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Oceane McAllister (therealqueenofnarnia) | 592 comments Emm - One Thousand Years of Books wrote: "Daily Word Count June 8-10

June 8 -1600 words
June 10 - 400 words"


Interesting! So these are horror/fantasy/ghost stories, drawing inspiration from mythology? I like it!


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Oceane McAllister (therealqueenofnarnia) | 592 comments Oh wow! That's actually an insanely awesome idea! Good luck


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Oceane McAllister (therealqueenofnarnia) | 592 comments Emm - One Thousand Years of Books wrote: "Oceane wrote: "Oh wow! That's actually an insanely awesome idea! Good luck"

Thanks so much! :) It ought to come out in September (hopefully), I'll let you know if you want a copy!"


Yes, please let me know! I can't guarantee I'd buy a copy, but I'll definitely take a look.


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Oceane McAllister (therealqueenofnarnia) | 592 comments Emm - One Thousand Years of Books wrote: "Daily Word Count June 24 - 400
Daily Word Count June 26 - Around 80-100

Most of the rough drafts are partially finished or finished save for about 3-4 incomplete stories missing an ending and 2 th..."


Awesome! To be in the final stages of writing something is always exciting!


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Oceane McAllister (therealqueenofnarnia) | 592 comments 30,000 is really good for a collection of short stories! Hopefully those last stories stop giving you trouble. And I know all about pet projects turning into wayyy more XD


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Oceane McAllister (therealqueenofnarnia) | 592 comments Emm - One Thousand Years of Books wrote: "30,000 might be somewhat generous lol. I figured if I don't have the last two finished by the end of the month I would replace them or cut them out. I think there's enough material left so that it ..."

Sounds like a solid plan! Good luck!


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Oceane McAllister (therealqueenofnarnia) | 592 comments Emm - One Thousand Years of Books wrote: "Thanks!

I guess having a Daily Word Count is kind of pointless when the book's more or less finished, but as for the editing as of June 7, I have about 10,200 words of a semi-final draft. I'm gues..."


25k is still really good! And I always try to have a daily word count, but it never works XD


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Oceane McAllister (therealqueenofnarnia) | 592 comments Emm - One Thousand Years of Books wrote: "As of July 10, about 43 of 52 pieces are completely finished. All of the remaining 9 except for one have at least a draft. I will probably end up doing that one last, because I'm not sure yet how t..."

Ending with a poem could be quite cool!


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Oceane McAllister (therealqueenofnarnia) | 592 comments That's awesome! It seems like you're nearly set! Way to stick with it. And whenever it is read, let me know!


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