Sunday, May 3, 2015

Writing in Public - Year 1, Month 6, Days 1-3

Michael Salsbury
My adoption of Dean Wesley Smith's Writing in Public challenge continues.

Last month, which ended on Thursday, saw me writing over 45,000 words.  That's less than the record of 56,486 words written in March, or the previous record of 47,660 in February, but still a decent achievement for a guy who spent a week of the month having and recovering from surgery.  While I'd like to have managed a new record word count (and I did, for a week in there), I'm reasonably happy with what I did.

This month, I'd like to see that word count improve.  I'd especially like to see it go up in the area of the fiction writing. That's my long-term goal and I need to be moving more toward it.  Reading about fiction writing and brainstorming isn't going to get me there.

On Friday and Saturday, I wrote nothing - not even a journal entry.

On Sunday, I managed a journal entry (356 words), and 7 opening lines (194 words), and a post about using malt extract in home brewing for Begin Brewing (597 words), and this post (180 words).  Not a great daily word count, but decent (1,327 words).

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THIS PERIOD'S WORD COUNTS
  • Begin Brewing: 597 words
  • Journal: 356 words
  • This Blog: 180 words
  • Opening Lines: 194 words
TOTAL WORDS FOR THIS PERIOD: 1,327 words (avg. 442.3 per day)

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MAY 2015 WORD COUNTS

Novels:
  • Fully Invested: 0 words (notes and backstory)
  • The Alliance (series): 0 words
  • ASL - The Ark: 0 words
  • Alien Love Story: 0 words
  • Driven To Kill: 0 words
  • Local Gods: 0 words
  • The Black Eagles: 0 words
  • The Old Hotel: 0 words
  • Thief of Police: 0 words
  • Immortality Story: 0 words
  • Technology Story: 0 words
Short Stories:
  • The Mimas Object (a story in the Alliance universe): 0 words
Non-Fiction:
  • Introduction to Application Repackaging: 0 words
  • Troubleshooting Windows Applications: 0 words
  • Amazon Product Reviews:  0 words
Blogging and Journaling:
  • Alliance for Sentient Lifeforms (ASL): 0 words
  • Begin Brewing: 597 words
  • Columbus Beer Scene:  0 words
  • How to Write Fiction: 0 words
  • Introduction to Application Repackaging: 0 words
  • Windows Desktop Administration: 0 words
  • This Blog: 180 words
  • Guest Posts for Other Blogs: 0 words
  • Comments on Other Blogs: 0 words
  • Journaling:  356 words
Opening Lines, Paragraphs, Pages:
  • Opening Lines Written: 7 lines (194 words)
  • Opening Paragraphs Written: 2
  • Opening Pages Written: 0

MAY 2015 - TOTAL WORDS: 1,327 (avg. 442.3 per day)

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CHALLENGE - YEAR TO DATE RESULTS:

Record Word Counts:

  • Day:  8,693 (March 29, 2015)
  • Week:  20,589 (April 6-13, 2015)
  • Month: 56,486 (March 2015)

Month of Challenge Words Written Days Words/Day
December 2014 20,754 31 669.5
January 2015 16,018 31 516.7
February 2015 47,660 28 1702.1
March 2015 56,486 31 1822.1
April 2015 45,443 30 1514.8
May 2015 1,327 3 442.3
TOTAL WORDS 187,688 154
Avg. Words per Day 1218.8

About the Author

Michael Salsbury / Author & Editor

In his day job, Michael Salsbury helps administer over 1,800 Windows desktop computers for a Central Ohio non-profit. When he's not working, he's writing, blogging, podcasting, home brewing, or playing "warm furniture" to his two Bengal cats.

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