ROW 80 Check in 10-16-2011

Posted on October 16, 2011 | 8 Comments

Had a great week.  I finished a 59 page beta read, gave him 199 comments and a 300 word synopsis of my thoughts.

The dream sequences are done, and I did a scan through and  loved the way they fit into the novel… Unfortunately, I now have 118,000  words (18,000 to cut rather than 17,000)

I didn’t even open my web design software this week.  I got too caught up in preparing contest  entries and blogging.

Row 80 is a bit of a stress point in my life.  I feel like I need to try to visit as many people  as I can who are participating… but that takes up a lot of my time.  Need to find balance.

Goals for this week:

1.  Write a short  story that I came up with over the weekend while I was camping

2.  Decide if my  novel actually ends or not (I though it did, but now that might be in question)

3.  Finish my  summary.

4.  Visit and comment  on two or three other Row80 participants a night.  It’s not realistic to visit you all.  Most likely, if you stop by here, I’ll return the favor.

5.  Enter the 50 word  synopsis contest

6.  Enter the  “Gasp” contest at Brenda Drake’s site on Thursday.

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8 responses to “ROW 80 Check in 10-16-2011”

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  2. Angela Wallace's avatar Angela Wallace | October 16, 2011 at 10:13 pm |

    Nice job! I think it’s good you’re setting a goal of how many people to visit. I agree, it’s good to be supportive, but not overwhelm yourself.

  3. Jenny's avatar Jenny | October 16, 2011 at 6:45 pm |

    Wow, you’re doing a lot better than I am. Great going!!

  4. Gloria Richard Author's avatar Gloria Richard Author | October 16, 2011 at 6:19 pm |

    Whoop! A new TOY with which to play. Off now to write “edit before you post” on whiteboard 50 times. No recess for me today.

  5. Gloria Richard Author's avatar Gloria Richard Author | October 16, 2011 at 6:17 pm |

    Woo Hoo U, Jennifer! At first I “wished” I had 17,000 words to cut from my novel. Then, I remembered to be careful what I…(can’t finish without a cliche, so I closed with a cliffhanger lame ellipses ;-)) <=== close parenthesis always looks like a double chin to me.

    Ooh. A cliche twist contest would be fun. MUST. NOT. GO. THERE. Besides, I'd want to steal all of them.

    Have not YET pubbed my Row 80 results. Later today. When I get closer to brain frrrzzzzt time and have to call it a week.

    Good luck with the contest. Love both versions of your 50 words synopsis. But, you HAD to tease with a mention of another contest over at Brenda Drake's site. EEE! A new with which to play. Hope it's not my "thing" or not my genre. Happy writing.

  6. Laurel-Rain Snow's avatar laurelrainsnow | October 16, 2011 at 5:33 pm |

    You sound busy, with lots of projects…good for you!

    Now I’m reminded to go visit more people! Have a great week!