Updated 6 July, data from 1 July.
When we did this last time:
Sorry, this month internal linking does not work, so until I figure out what's different, scroll down to So how did I do?
As of 1/23, the four WIPs along with my plans for them:
• The Faux Princess: 91 300 words, to beta reader by Jan 31;
• The Voyages Home: 2500 words, draft complete by April 30;
• Princess (A Beckie and Ian story): 51 000 words, draft complete by April 30, and
• Low Places (A Beckie and Ian story): 50 000 words, draft complete by Feb 15.
As of 2/1, the four WIPs along with my plans for them, are:
• The Faux Princess: 90 956 words, sent to beta reader Jan 30;
• The Voyages Home: 2500 words, no change; draft complete by April 30;
• Princess (A Beckie and Ian story): 51 000 words, no change; draft complete by April 30, and
• Low Places (A Beckie and Ian story): 65 932 words, still on track to complete draft by Feb 15.
As of 3/1, the four WIPs, along with my plans for them, are:
• The Faux Princess: 90 954 words was sent to beta reader Jan 30; notes came back by 2/12 and have lain waiting for Low Places to be complete. Goal is to have it ready to publish by 3/31.
• The Voyages Home: 8382 words; draft complete by April 30;
• Princess (A Beckie and Ian story): 51 000 words, no change; draft complete by April 30, and
• Low Places (A Beckie and Ian story): 81 365 words; failed to complete draft by Feb 15. The goal is now to have the draft by 3/15, and on to my long suffering beta ready by 3/31.
As of 4/1, the four WIPs along with my plans for them, are
• The Faux Princess: 108 807 words. Went over notes from my reader. Revisions complete by April 20; return to beta by April 30.
• The Voyages Home: 13834 words; draft complete by May 15;
• Princess (A Beckie and Ian story): 51 000 words, no change; draft complete by April 30, and
• Low Places (A Beckie and Ian story): 96 958 words; proof and send to beta by April 15.
As of 5/1, the four WIPs along with my plans for them, are
• The Faux Princess: 110 651 words. Found even more holes with the aid of my reader; plug them with the revision to beta by May 15
• The Voyages Home: 37 735 words; draft may be complete by May 15, but more likely, the 30th;
• Princess (A Beckie and Ian story): 51 000 words, no change; draft complete by June 30,
• Low Places (A Beckie and Ian story): 99 053 words; found significant problems; revising. First read to beta by May 30,
• Amerith (A Dragons Run My Life Addenda): 19 854 words; proof and send to beta by May 15, and
• Rhion Prequel (A Dragons Run My Life Addenda): 6 013 words; proof and send to beta by May 15.
As of 6/1, the four WIPs along with my plans for them, are
• The Faux Princess (Dragons Run My Life, Book One): 115 518 words. Did the revisions, but need to reread, then to my reader by June 5
• The Voyages Home (Dragons Run My Life, Book Two): 62 162 words; draft is not complete. Now plan by June 30.
• Princess (A Beckie and Ian story): 51 000 words, no change; draft complete by July 30,
• Low Places (A Beckie and Ian story): 99 247 words; corrected most significant problems; revising. First read to beta by June 15,
• Amerith (A Dragons Run My Life Addenda): 19 848 words; proof and send to beta by June 5, and
• Rhion Prequel (A Dragons Run My Life Addenda): 6 018 words; proof and send to beta by June 5.
So how did I do?
As of (7/1), the four WIPs along with my plans for them, are
• The Faux Princess (Dragons Run My Life, Book One): 111 343 words. Went to my reader on June 6; comments back and revisions complete. A few more Q's for the reader, and this one will be finished.
• The True Princess (Dragons Run My Life, Book Two): 94 750 words; draft is not complete. Two more scenes; I can see the end. The title has changed because I liked where the characters ran off to. Update July 6: Draft complete.
• Princess (A Beckie and Ian story): 49 370 words, began understanding where the story is; draft complete by July 30,
• Low Places (A Beckie and Ian story): 100 178 words; almost no work. First read to beta by July 6.
• Amerith (A Dragons Run My Life Addenda): 19 900 words; sent to beta June 6. Comments received and incorporated; Q’s back to reader by July 6.
• Rhion Prequel (A Dragons Run My Life Addenda): 6 018 words; sent to beta June 6. Comments received and incorporated.
Here’s June’s work:
I wrote 30 430 original words in June, averaging 1014 per day, with eleven days of writing nothing. That’s about 1600 words each day I did write, not as good as last month. The short title is at the right. The eleven days of no writing were spent mostly in editing or reading, lest you think I’m not doing authorly things, once the wedding (last month) and the funeral (this month) are taken into account. I revised the three stories my reader returned, making changes and finding questions to ask.
What happened?
The draft of Low Places is done; I got caught up in other things (mostly The True Princess story) and my reader was out of town for a bit, so I neglected this until just now.
I plan to finish the draft of True Princess early in July; I will set it aside and work on comments on Low Places, once I receive them, and finalize Faux Princess. I hope to get some reading in, and figure out what to do with Princess (too many stories about princesses-I have to find a new title for this one!).
The curve ball the characters of Voyages Home pitched fits nicely in the series overall arc, but changed this book’s arc so much I changed the title. Since, now that I’m willing to look, I see the characters have been pushing this way since about the first quarter was done. I am relieved with the change; I think it a better product. Killing important side characters doesn’t always go easily, but this is a story, right? Better in words than in RL.
Bottom line: I hope to have one ms to my reader in the next week, and one more at the end of July.
As always, comments and opinions welcome.
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