Tag: Word Count

Word Count Status

By Brian

For my fellow authors keeping tabs on me, I’m putting the word count over on right-hand side of the blog, along with the percentage to 70,000 and the number of chapters I’m through.

October 20, 2010 0

Starting Over on CT

By Brian

I’ve had a fair number of positive comments on the sample chapter of Crystal Tech. That said, I think I’m starting over. I’ve hit a few obsticals that are just getting me hung up and I can’t move past. I’ll enumerate them as a warning for other authors

December 28, 2009 0

Getting Lazy

By Brian

OK, I hit a streak there for a while, now I’m slacking. I want to push through it and get up to 30K in the next couple of weeks, but work and home keep conspiring to keep me away from the keyboard.

April 29, 2009 0

20,000!

By Brian

Got it, with a day to spare. I wonder if I can keep this pace up for a few more weeks. At this rate, I’ll be done by late May. Damn.

April 16, 2009 0

20,000 or Bust

By Brian

Trying to get to 20,000 words this week. Already put down 2000 on Monday (and finished Chapter Five). Going on to Chapter Six (the history of the Aurnia Cliona, which is pretty cool). Time willing, I’ll go back and doctor up Chapter One enough to practice recording.

April 14, 2009 0

Breaking 10,000!

By Brian

Yea me! 11,131 on Crystal Tech. I’ve got a goal of at least 80,000 for the novel, so that puts…

March 18, 2009 0