Writing a New Novel - CrimeSpace2024-03-29T01:15:06Zhttps://crimespace.ning.com/forum/topics/writing-a-new-novel?commentId=537324%3AComment%3A376213&feed=yes&xn_auth=noCongratulations David. Apprec…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2013-09-01:537324:Comment:3772392013-09-01T17:38:48.672ZRichard Krausshttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/RichardKrauss
<p>Congratulations David. Appreciate your additional effort after long writing days to post here, allowing us to track your progress. Inspirational and motivating. Please do follow-up with highlights of where things go from here. Your journey is a story in itself!</p>
<p>Congratulations David. Appreciate your additional effort after long writing days to post here, allowing us to track your progress. Inspirational and motivating. Please do follow-up with highlights of where things go from here. Your journey is a story in itself!</p> So yesterday was day 31.
I en…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2013-09-01:537324:Comment:3772342013-09-01T16:55:09.043ZDavid DeLeehttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/DavidDeLee
<p>So yesterday was day 31.</p>
<p>I ended up not writing at all but formatting my three prior novellas into an ebook collection. Not to go all self-promotional but for anyone who might be interested it's called PIN MONEY and available now.</p>
<p>How I ended up the month. Total fiction in the new novel. 71,000 words.</p>
<p>In a short story I started I write 5,700</p>
<p>So a total of 76,700 words of fiction written.</p>
<p>The manuscript is written beginning to end, but with a lot of holes…</p>
<p>So yesterday was day 31.</p>
<p>I ended up not writing at all but formatting my three prior novellas into an ebook collection. Not to go all self-promotional but for anyone who might be interested it's called PIN MONEY and available now.</p>
<p>How I ended up the month. Total fiction in the new novel. 71,000 words.</p>
<p>In a short story I started I write 5,700</p>
<p>So a total of 76,700 words of fiction written.</p>
<p>The manuscript is written beginning to end, but with a lot of holes and weak spots, particularly in the middle that I need to fix or add. I have maybe two or three scenes I'll still need to write but I know where they go and what they consist of. I figure another 4-6k words will do it giving me 75-77k in the finished first draft. and another 10-15k to add in the second as I flesh out scenes and bring me to my 90k total (give or take).</p>
<p>I also redid edits and formated a novella and the aforementioned collection and put both up for sale this month. All in all I'm happy with the month's work and want to thank those of you who stopped by to comment and encourage me. It was helpful and appreciated. I'm hoping to have the entire novel wrapped up and to my editor by the end of the month or beginning of Oct.</p>
<p>I may pop in here to tell you all how I"m doing but I won't bore you with a day-to-day rundown. Thanks again everyone and happy (and successful) writing to all.</p> Day 30
wrote 4600 words, brou…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2013-08-30:537324:Comment:3773142013-08-30T23:20:01.963ZDavid DeLeehttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/DavidDeLee
<p>Day 30</p>
<p>wrote 4600 words, brought the total in the WIP to 71,000. I know I started out planning 90k in 30 days, but since August has 31 days, I'm going to take that one, too, to see if I can crack 75k in a month.</p>
<p>Day 30</p>
<p>wrote 4600 words, brought the total in the WIP to 71,000. I know I started out planning 90k in 30 days, but since August has 31 days, I'm going to take that one, too, to see if I can crack 75k in a month.</p> Thanks Jed. I'm glad you're f…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2013-08-30:537324:Comment:3773132013-08-30T23:17:59.409ZDavid DeLeehttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/DavidDeLee
<p>Thanks Jed. I'm glad you're finding value in this. And I have to admit Dean inspired me to try this, to see if I could do it. Though I won't make my original goal (90k in 30 days) it looks like I'll make 75k in 31 so I'm not complaining. Also with four days off to travel, a sick day, and four days of not writing because I was stuck-and used the time to do other projects-I've proven to myself it can be done.</p>
<p>And actually one of those other projects was a short story I had burning in my…</p>
<p>Thanks Jed. I'm glad you're finding value in this. And I have to admit Dean inspired me to try this, to see if I could do it. Though I won't make my original goal (90k in 30 days) it looks like I'll make 75k in 31 so I'm not complaining. Also with four days off to travel, a sick day, and four days of not writing because I was stuck-and used the time to do other projects-I've proven to myself it can be done.</p>
<p>And actually one of those other projects was a short story I had burning in my head. It's not done but I wrote 5,700 words while I was floundering in the novel's middle so I may actually hit over 80k words all in, in 31 days. I can't say I'm disappointed. :)</p> Congratulations, David.
Grea…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2013-08-30:537324:Comment:3773072013-08-30T18:21:53.509ZJed Powerhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JedPower
Congratulations, David.<br />
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Great accomplishment! I enjoyed following your progress as much I have any of Dean's efforts.<br />
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Best,<br />
Jed
Congratulations, David.<br />
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Great accomplishment! I enjoyed following your progress as much I have any of Dean's efforts.<br />
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Best,<br />
Jed Thanks Richard. I've learned…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2013-08-30:537324:Comment:3772792013-08-30T00:05:08.937ZDavid DeLeehttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/DavidDeLee
<p>Thanks Richard. I've learned a lot about how I write and I think so things I can do more efficiently.</p>
<p>Thanks Richard. I've learned a lot about how I write and I think so things I can do more efficiently.</p> Well done, David!tag:crimespace.ning.com,2013-08-29:537324:Comment:3772762013-08-29T23:53:06.293ZRichard Krausshttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/RichardKrauss
<p>Well done, David!</p>
<p>Well done, David!</p> Day 29
Today was my best writ…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2013-08-29:537324:Comment:3770182013-08-29T23:40:51.111ZDavid DeLeehttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/DavidDeLee
<p>Day 29</p>
<p>Today was my best writing day of the month. I'm stuck on how best to write a particular scene so I jumped ahead to my end, (skipping around is not something I usually do) and powered through it, a big climatic action scene(s) and wrote 5900 words and bring the total WIP up to 66,900.</p>
<p>I still won't reach 90k, and maybe not even 75k (my fall back goal) by month's end), but I'm pleased with how the novel's shaping up.</p>
<p>Day 29</p>
<p>Today was my best writing day of the month. I'm stuck on how best to write a particular scene so I jumped ahead to my end, (skipping around is not something I usually do) and powered through it, a big climatic action scene(s) and wrote 5900 words and bring the total WIP up to 66,900.</p>
<p>I still won't reach 90k, and maybe not even 75k (my fall back goal) by month's end), but I'm pleased with how the novel's shaping up.</p> Day 28
Had a great writing da…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2013-08-28:537324:Comment:3770822013-08-28T23:04:41.904ZDavid DeLeehttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/DavidDeLee
<p>Day 28</p>
<p>Had a great writing day today. Managed 4700 words and that brings my 28 day total to 60,500.</p>
<p>While I'll be shy the 90k I'd planned for by Saturday. I'm still pushing hard for 75k.</p>
<p>I'm coming to the end of several subplots and the ending is firm in my mind so I anticipate (if life doesn't intrude) really sppeding up over the next three days and getting to 75 and probably having the first draft done there, with a lot of holes in the middle to fill, repair, etc.</p>
<p>Day 28</p>
<p>Had a great writing day today. Managed 4700 words and that brings my 28 day total to 60,500.</p>
<p>While I'll be shy the 90k I'd planned for by Saturday. I'm still pushing hard for 75k.</p>
<p>I'm coming to the end of several subplots and the ending is firm in my mind so I anticipate (if life doesn't intrude) really sppeding up over the next three days and getting to 75 and probably having the first draft done there, with a lot of holes in the middle to fill, repair, etc.</p> No worries, Chris. Thanks for…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2013-08-28:537324:Comment:3770052013-08-28T22:59:43.084ZDavid DeLeehttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/DavidDeLee
<p>No worries, Chris. Thanks for the support. It is appreciated.</p>
<p>No worries, Chris. Thanks for the support. It is appreciated.</p>