Wednesday, November 26, 2025

November writing challenge, day 26

 Well.  I still don't seem able to post in a timely manner.

Oh well.

Current numbers!

Words written in November previously:  75,824 (or 80,142)
Saturday's word count:  1,570
Sunday's word count:  2,500
Monday's word count:  2,048
Tuesday's word count:  1,775
Today's word count:  2,818 (or 3,395)
Total word count to date in November:  86,535 (or 91,430)
Projects, with starting and current word counts:

Untitled MDZS fanfic w/time-travel elements
Starting word count:  21,100
Word count as of previous post:  91,606
Saturday's word count:  91,693
Sunday's word count:  94,193
Monday's word count:  96,241
Tuesday's word count:  98,016
Today's word count:  98,194
Words previously added to the planning document:  4,219
Words added to the planning document today:  577
Total words added to the planning document:  4,796

The Tablet of Destinies, Atalanta and Ariadne book 4
Starting word count:  26,418
(Not touched yet, aside from opening the file to get its current word count.)

Untitled sci-fi VN

Total word count previously: 4,526
Word count on Saturday:  6,009
Word count today:  8,649

Friday, November 21, 2025

November writing challenge, day 21

 I'm gonna keep blaming this dental emergency for my ongoing inability to post my word count daily.  (Not necessarily correct, but not necessarily wrong, either.  It was definitely the reason I accomplished almost nothing yesterday, anyway.)

So.

Yeah.

Word count is fluctuating weirdly and badly.

Partially may be caused slightly by hitting a blank spot in my outline for the fanfic where it was like...time needed to pass before the next event, but just saying "time passed" was not going to cut it.  ðŸ˜°

Anyway.

Current numbers!

Words written in November previously:  68,372 (or 71,477)
Tuesday's word count:  2,352 (or 3,113)
Wednesday's word count:  1,945 (or 2,397)
Thursday's word count:  511
Today's word count:  2,644
Total word count to date in November:  75,824 (or 80,142)
Projects, with starting and current word counts:

Untitled MDZS fanfic w/time-travel elements
Starting word count:  21,100
Word count as of previous post:  84,157
Tuesday's word count:  86,509
Wednesday's word count:  88,451
Thursday's word count:  88,962
Today's word count:  91,606
Words previously added to the planning document:  3,106
Words added to the planning document Tuesday:  761
Words added to the planning document Wednesday:  352
Total words added to the planning document:  4,219

The Tablet of Destinies, Atalanta and Ariadne book 4
Starting word count:  26,418
(Not touched yet, aside from opening the file to get its current word count.)

Untitled sci-fi VN

Total word count previously: 4,523
Word count as of Wednesday:  4,526
(Yes, only three words.  I was rereading what I had written in preparation to write more, and added a few changes as I went, but then I was called out of the house before I could start actually writing.  ðŸ˜­)

Monday, November 17, 2025

November writing challenge, day 17

 I'm glad I already broke 50k, because my word count has been pitiful for the past few days, and will continue to be pitiful tomorrow.  Possibly longer, depending on how tomorrow goes.

Word of advice:  do not suffer a dental emergency late on a Friday that means you can't eat again until you've been to the dentist.  Especially not while trying to do a writing challenge, but it's good advice overall, if you ask me.

Anyway.

Current numbers!

Words written in November previously:  58,645 (or 61,750)
Saturday's word count:  6,256
Yesterday's word count:  1,342
Today's word count:  2,129
Total word count to date in November:  68,372 (or 71,477)
Projects, with starting and current word counts:

Untitled MDZS fanfic w/time-travel elements
Starting word count:  21,100
Word count as of previous post:  74,430
Saturday's word count:  80,686
Yesterday's word count:  82,028
Today's word count:  84,157
Words added to the planning document:  3,106

The Tablet of Destinies, Atalanta and Ariadne book 4
Starting word count:  26,418
(Not touched yet, aside from opening the file to get its current word count.)

Untitled sci-fi VN

Total word count: 4,523

Friday, November 14, 2025

November writing challenge, day 14

 Ugh, today has sucked.

I don't even want to talk about it.

Two days of numbers, 'cause I didn't feel like posting yesterday.  Again.


Current numbers!

Words written in November previously:  50,213 (or 53,319)
Yesterday's word count:  2,632
Today's word count:  5,799
Total word count to date in November:  58,644 (or 61,750)
Projects, with starting and current word counts:

Untitled MDZS fanfic w/time-travel elements
Starting word count:  21,100
Word count as of previous post:  65,999
Yesterday's word count:  68,631
Today's word count:  74,430
Words added to the planning document:  3,106

The Tablet of Destinies, Atalanta and Ariadne book 4
Starting word count:  26,418
(Not touched yet, aside from opening the file to get its current word count.)

Untitled sci-fi VN

Total word count: 4,523

Wednesday, November 12, 2025

November writing challenge, day 12

 Aaaaand I ended up not posting yesterday, due to the day spiraling out of my control shortly before lunch, not to return to my control until around 8pm, at which time I was too exhausted by the day to return to writing.

I got in a better day's writing today, but I am again stymied by the fact that I've slammed into a wall of "I'm not sure what the heck else to put in here to show the shifting currents of popular opinion and various characters' hidden actions before the murder that is the next major plot point."

*sigh*

Anyway.  Two days' worth of numbers today...


Current numbers!

Words written in November previously:  43,193 (or 46,299)
Yesterday's word count:  2,800
Today's word count:  4,220
Total word count to date in November:  50,213 (or 53,319)
Projects, with starting and current word counts:

Untitled MDZS fanfic w/time-travel elements
Starting word count:  21,100
Word count as of previous post:  58,979
Yesterday's word count:  61,779
Today's word count:  65,999
Words added to the planning document:  3,106

The Tablet of Destinies, Atalanta and Ariadne book 4
Starting word count:  26,418
(Not touched yet, aside from opening the file to get its current word count.)

Untitled sci-fi VN

Total word count: 4,523

Welp, at least I broke 50k!   (Whether I'm gonna count the words added to the outline, it happened today either way.)

Monday, November 10, 2025

November writing challenge, day 10

 Well, today was much better than the last few days!

So much so that I got to an "oopsie!" point in my outline, in that I really need something to go in between the last scene I wrote today and the next scene on my outline.  There is--at minimum!--six months between the two scenes.  And, perhaps more importantly, the next scene (which is less a "scene" than a "plot point") is a murder.  A murder for which the hero must be falsely blamed, at least by a few stupid loud-mouths.  At present, there is basically zero reason anyone would ever suspect him of involvement, especially since he lives somewhere that is several days' journey away, and no one would have seen him anywhere near the scene of the crime.  (Though this is a fantasy with magical fast-travel, so that's not an insurmountable thing.)  So I need quite a few scenes in between there to establish some reason for people to blame him, something to set him up as an enemy of the about-to-be-murdered man.  Which shouldn't be too difficult to accomplish, but it's frustrating to have to put aside the actual story for it.  ðŸ˜°  Probably I need to start by putting in some more animosity from the soon-to-be murdered man towards the hero, since a few scenes back, the hero was visiting the victim's son and daughter-in-law.  If I insert a scene there with the victim being himself and verbally mistreating the hero, that will help, but I still need to invent some scenes to go in the current gap, too...

Anyway.

Current numbers!

Words written in November previously:  35,946 (or 39,052)
Today's word count:  7,247
Total word count to date in November:  43,193 (or 46,299)
Projects, with starting and current word counts:

Untitled MDZS fanfic w/time-travel elements
Starting word count:  21,100
Word count yesterday:  51,685
Today's word count:  58,979
Words added to the planning document:  3,106

The Tablet of Destinies, Atalanta and Ariadne book 4
Starting word count:  26,418
(Not touched yet, aside from opening the file to get its current word count.)

Untitled sci-fi VN
Total word count: 4,523

Sunday, November 9, 2025

November writing challenge, day 9

 Welp, ended up not posting yesterday.  Or actually getting much writing done, due mostly to a really bad night's sleep.

Today was better, but not as much so as I would have liked.  Anyway, just gonna post the numbers for both days.

Current numbers!

Words written in November as of Friday:  30,875 (or 32,549)
Yesterday's word count:  828 (or 1,830)
Today's word count:  4,243 (or 4,673)
Total word count to date in November:  35,946 (or 39,052)
Projects, with starting and current word counts:

Untitled MDZS fanfic w/time-travel elements
Starting word count:  21,100
Word count on Friday:  47,452
Yesterday's word count:  48,280
Today's word count:  51,695
Words added to the planning document as of Friday:  1,674
Words added to the planning document yesterday:  1,002
Words added to the planning document today:  430
Words added to the planning document in total:  3,106

The Tablet of Destinies, Atalanta and Ariadne book 4
Starting word count:  26,418
(Not touched yet, aside from opening the file to get its current word count.)

Untitled sci-fi VN
Total word count: 4,523