Day - 305

The Final Act

I will admit that the last three weeks have been a blur. Between going out of town, work, and editing/formatting Red Bow, I haven't been able to update the blog as regularly as I would like to. However, the takeaway from the whirlwind that was the last three weeks is that Red Bow has been self published on Lulu.com. My copy arrives on Friday. Since Crush and Red Bow are now done, that means that it's time to get started on "Untitled."

I have 60 days left until my one year deadline. This is the goal that I am setting for myself:

50 days to write
10 days to edit and then publish on Lulu

If I keep the pace I was using for Red Bow of writing at least 2000 words per day, I should easily hit this goal. In fact, I will hit that goal on day 35. The target is 70,000 words or more for "Untitled."

I have outlined the first three chapters for "Untitled" and will begin writing today after work. I'm excited because I think that this book is going to be some of the best writing that I've ever written. I have a solid understanding of where the plot needs to go and I will be focusing a lot more on developing the plot line and making sure it doesn't have any holes.

So what do you think blog readers? Do you think I can hit this lofty goal?

I write because I care and drugs are bad.....

Can I Get Published In A Year

Day - 284

Awww snap!

Guess who finished writing Red Bow 2.0 this morning? I reached my 70K word goal and also reached my page goal of 250. I am now going to start the self-editing and revising process. This is a huge personal accomplishment for me and I'm so elated that I finished it. I think that I was able to make the story better in a lot of ways. I've also set the groundwork for tying into "Untitled," which I've already started outlining, with continuous plot lines.

Oh yeah, the new ending....psssh, you will never figure it out! Just remember, Bow will always find you, so be on the lookout.

Can I Get Published In A Year

Day - 278

A New Year Begins.....

Happy New Year!!! I've been able to start off the New Year with a bang. This last week, I was able to knock out 43 pages. I am so close to finishing the revised draft. I think if I keep my current pace, I should have no problem meeting my goal. Speaking of my goal, I may need to adjust it. The formatting in Word might put me over the 70K word count with 250 pages. So I'm currently at 58,815 in terms of word count. I will write until I hit 70,000 words or 250 pages - whichever comes first. Either way, it is do or die time for me to finish this revised draft before 1/11/10. Then, the "fun" process of shuffling scenes around and self-editing begins.

On a side note, I have surprised myself again with how I have thought up new scenes and twists to make RB2.0 a better story than it was in it's embryonic stages. I can see definite growth in my writing. It's nowhere close to Ted Dekker or Chelsea Cain in terms of writing quality, but it's getting better.

So what do you think, my blog followers? Can I write 11,185 words or 36 pages in the next 6 days? Or am I just living a dream and fantasizing about unrealistic goals?

Red Bow 2.0 Page Count = 214 pages

Can I Get Published In A Year