On July 4th, while many Americans were celebrating our country's Independence Day, I not only celebrated that, I also finished the third (and final?) novel in the Shadowkill trilogy, titled Storming The Hill.
I started it on 3/19/2017
I finished it on 7/4/2017
Total days is 108
The novel came out at 69,916 words, averaging 647 words per day.
Unfortunately, there were 30 zero word days. Over half could be attributed to our son's graduation and the vacation to Tennessee, even though I still could've found a few minutes here and there to write. That's something I'll have to revisit down the road.
When I take the actual writing days into account, which were 78, my average words per day rose to 896.
I'm budgeting the next two months to edit the final two books, prepare covers, write the blurbs and product descriptions, research keywords. I haven't decided if I will do any pre-orders or not. I also feel I will publish this on all platforms. I won't make these Amazon exclusive.
So, what's next?
No worries, I'm already brainstorming what to do next. I have at least three short stories I may publish in the meantime--while I work on books 2 and 3--so there will always be something I'm working on.
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Friday, July 7, 2017
Friday, March 24, 2017
Stats on 2nd Book in Shadowkill Trilogy / Happenings In The Outhouse 24-Mar-2017
On Sunday March 19th, 2017, I finished Homeland Defense, the second novel in the Shadowkill trilogy.
Also on March 19th, I started the third book, Storming The Hill. This will close out the trilogy. Will there be future books in the universe I had created? I honestly do not know. There are so many other books/series I want to write, but one never knows when I get a spark of a new idea that I can use in the Shadowkill universe.
I started writing Homeland Defense on 1/9/2017, which brings the total days I worked on it at 70. This is just the first draft. When I finish Storming The Hill, I will go back and edit both at the same time. I'm still shooting for a summer release of both novels, which will include a box set of all three, so I'll be a busy beaver.
Homeland Defense runs at 59,543 words. I averaged 851 words a day, but when I factor in the 11 days that had zero writing--I even had a day I wrote only 25 words, but that still counted as a writing day--the average jumps up to 1,009 in the 59 actual writing days.
I am currently around the 5,000 word mark in Storming The Hill. It's a good click so far, and it's been fun.
Also on March 19th, I started the third book, Storming The Hill. This will close out the trilogy. Will there be future books in the universe I had created? I honestly do not know. There are so many other books/series I want to write, but one never knows when I get a spark of a new idea that I can use in the Shadowkill universe.
I started writing Homeland Defense on 1/9/2017, which brings the total days I worked on it at 70. This is just the first draft. When I finish Storming The Hill, I will go back and edit both at the same time. I'm still shooting for a summer release of both novels, which will include a box set of all three, so I'll be a busy beaver.
Homeland Defense runs at 59,543 words. I averaged 851 words a day, but when I factor in the 11 days that had zero writing--I even had a day I wrote only 25 words, but that still counted as a writing day--the average jumps up to 1,009 in the 59 actual writing days.
I am currently around the 5,000 word mark in Storming The Hill. It's a good click so far, and it's been fun.
Friday, December 23, 2016
Accomplishments for 2016 / Happenings In The Outhouse 23-Dec-2016
The other day, I reviewed how many words I've published since 2012. If my calculations are correct, I will publish more this year than any previous year.
In 2012, I published only 1 for 6,500 words.
In 2013, I published 3 for 105,000 words.
In 2014, I published 3 for 88,000 words.
In 2015, I published 10 (most were short stories) for 86,000 words.
In 2016, I have published (keep in mind, this includes The Christmas Letter, which as of this date still is in the editing phase) 5 for 171,000 words. This year alone, I have published 3 full-length novels. Although, if The Christmas Letter doesn't get published until after the new year, it will still be over 2013's total with 119,000 words.
In 2012, I published only 1 for 6,500 words.
In 2013, I published 3 for 105,000 words.
In 2014, I published 3 for 88,000 words.
In 2015, I published 10 (most were short stories) for 86,000 words.
In 2016, I have published (keep in mind, this includes The Christmas Letter, which as of this date still is in the editing phase) 5 for 171,000 words. This year alone, I have published 3 full-length novels. Although, if The Christmas Letter doesn't get published until after the new year, it will still be over 2013's total with 119,000 words.
Friday, December 2, 2016
Stats on my first standalone novel / Happenings In The Outhouse 02-Dec-2016
My latest book, a Christmas-themed standalone novel titled The Christmas Letters, was written over 65 days. First draft. This doesn't include editing, which I'm still working on.
Will I be able to publish it before Christmas Day December 25th? Time will tell. Editing has been going well so far. I've averaged 2-3 chapters a day. And with 41 chapters . . .
When I reviewed the stats on The Christmas Letters, I found that during those 65 days, I had written on 48 of them. That means there were 17 days I did not write a single word. On average, counting only the days I had written, I had an average of 1,126 words a day. If I count all of the days, whether I wrote or not, that number dropped to 831.
From here on out, I'm going to document how many words I write each day and how many days it takes each novel to write. Keep in mind, life happens and that's where the 17 non-writing days come into play.
But still, if I had written on those days, I could've finished The Christmas Letters much, much sooner.
As I updated my writing spreadsheet (where I keep a tally of all my writing projects), I realized that The Christmas Letters is my first novel that is not in any series. At first, I thought this was a typo. But it's not. All of my other novels are between two series: the Central Division thriller series and the Shadowkill trilogy. Oh, sure, I have other standalone stories, but they're shorter, novellas, novelettes, and such.
Will I be able to publish it before Christmas Day December 25th? Time will tell. Editing has been going well so far. I've averaged 2-3 chapters a day. And with 41 chapters . . .
When I reviewed the stats on The Christmas Letters, I found that during those 65 days, I had written on 48 of them. That means there were 17 days I did not write a single word. On average, counting only the days I had written, I had an average of 1,126 words a day. If I count all of the days, whether I wrote or not, that number dropped to 831.
From here on out, I'm going to document how many words I write each day and how many days it takes each novel to write. Keep in mind, life happens and that's where the 17 non-writing days come into play.
But still, if I had written on those days, I could've finished The Christmas Letters much, much sooner.
As I updated my writing spreadsheet (where I keep a tally of all my writing projects), I realized that The Christmas Letters is my first novel that is not in any series. At first, I thought this was a typo. But it's not. All of my other novels are between two series: the Central Division thriller series and the Shadowkill trilogy. Oh, sure, I have other standalone stories, but they're shorter, novellas, novelettes, and such.
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