June Word Count/Goals
Monday, July 1st, 2013 01:57 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
lizvogelHaley mission stories = 1598
Haley novel (tweaking a joke) = 2
original short fiction (revisions) = 5
Total new words in June = 1605
Queries sent: 1
Which means I fell short of both my goals (3000 and 3, respectively); on the other hand, I at least did something toward each of them. I feel surprisingly good about that.
Revisions never show up properly in word counts. There were a lot more than 5 new words in there, but I only count net. Bonus points to me for tackling the revision, thanks to the so very helpful feedback from a certain someone at 4th Street.
I also went over the Haley-novel-thus-far with the alpha reader, and started getting Ideas. This is a good sign.
On the queryitis front: Okay, that one query was last night, and the point of a deadline is not to wait until the last minute and then try to cram everything in. On the other hand, it got done, and it got done after the frustration of two agents-on-the-list in a row being closed to queries. And I think it maybe even didn't suck.
Also, I have started off this month right, for I sent another query today! Go, me!
For July: Keep writing, keep querying. I'm going to say 3000 words again, at least some of which should be on the Haley novel. And at least one query a week, which means 4.5 for the month.
Haley novel (tweaking a joke) = 2
original short fiction (revisions) = 5
Total new words in June = 1605
Queries sent: 1
Which means I fell short of both my goals (3000 and 3, respectively); on the other hand, I at least did something toward each of them. I feel surprisingly good about that.
Revisions never show up properly in word counts. There were a lot more than 5 new words in there, but I only count net. Bonus points to me for tackling the revision, thanks to the so very helpful feedback from a certain someone at 4th Street.
I also went over the Haley-novel-thus-far with the alpha reader, and started getting Ideas. This is a good sign.
On the queryitis front: Okay, that one query was last night, and the point of a deadline is not to wait until the last minute and then try to cram everything in. On the other hand, it got done, and it got done after the frustration of two agents-on-the-list in a row being closed to queries. And I think it maybe even didn't suck.
Also, I have started off this month right, for I sent another query today! Go, me!
For July: Keep writing, keep querying. I'm going to say 3000 words again, at least some of which should be on the Haley novel. And at least one query a week, which means 4.5 for the month.
