In April, I finished the draft of ENTANGLED, which doctodd is now preparing to rip to shreds and make ever so much better. That month alone yielded 38,061 new words of fiction.
In May and June, I was largely consumed with small bits and pieces of things–short stories, writing-related program activities, and the like–and then I dove into editing NIGHTCRAFT MOTHER. These things, while as equally full of writerly goodness as fresh new writing, do not yield up the impressive word count. Therefore, my total word count for the quarter is 44,555, for a total 2009 word count of 81,051.
You’d probably be more impressed if I could tell you the total number of hours I’d spent working on all these writerly things in the second quarter of the year, except I sort of forgot to keep track. Word count is exciting: hours count, not so much. Sorry. I will do better in the third quarter!
And I look forward to logging huge numbers of fresh new word count soon. I am near page 200 of NCM, and though there’s a lot to do, it’s running along smoothly and smartly. I plan to start Exciting New Seekrit Project within a week, two at the outside. And then, watch the numbers grow!!!