g d townshende: WIR #28: The Dirdir

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at 7/24/2010 04:25:00 AM

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I have just completed The Dirdir, and I loved the humourous twist at the end.

Writers Speak . . .

Planning to write is not writing. Outlining, researching, talking to people about what you're doing, none of that is writing. Writing is writing.
— E. L. Doctorow, author of The Book of Daniel

Verbs are the action words of the language and the most important. Turn to any passage on any page of a successful novel and notice the high percentage of verbs.
— William Sloane, from The Craft of Writing

If you don't have the time to read, you don't have the time or the tools to write.
— Stephen King, from On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

2010 Goals

Meet my daily quota
met: 29 | not met: 2
total working days: 68
days didn't write: 37
Finish every story I start
started: 3 | finished: 2
Refrain from rewriting / find 1-3 trusted beta readers
beta readers found: 2
Mail every story I finish
finished: 2 | mailed: 2
Keep every story on the market until sold
on the market: 2 | sold: 0
rejections: 5
Write two novels and five short stories
novels: 0 | short stories: 0
Write 250,000 words
53,945 | 21.58% compl.
Get your streak on!
current streak: 0 day(s)
longest streak: 19 day(s)
He who scores the most points wins!
2 pts – short stories (2)
0 pts – chapters & outlines (0)
0 pts – full manuscripts (0)
2 PTS – TOTAL POINTS
Five crazy ideas (4)
Don't let research interfere with writing
Remember: IT'S FICTION! MAKE IT UP, IF YOU HAVE TO!
~~Buy digital voice recorder~~
deadline: Mar 27
purchased: Feb 25
~~Read 30-40 books~~
— 20-27 must be fiction —
23 – fiction
10 – non-fiction
33 – TOTAL READ

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WIR #28: The Dirdir

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