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Word Prisoner Log Book
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Dec 12, 2017 08:33PM
This topic will be for recording daily literary prisoners rolls....I mean word counts from Word Wars.
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HOLY CRAPI DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED....
BUT I JUST WROTE 2000 WORDS TODAY.
2 THOUSAND WORDS
TODAY, JANUARY 9, 2018.
if you care to divide 2000 words by 25 days, that's 80 words for every day I didn't write.
(I did actually write a few words yesterday, about 20, but adding that would have screwed up the numbers, sooo...)
Oh my goodness! That's awesome! 2,000 is a GREAT word count! Yay! *unleashes confetti*
*dances in confetti* Thank you Nicki!
Word count - 1/16-18: 2003 words. I think I got my head back into the game.
I hope....
Onboard the Ship of Dreams, I go!
1/20/18 - 233 words. Not as impressive, but hey, I'll take it. It's a lot better than zero!!!! Word count was on The White Rose today.
1/21/18 - 679 words, From the Cave.
I may do more writing later today, but I wanted to add in this total before it got lost.
Catherine wrote: "1/21/18 - 679 words, From the Cave.
I may do more writing later today, but I wanted to add in this total before it got lost."
Great work, Catherine!
Wrote about 100 or so for a short story on Wattpad called Shattered Chandelier. Will post the link later on.
Catherine wrote: "Wrote about 100 or so for a short story on Wattpad called Shattered Chandelier. Will post the link later on."That title is great!
2-1-18: 315 words, The White Rose.
Lil snippet:
“Your Majesty…I didn’t create the dynastic laws. I only enforce them.”
“Yes, and you are doing a splendid job of it.” Ealdread laid his hands on the councilman’s shoulders.
Catherine wrote: "2-1-18: 315 words, The White Rose.
Lil snippet:
“Your Majesty…I didn’t create the dynastic laws. I only enforce them.”
“Yes, and you are doing a splendid job of it.” Ealdread laid his hands o..."
Awesome job, Catherine! And the excerpt sounds great. I'm sure I would know this if I knew the character better, but is that sarcasm or praise?
*giggles* call it sarcastic praise.
Catherine wrote: "*giggles* call it sarcastic praise."Ooh, my favorite!
2/2/2018 - 527 wordsSnippet:
“I must ask you again, Magda. Why are you wearing your gloves in the castle?”
“It is not a large matter….”
“Yes, it is, Magda. You are breaking etiquette protocol. Gloved hands in a castle are a sign of deception and pride in a lady of Duventoliel. Now, answer me truthfully, Magdalena!”
Refusing to make eye contact with her mother’s stony gaze, Magda said lightly “It is because I wish to keep my hands a fashionable pale, Mother. There, is that so evil?”
Queen Carina held herself very erect and kept herself calm, in spite of her flashing eyes. “It may be fashionable in the state of Ravndal to keep one’s skin pale.” She spat out the word. “But not in Duventoliel.”
Catherine wrote: "2/2/2018 - 527 wordsSnippet:
“I must ask you again, Magda. Why are you wearing your gloves in the castle?”
“It is not a large matter….”
“Yes, it is, Magda. You are breaking etiquette protoco..."
Great word count! And that mom sounds a little harsh... brrr
Thank you Nicki! Magda gets on her mother's nerves a lot, especially since Magda has a history of being petulant, vain, and might have a bit of an arrogant streak.....
In editing, I'll probably add in a few instances where Queen Carina asks her to take the gloves off, (as well as Magda's snippy responses or ignorance).
Duventoliel society values honesty, transparency, and purity pretty highly. And considering what Magda is hiding under those gloves....
Catherine wrote: "Well, considering that Magda has a history of being petulant, vain, and might have a bit of an arrogant streak, she gets on her mother's nerves a lot. In editing, I'll probably add in a few insta..."
Interesting... sounds like Magda is a hard person to get along with. I love how you have these different cultures and ideals for different kingdoms.
She definitely can be....which makes her difficult to write for sometimes. Thank you :) I love looking at different cultures to see what is valued and what is not 😁
Last comment....February?? Oh great. Forget trying to update this as a daily thing. Let's go with a month or a quarter, shall we?
February - March: 3000 words? It's too muddled to count...and there is no word counter on Google Docs *scrunches nose*. I've since switched to Shaxpir and it has worked much better.
April 1: 0
April 2: 371 words
April 3: 1782 words
April 4: 18 words.
Definitely forget this being Daily or even monthly. I'm now changing it just Word Count Log. This is picking up from NaNo (as in the November event, not the April one that I left off of). I hadn't written at all during December, so perfect time to restart my Word Count Log
January 3: 1001 words. WIP: The White Rose. Total WIP word count is 29,597.
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1k is a great way to start off the new year!!
January 8: 440 words. WIP: The White Rose
Total Word Count: 30,037
O.O
OH MY GOODNESS I REACHED 30K. Totally wasn't expecting this at all. I'm so stoked now. *squeals*
Catherine wrote: "January 8: 440 words. WIP: The White Rose
Total Word Count: 30,037
O.O
OH MY GOODNESS I REACHED 30K. Totally wasn't expecting this at all. I'm so stoked now. *squeals*"
That's AWESOME Catherine!!!! CONGRATS! :D
January 12, 2019: 1359 wordsWIP: The White Rose
Total Word Count: 31,410 words
Today, I stayed with the men this time, mostly writing one scene in which Ealdread (my male MC) and Tobias (Janina's brother) are on their way to Duventoliel for the Karala Games. The flow is getting better, so I hope to have more progress soon!
January 23, 2019: 2320 words (includes 530ish words that I had written on January 13 and never recorded here)WIP: The White Rose
Total Word Count: 33,700
Now there's a nice even number for ya....I worked on adding on several scenes today - trying to smooth out a few transistions. One step closer to having a cohesive narrative that I can call a complete first draft!
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It is....I seem to have this pattern where I write several hundred words every few days or so. Probably a good thing to note when NaNo events come round
July 1 2019WIP: The White Rose
Word count: 394
Total word count: will be added later
July 2 2019WIP: The White Rose
Word Count: 382
Total word count: tba
July 3 2019WIP: Fair Winds
Word Count: 67
Total Word Count: TBA
July 6 2019
WIP: Fair Winds
Word Count: ~300 words
Total Word Count: TBA
July 7 2019
WIP: Fair Winds
Word Count: ~250 words
Total Word Count: TBA
Total Word Count for Fair Winds: 28,298 words - with an additional 2k of material from the first draft not incorporated into the work.
Total Word Count for The White Rose: 35,181 wordsIn both WIPs over the past couple of days, I'm sure that around 200 words got added to the scenes that I transcribed from the notebooks.
July 15 2019WIP: The White Rose
Word Count: 833
Total Word Count: 36,014
July 20, 2019WIP: The White Rose
Word Count: 1,986
Total Word Count: 38,000
Yes that is an exact word count *screams*
July 21 2019WIP: The White Rose
Word Count: 750
Total Word Count: 38,750
July 28, 2019WIP: The White Rose
Word Count: ~815 words
Total Word Count ~39,700
July 29-30, 2019
WIP: The White Rose
Word Count: 1508 words
Total Word Count: 41,122 words
July 30-31 2019WIP: The White Rose
Word Count: 885
Total Word Count: 42,007
July 31, 2019WIP: The White Rose
Word Count: 1467
Total Word Count: 43,474
August 3, 2019WIP: The White Rose
Word Count: 85
Total Word Count: 43,559
August 14, 2019WIP: The White Rose
Word Count: 590
Total Word Count: 44,159
August 16, 2019
WIP: The White Rose
Word Count: 1214
Total Word Count: 45,373
August 22, 2019WIP: The White Rose
Word Count: 585
Total Word Count: 45958
August 25, 2019WIP: The White Rose
Word Count: 1470
Total Word Count: 47,428
