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06 July 2009 @ 09:16 pm
July 6, 2009  

Here’s today’s progress on the alternate-history battlefield adventure about a widowed nurse from a Confederate hospital aboard a west-bound train pulled by a Union war engine — now with military intrigue, steampunk Texas rangers, undead political separatists, murderous plots, bushwhackers, bandits, sabotage, and epic scenes of mayhem:

Project: Dreadnought
New Words: 2717 (meh)
Present Total Word Count: 111,185 words
Goal: 140,000 words



Things Accomplished in Real Life: Did day-job work; partially cleaned house; did some grocery shopping; took a very brief nap due to utter exhaustion following lack of sleep last night (allergies, fan, room temperature, etc.); spent some time with Caitlin’s cats while she’s off doing writer things in Las Vegas and Los Angeles.

Other: Yup. Definitely going to be closer to 140,000 words. Might as well adjust the word meter bar and admit it to self, universe, et. al.

Reason for Stopping: I’m still exhausted, and tonight is Antiques Roadshow and History Detectives (yay, PBS!), so I’m going to wrap up now, take a shower, and settle in for the night.

[Crossposted to/from my website. If you'd like to comment, you can do so either here or there.]
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Neo_Prodigy[info]neo_prodigy on July 7th, 2009 02:24 am (UTC)
140K? Oh yeah, you're having fun with this story.
cherie priest[info]cmpriest on July 7th, 2009 02:24 am (UTC)
I CAN'T STOP, DAMMIT!
kahva: Zexion's Reading Rainbow[info]kahva on July 7th, 2009 03:43 am (UTC)
I’m still exhausted, and tonight is Antiques Roadshow and History Detectives (yay, PBS!),

Ahh, now you're speaking my work language. :) You should've been in Raleigh on June 27th, AR was in town, and we set a record on an appraisal. I didn't volunteer to work the show, there's no way my back and legs could've handled standing for that long at the convention center. As for History Detectives, there was one season where one of their mysteries started out in my general home area of Eastern NC. :)

And zipping off now, naughty me, posting from work. Almost end of shift though! :)
thecrimsony[info]thecrimsony on July 7th, 2009 04:54 am (UTC)
You had me at steampunk Texas Rangers. That's like...Clint Eastwood starring in a Jules Verne story.
Jim Hetley[info]jhetley on July 7th, 2009 12:04 pm (UTC)
RE: History Detectives

You gonna use that "grave torpedo" as an anti-zombie defense?
Vegetable eatin' fool: books - bathtub[info]nonspecific on July 9th, 2009 12:26 pm (UTC)
I think you should double the word count and I think you'd be getting closer to the proper goal! :) I always vote for them to be longer (and I mean that only as a compliment!)