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First and Last Words: In Which I Fire Chekhov’s Weasel

Nov19

Okay, this is funny:
First Line of Yesterday: Tairiekie jolted into consciousness as her head thumped against something again

Last line of yesterday: Tairiekie gave up the last hold on her consciousness.

I wrote 3824 words yesterday, bringing my total to 56,877 words. This thing is ending up running longer than estimates…

At this rate, I will be done yesterday 😉
Except I still have to finish the last chapter and insert interludes, so probably tomorrow.

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November Thanks Challenge: Those Who Make Your Day Possible

Nov19

Today, I challenge you to thank someone who made your day possible, easier, smoother, tastier.

Thank the farmer that grew the wheat for the bagel you’re eating, the milk for your latte, the rice for your lunch.

Thank a powerplant worker, a cable/phone worker, for the interwebs that keep us connected.

An oil rig worker, a road worker, an auto mechanic, anyone who made it easier for you to get to work (Bike repair shop!).

Thank the cashiers. Thank the bag boys. Thank the infrastructure people, because without them, the world would be a far leaner place.

Trolls and naysayers will be deleted and blocked. No, seriously. This is not the place for that.

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Still Sick – First and Last days of Saturday-into-Sunday

Nov18

First Line of Saturday: Tairiekie looked between the two of them. “You should be asleep. You both think I’m crazy for this.”

Last Line of Sunday: The pain was fading, and she had a feeling that wasn’t a good thing.

I wrote 2711 Words Saturday and 1750 words Sunday, bringing me to 53,053 words

That brings my average to 3120.8 words/day, and says I’ll get to 54K today (though I no longer think that will be the end of the novella; I think that’s going to be ~56K)

//falls over//

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Sick day – First and Last lines of Thursday-into-Friday

Nov16

First line of Thursday: Tairiekie thought about that. It shouldn’t have felt that complicated, but her mind felt as if it were stuffed with cotton. “That sounds… that makes sense. What are you doing?”

last Line of Last Night:
“-I found a spigot!” Enrie popped her head up from the rubbish bin. “I think this is what you wanted!”

I wrote 3,493 words Thursday and 2,089 words Friday, bringing my total to 48,592
(goal on this project is ~54,000; I’m on chapter 25 of approx. 30).

at that rate, I will finish… today. Or possibly tomorrow. An average of 3,239.5 words/day so far… but I’m sick, and just aiming to hit 50K today.

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