April was a record month that I am likely to never break.
In my last post, I made the mistake of drafting it before the last day of the month. My actual total word count for April ended up at an astonishing 23,000 words.
I...did not match that in May. In May, I wrote exactly 0 words.
This was mostly on purpose. I made a deliberate choice to take some time off and not get caught up in trying to maintain the pace.
On two days (just two), I attempted to put together a scene and I discovered for the first time since probably February, I wasn't exactly sure how to present a certain scene. I want to get back to writing in June, but I've got some logic to figure out for the first couple of scenes. So I'll set a humble goal for myself of 3,000 words for the month and we'll see how I do.
I have, however, done some more character art. I will get these scanned in and post them here.
And, lastly, in other news:
Galahad's Doom Book II: Marching As to War has finally received its first review. Please check it out.
Monday, June 3, 2019
Monday, April 29, 2019
Book 3 Progress Report - April
Folks, April was by far the most productive month of writing I've ever had. I can't believe what I accomplished this month. I set a personal record that is likely never to be beaten. Whereas in March, I was excited to report I had written 8,000 words, in April I almost tripled that.
My word total for April is an astounding 21,800 words.
My mind boggles at that number. This puts the entire manuscript around 47,000 and I'm quickly rushing towards the climax of the second act. I was at 17k at the end of February, 25k at the end of March, and now I've suddenly jumped up to 46,800.
The entire story has just unlocked for me. I can see the whole thing so clearly that I'm actually writing the book in sequence. I usually write out multiple scenes of a given storyline at once and then work on sequencing all of it later. But in this case, I already know how it "cuts together". And for the whole month, I just couldn't stop. I've never experienced anything like it.
At this rate, I could have the draft done by the end of June. I don't expect that to happen, mind you. This pace is certainly not sustainable. But, man, it feels good.
I've also drawn quite a few character sketches recently. I'll try to share those soon in an upcoming post.
If you haven't checked out my Galahad's Doom series, give it a shot!
My word total for April is an astounding 21,800 words.
My mind boggles at that number. This puts the entire manuscript around 47,000 and I'm quickly rushing towards the climax of the second act. I was at 17k at the end of February, 25k at the end of March, and now I've suddenly jumped up to 46,800.
The entire story has just unlocked for me. I can see the whole thing so clearly that I'm actually writing the book in sequence. I usually write out multiple scenes of a given storyline at once and then work on sequencing all of it later. But in this case, I already know how it "cuts together". And for the whole month, I just couldn't stop. I've never experienced anything like it.
At this rate, I could have the draft done by the end of June. I don't expect that to happen, mind you. This pace is certainly not sustainable. But, man, it feels good.
I've also drawn quite a few character sketches recently. I'll try to share those soon in an upcoming post.
If you haven't checked out my Galahad's Doom series, give it a shot!
Saturday, March 30, 2019
Great Book 3 Progress in March
I've had another extremely productive month working on the final book in my trilogy.
As I stated in my previous post, I hope to provide monthly updates here.
I'm excited to report that the manuscript currently sits at 25,000 words. Up from 17K at the end of February, that works out to a solid 2,000 words per week.
Right now, the ideas are just flowing. The book has totally come together in my mind. All the details just totally unlocked for me. I have written the first eight chapters and I have every scene mapped and sequenced through Chapter 20. That will get me all the way up to the final climatic scene.
If I can maintain this pace, I should have the first draft done this year. Considering the last book just came out six months ago, this is an absolutely blistering rate for me and easily my most productive stretch in my 12 years of writing. There was a four year wait between My Brother's Keeper and Marching As to War. I am committed to making sure that doesn't happen again. Right now, it's looking like it will be less than two years. Maybe less than a year and a half.
And if you've enjoyed my first two books, you are going to love this one. Everything is coming together so beautifully, it's going to look like I knew what I was doing the whole time.
As I stated in my previous post, I hope to provide monthly updates here.
I'm excited to report that the manuscript currently sits at 25,000 words. Up from 17K at the end of February, that works out to a solid 2,000 words per week.
Right now, the ideas are just flowing. The book has totally come together in my mind. All the details just totally unlocked for me. I have written the first eight chapters and I have every scene mapped and sequenced through Chapter 20. That will get me all the way up to the final climatic scene.
If I can maintain this pace, I should have the first draft done this year. Considering the last book just came out six months ago, this is an absolutely blistering rate for me and easily my most productive stretch in my 12 years of writing. There was a four year wait between My Brother's Keeper and Marching As to War. I am committed to making sure that doesn't happen again. Right now, it's looking like it will be less than two years. Maybe less than a year and a half.
And if you've enjoyed my first two books, you are going to love this one. Everything is coming together so beautifully, it's going to look like I knew what I was doing the whole time.
Galen Griffon will return in
Galahad's Doom Book III: The Armor of God
Thursday, February 28, 2019
Book 3 Progress Report
I hope everyone is enjoying my second book in the Galahad's Doom series, Marching As To War. I have been pleased with the number of books that have sold, but there has yet to be a review left on Amazon. I ask of you two things if you have read it: reach out to me and let's talk about it. I love that direct feedback and enjoy talking story details and characters with my readers. The second thing is: please leave a review! They help tremendously with raising the profile of the book on Amazon.
For those of you who have indeed read the first two books, I have what I hope you'll agree is some exciting news.
I have made enormous progress on the third and final book of the trilogy. I am thrilled to say that as of today, the last day of February 2019, I have already passed 17,000 words on it. This represents the entire first act of the novel. At this rate, the book could be ready next year. There was a four year gap between the first two books and I'm focused on making sure the wait isn't nearly that long this time.
I'm also extremely pleased with how good those 17,000 words are. With so many things in motion at the end of the second book, it was easy to really hit the ground running. I know these characters so well now, everything is just flowing. This is going to be one action-packed book. So much stuff happening at once.
Tell ya what, I'm so pleased with the opening act of Book 3, I'll make this deal with you. If you reach out to me and provide me with enough specific feedback that I know you've read Marching As To War AND you leave an Amazon review, I will privately send you the first three chapters of the next book for free as an extremely advanced sneak preview. My gmail address is galengriffon _at_ gmail dot com.
That's all for now. I intend to check in at the end of each month this year with an update on my word count, as a way to keep me accountable. If I can keep this pace, the first draft could be done by the summer.
Galen Griffon will return in
Galahad's Doom Part III: The Armor of God.
For those of you who have indeed read the first two books, I have what I hope you'll agree is some exciting news.
I have made enormous progress on the third and final book of the trilogy. I am thrilled to say that as of today, the last day of February 2019, I have already passed 17,000 words on it. This represents the entire first act of the novel. At this rate, the book could be ready next year. There was a four year gap between the first two books and I'm focused on making sure the wait isn't nearly that long this time.
I'm also extremely pleased with how good those 17,000 words are. With so many things in motion at the end of the second book, it was easy to really hit the ground running. I know these characters so well now, everything is just flowing. This is going to be one action-packed book. So much stuff happening at once.
Tell ya what, I'm so pleased with the opening act of Book 3, I'll make this deal with you. If you reach out to me and provide me with enough specific feedback that I know you've read Marching As To War AND you leave an Amazon review, I will privately send you the first three chapters of the next book for free as an extremely advanced sneak preview. My gmail address is galengriffon _at_ gmail dot com.
That's all for now. I intend to check in at the end of each month this year with an update on my word count, as a way to keep me accountable. If I can keep this pace, the first draft could be done by the summer.
Galen Griffon will return in
Galahad's Doom Part III: The Armor of God.
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