CM Simpson: Writer & Gamer

 Not a lot of words, yesterday. I was planning on a minimum day of 4,000, but completely forgot I had maintenance booked for the air-conditioner - and then I misjudged how long updating a series bible could take, especially when  you've forgotten to do it for a while. That last is a pretty important task for me, as I roll from one book to the next as it helps me track where the characters came from, and other important things like hair color, siblings, locations and their significance, and the other bits that make the world go round, which means I'm not spending hours writing searching previous books to make sure I get it right. The series bible should be updated daily as I write, failing that, once a month. This one was over by two, and will take a chunk out of today, as well - but not yet. Yesterday, when it got to close to the end of my day, I set that task aside and made sure I put down at least a thousand words before bed. Here are the details from that. Starting Words: 1...

 Yesterday, I slated writing time for after dinner... That is usually one of my more productive writing times. The only hazard with that is when I become fatigued enough that I catch myself staring at the screen for over half an hour, not having written any words. When that happens, I've learned to go to bed - and that my productivity will pick up the next day, if I do. It took a while for the message to sink in, because I'm stubborn, don't like failing, and don't like calling it quits early... but I eventually worked it out. Starting Words: 65,188 Finishing Words: 66,903 Words Written: 1,715 Other Words: 0 Other Project/Project Aspects Advanced: 2 Excerpt: In which Oliver learns that Odyssey is everywhere, and might really see all: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- “That all depends on what Odyssey intend to do with us when we get there,” Oliver told him. He turned back. “An...

Well, it's been a busy week so far, and there's a lot more distance to travel. My private deadline was to hit between the 80-100k mark by December 20th. So far, that's on track, and I may finish this novel early, buying me time to start the second one early. This is the first book in the Lunar Wolves series, a paramilitary adventure story of two werewolves on the run from two angry corporations. Day 29 Starting Words: 54,160 Finishing Words: 58,200 Today's Words: 4,040 Other Words: 0 Extract: In which Lewis finds himself generating the necessary antibodies for Oliver to survive...and receives an unexpected visit: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lewis glanced up at him and tried to work out how much trouble he’d be in if he asked him how he was meant to drink while he was sleeping. Aiden read the question on his face, anyway. “Just drink as much as you can,” he said. ...