80,952 words

Experiencing some interesting nightmares lately, some that have been recurring nighttime companions since I was a child.

Began William Peter Blatty's Elsewhere last night. Current audiobooks I'm falling asleep to are an introduction to the Gnostic Gospels and Dead Center, the story of a Marine sniper during the Vietnam War.

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My manuscript is now at 80,952 words. A lot of my time is now spent on continuity revisions. I know how it will end, just a matter of getting all the parties to cooperate.

Exceeding my personal best: 73,049 words

I've been dealing with a psychological barrier of about 64,000 words. For some reason, my energy and imagination lag at about that point.

However, today I passed 73,000, and the story is strong and progressing naturally; looks like I may be headed for 100,000, at least it feels like the story will end around there.

The holidays really sucked a lot out of me. I write daily, but must write more.

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65,095 Words

Thought 65k was a good milestone to post.

A few passages have taken me in a slightly new direction and required more research and some character changes.

Add in the holidays and work and family, and my output some days is only a few notes to myself about where I might head the next day, and sometimes I repeat that for a few days until things fall into place.

I'm also outlining another book that will go faster and be more sinister.

And one after that as well, which is all location and personalities, but no story yet.

Then there's the one I finished years ago that was too literary for its own good. I started with Sgt Pepper when I should have been doing Please Please Me.

(I tried to think of a literary analogy, but couldn't come up with one. Howabout "I started with Samson Agonistes when I should have been doing L'Allegro and Il Penseroso." Nah, me neither.)

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59,626 words

A pompous music director.

Connections over coffee.

Connections over crime scene photos.

And a stakeout.

57,230 words. EOM.