The Final Hour And Twenty.

I'm done with the story folks.

It's TYPE LIKE THE DEVIL time, after a short break.

Go, Go, Go!

jules

Homestretch.

Alright, kids.

Here we go.

I'm just getting rid of a massive headache.

I finally validated, and Nano gave me a few extra words: 200,277. Thank you, Nano.

And I've figured out my reward: I'm going at midnight to get fish and chips, and a deep fried snickers bar. Perfect reward for an Anglophile.

Settling in with a cup of coffee. I'm not coming up for air until I've done the do. At least another 8K. More likely that I'll try for 10K. I like nice, round numbers.

Let's do it.

jules

My Current Wordcount Is...

200,214.

Still a ways to go to finish the story. But we're in Part IV. You could call it an epilogue.

tired, but happy,

jules

Another Good One.

Wow, the 1am was another productive one: 3,666 words in about an hour and six minutes.

I was thinking I'd take an hour, do another huge section, but it's nearly 3am and I'm beat.

I've passed over the hump in my novel. One more scene and it's Part IV, the epilogue.

Wow. I'm kinda sad.

jules

Woah. That Was Exhilarating.

The Eleven O'Clock Word Cyclone yielded me 3,723 words. Wow. That's probably the most focused I've been since Day 1.

The next two scenes aren't going to go nearly as fast, because there is a LOT of dialogue. Dialogue can cut my word count per sprint in half. Still though, one more scene, and I'm ONTO THE LAST PAGE OF THE OUTLINE!!!

THE END IS NEAR!!!

Write hard,
jules

Five Minutes Before The Eleven O'Clock Word Cyclone.

Okay. I'm on track for a big word storm for the next hour. I just logged an additional 11K for the day, but I want to amp it up. I'm three scenes from completing Part III of my outline, where all my action is, which means there's only another half page to go. The Epilogue, basically.

The next three scenes are *huge* though. They will take me all night, if i choose to work that long.

And I might.

Here we go...

jules

Taking a Short Break.

I've been writing on and off all day. I haven't been going at the pace I wanted, but I've clocked a nice few thousands of words. I'm wondering if I should wait until end of day to post.

Hm.

Just found out Chicago is doing a lockdown tomorrow. Shoot. I'm going to have to type like a wizard to keep my lead, I know it.

Whew.

Time for lunch. Then back to the words.

jules

Competition Heating Up.

It's disturbing, how competition-driven I am.

Some Chicago Morganformen tried to jump my lead yesterday.

I was extremely lazy with the writing yesterday. Went to a write-in, got relatively little done - The conversations being had all over the room can be a little distracting, because they're *so* funny. After seeing a show at a club on the Lower East Side, I parked myself in a late night diner, got through another couple of scenes, then got home to discover that there was a chicagoan at 171K (when I was at 170K). After I entered my word count for the day, I was only ahead by 2K or 3K.

I'm feeling the heat now. Even though my forearms and wrists are sore, it's the home stretch and it's time to pull out the gatorade and write, write WRITE!

I've decided that I'm not going to the Desperation Libation on Friday. I've only got two days and I need to work. I really feel the need to show Chicago who's boss..

jules

Struggling Up Over The Top.

It's 2:33am.

I just got my goal done, I'm at 170K, approximately. Went to the write-in tonight, did an obscene amount of socializing (which is why I'm up until 2:30am).

I'm seeing the end of this, one and a half pages of outline left. Fourteen scenes, thirty thousand words.

Quality has gone completely out the window. I putting down whatever comes into my head. There's an action scene, and I didn't put as much thought into it as I would have liked. I know that's what revisions are for.

Just got a book shipment: John Cage. Oulipo novelsts. A CD of the Gymnopedie that will make me cry, if I'm not careful.

Right now, I'm going to bed.

jules

Howdy. Only Days to Go Now.

Hi there. It's Tuesday noon and I figured I'd write in and say...something.

Home stretch time. I have about two pages to go on my outline, and my goal is to whittle that down to one an a half by day's end. I may make it to the write-in at the Tea Lounge tonight, but I'm trying to write as much as I can before that as well. I've logged about 4K this morning so far. Want to get an extra 2K in before I take a break and deal with some other life stuff going on today.

The other parts of my life are calling me, SCREAMING at me now. December is going to be crazy busy with music stuff, just trying to do the setup work now so I can hit the ground running this weekend.

Wish me luck. And best of luck in the home stretch to all you novelists out there...

jules