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November Update
Writing:
How on Earth is it already November?! Where did the year go?
October was a very light month for writing for me, with event planning taking up most of my time. I did manage a little bit here and there, though, way more than I expected to, so I’m happy with that. BLOOD OF SALT, TEARS OF PEARL is up to 213,669 words total. I revised a subplot that was too tangential and cut about 3000 words before adding another 1200 back in to polish that story thread, and, in the middle of writing a scene, I had an epiphany that caused me to revise my outline a bit, dropping a handful of scenes that I now no longer need to write. So the word count may be lower than usual for the month, but I did some big work, despite the few days I managed to write.
Word Counts in October:
Blog/Newsletter: 809
Patreon: 0
BLOOD OF SALT, TEARS OF PEARL: 10,082
Total Words Written in August: 10,891
Total Words Written in 2019: 262,054
Plans for November:
Ozark Book Con is right around the corner (literally this coming Saturday) and I am up to my eyeballs in planning and finalizing things for that. I may take a few days off after that wraps up, just to put my feet up for a little while, and then dive back into writing with the goal to finish the first draft of BLOOD OF SALT, TEARS OF PEARL this month. I still need to polish a few details in my outline, but with the changes that I made in October, I’m anticipating a slightly shorter draft. If I can manage a decent word count, I should be able to finish the draft, if not get very very close.
Patreon:
I decided not to charge for the month of October as I catch up on other things. Hoping to continue content this month.
Word Count Progress
October Update
September was absolutely horrible after a productive August. I barely managed to write anything at all between planning for a large event in the middle of the month and an unexpected surgery last week (and all the anxiety and recovery that comes with that). I’ve been...
September Update
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August Update
Writing: I wrote a lot less this month than I wanted to, but this month has also been a whirlwind of STUFF HAPPENING. I’ve been swamped with non-profit work, especially in the last few days of July (I have an event coming up this weekend that I am both helping run and...
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November Update
Writing: How on Earth is it already November?! Where did the year go? October was a very light month for writing for me, with event planning taking up most of my time. I did manage a little bit here and there, though, way more than I expected to, so I’m happy with...
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Brooke Johnson is an avid tea drinker, nonprofit co-founder, amateur seamstress, tabletop RPG enthusiast, and dabbling artist, in addition to all her book writing. As the jack-of-all-trades bard of the family, she adventures through life with her fiercely bearded paladin of a husband, their warrior princess daughter, a cowardly wizard of a dog, and two roguish cats that somehow rolled high enough persuasion to join the party.
They currently reside in Northwest Arkansas, and once they earn enough loot and experience, they’ll build a proper castle somewhere and defend against all manner of dragons, goblins, and whatever else dares take them on.