(writing) We’ve crossed the 40k mark

That’s right.  In 2013 so far, I have written over 40,000 words.

 

That’s amazing.  That’s almost a NaNo novel.  It might be more than I wrote in total last year.  And it’s only halfway through May.  I’m seriously impressed.

 

And the big thing is that I’m doing it steadily, a little at a time.  I think I wrote about the Magic Spreadsheet before, but that’s what I’ve been using to keep my chain going.  I’m level 2 at the moment, which means I need to write a minimum of 300 words a day.  I’m averaging about 350 words a day (which will be good when I level up!), and it’s a good daily habit.  I can’t recommend it enough.  Of course, once I start editing, that will be a whole different thing.

 

Oh, and more news!  I have a plot idea for the next Advent Story (thank you, Dad!).  So there WILL be an Advent Story this year, and yes, Schrodinger will be back.  Maybe this year, I’ll even get things together enough to offer the first two Advent Stories as books.  Anything is possible!

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(writing) A taste of what I’m working on…

I realized it’s been a while since you guys had a snippet of the new stuff.  So here’s a bit of the Pendragon Casefiles #1, which is the ghost story novella I’m writing.  Mac and Javy are two police detectives, and the others – well, they’ll introduce themselves.

Enjoy!

“What is going on?” Mac asked, looking at the odd van parked in the Reynolds’ driveway, where he was accustomed to seeing Carmen’s little blue Toyota. The house was dark, except for the kitchen – not really surprising, considering it was about nine-thirty at night, but something felt…off.

They had been driving by to tell her that they were still looking at leads. It wasn’t what she wanted to hear, and Mac knew that, but he couldn’t just call. The poor woman deserved better, he thought.

“Maybe she’s watching TV in the kitchen,” Javy said, breaking into his thoughts.

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Originally published at The words of Valerie Griswold-Ford. You can comment here or there.