty-Two total words: 3201
Total words for the new draft: 95,935
What I hate: Unable to type straight.
The Good: I got my words done on a MONDAY!
The Bad: I'm trying to work in all the wonderful ideas I had that I didn't take notes on. Why didn't I take notes?
Fave line: She had to find his sister and tell her how she failed him.
What I'm looking forward to: Finish all the projects that are in various abandoned states in my house.
What I'm not looking forward to: Housework.

2012 Fiction Word Counts Week 23

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New Words: 537
Chapter Twenty-Two total words: 2854
Total words for the new draft: 95,588
What I hate: Keeoing a blank mind the entire weekened.
The Good: Got 45 minutes of writing done.
The Bad: I was trying for an hour and a half, so I could take the weekend off without guilt.
Fave line: "No, Agent Zy, sentient Xeryl has not contacted me yet."
What I'm looking forward to: Getting a new battery backup so I can work at the home computer again. Playing Say Yes to the Dress with my sister.
What I'm not looking forward to: The long drive to Bossier City.

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New Words: 653
Chapter Twenty-Two total words: 2317
Total words for the new draft: 95,051
What I hate: Getting hungry way before lunch.
The Good: Worked for an hour today and made up what I missed on Monday.
The Bad: I shouldn't be making up days.
Fave line: "It does not seem sufficient motivation for his murder sequence. You lost your shell parents to death and have not done the same."
What I'm looking forward to: Getting a new battery backup so I can work at the home computer again. Playing Say Yes to the Dress with my sister.
What I'm not looking forward to: The long drive to Bossier City.

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New Words: 282
Chapter Twenty-Two total words: 1664
Total words for the new draft: 94,398
What I hate:Not doing anything at home because the only distractions there are the ones I create.
The Good: I got my words done despite Ray Bradbury's death. *Lips quiver* I won't cry at work, I won't cry at work.
The Bad: Losing track of my open documents during the day. I thought I had finished this and posted it already.
Fave line: "Message: [Murderer's real name] has been access my reports to IGA to find out how the investigation was going. I just found out that he may have the ability to track my saucer, so the not leaving any reports lately isn't helping us hide from him. He's probably coming straight for you right now. Please put more guards in your house."
What I'm looking forward to: Getting a new battery backup so I can work at the home computer again. Playing Say Yes to the Dress with my sister.
What I'm not looking forward to: The long drive to Bossier City.

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New Words: 317
Chapter Twenty-Two total words: 1382
Total words for the new draft: 94,116
What I hate: It's Tuesday before I get any words established.
The Good: A couple of details worked themselves out when I got to this chapter that I'll have to be sure to emphasize in the second draft. The most important one: ships can't receive communiques while traveling through hyperspace lanes.
The Bad: I need to straighten out my weekends. Ideally, I should have one day for special projects and the second day for rest and writing my fingers off. But lately, I've been cramming in as much special projects as I can do in two days, not finishing the special projects, not resting enough, not writing, and then spending Monday not writing and trying to recover. Must stop doing that. :p
Fave line: "I feel incompetent enough to make up for all their competency."
What I'm looking forward to: Getting a new battery backup so I can work at the home computer again. Playing Say Yes to the Dress with my sister.
What I'm not looking forward to: The long drive to Bossier City.

2012 Fiction Word Counts Week 21 - 22

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Stellar Gift of Death Post 202

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New Words: 508
Chapter Twenty-One total words: 3507
Chapter Twenty-Two total words: 1065
Total words for the new draft: 93,799
What I hate: Not getting what I bought and paid for delivered with my lunch. I don't eat ketchup. :p
The Good: I finished off Chapter Twenty-One! Now onwards to fixing the location details I got wrong in the already written scene for Chapter Twenty-Two and tying it with Chapter Twenty-One.
The Bad: I'm trying to avoid thinking about how my chapter word lengths are all over the place. Now is not the time to think about that. Here, have a YouTube video of a cat on a ceiling fan and stop thinking about it!
Fave line: "I'm glad to hear the racketeer did something for the side of law and order, Agent. But you have no jurisdiction here."
What I'm looking forward to: Getting a new battery backup so I can work at the home computer again.
What I'm not looking forward to: Paying bills.