Two updates this week as I missed last week due to my trip to The Stanley Hotel. First up, October 20th-26th A slow start to the week and then the … Read More
Metrics Monday – 20th October 2014
A surprisingly good week… That’s 9,326 words – certainly one of my most productive weeks, despite the fact I wasn’t concentrating on word count. I made a big push over the … Read More
Metrics Monday – 13th October 2014
This is the last week I’ll be trying to maintain my 1,000 words a day average. I cranked out 7,020 words on The Zombie Book, which is good. But … Read More
Metrics Monday – 6th October 2014
Time for another Metrics Monday Wednesday. I keep telling myself that I won’t be able to keep up my 1,000 words a day average and then I get so close … Read More
Metrics Monday – 29th September 2014
Despite the work of launching my first indie release – Bottled Lightning – I averaged just over 1,000 words a day again last week. I resisted starting my new story so all 7,064 … Read More
Metrics Monday – 22nd September 2014
Lots of writing this week, thanks to our trip to Seattle. Most of the writing was on The Zombie Book, pushing the total word count of the first draft past the 52,000 … Read More
Metrics Monday – 15th September 2014
My mildly obsessive nature came in very handy this week. At least as far as my writing goes. On Sunday afternoon I found myself a few words (5 to be … Read More
Metrics Monday – 8th September 2014
Another stellar week – 7,441 words in total. Inspired by Mary Robinette Kowal’s short story course and a couple of extra days off work, I was able to make a … Read More
Monday Metrics – 1st September 2014
Can you spot when I took Mary Robinette Kowal‘s short story writing workshop? The workshop was an incredibly valuable experience and I came away with a whole new understanding of various aspects of the … Read More
Metrics Monday – 25th August 2014
A very productive week, and a reminder why I don’t set myself specific word count goals any more. If I’m not very careful, I end up focusing on the numbers rather … Read More