tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098049071459822748.post8849001015977369201..comments2024-02-18T00:24:05.514-08:00Comments on The Zoë-Trope: InCreWriJul: The Final Check InZoë Marriotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01275368005359548134noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098049071459822748.post-90230233861035283602013-07-31T23:20:57.454-07:002013-07-31T23:20:57.454-07:00Rachel: You're very welcome, Rachel - and than...Rachel: You're very welcome, Rachel - and thank you. Congratulations on all your progress. Even if you did have to take a few steps back to get to the right place, it sounds like it's been a very productive month. Zoë Marriotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01275368005359548134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098049071459822748.post-52000032962629072442013-07-31T15:11:35.883-07:002013-07-31T15:11:35.883-07:00Well, this week I wrote approx 1800 words, so numb...Well, this week I wrote approx 1800 words, so numbers-wise I'm proud of myself. I haven't managed to write every day, but I feel like my routine has got more regular, so I'm going to try to keep that up! I can't honestly give an overall total since I ended up having to scrap most of what I wrote in favour of a completely new approach, but I've learned a lot in doing so, and I've found someone who's really great at pointing out the issues in my writing, so I should get it done faster from here on in. This month has been really, great, so thanks Zoe for organising it. Sorry to hear about your troubles this week - sometimes it just seems like someone's got it in for you, doesn't it? I hope you feel better soon.Rachel Balcombehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06258095982850941279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098049071459822748.post-11231837967574218722013-07-31T08:45:58.889-07:002013-07-31T08:45:58.889-07:00Rebecca: Well done!Rebecca: Well done!Zoë Marriotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01275368005359548134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098049071459822748.post-45079422596524855682013-07-31T08:45:09.390-07:002013-07-31T08:45:09.390-07:00I wrote a 500 essay for a competition and proof-re...I wrote a 500 essay for a competition and proof-read a short story, so I did not bad considering I never wrote anything last week.Rebecca Lindsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14971640548147042108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098049071459822748.post-852404240063771262013-07-30T13:23:40.035-07:002013-07-30T13:23:40.035-07:00Natasha: Thanks! My edits for Darkness Hidden have...Natasha: Thanks! My edits for Darkness Hidden have just landed so I ought to be able to take it a bit easier on the hand for a bit - lots of slow picking through the ms and not much sprinting required, especially not by hand. Well done on your brilliant progress, Natasha! And good luck, too.<br /><br />Isabel: Yay! I'm so glad - it's so different to everything that came before :) *Hugs*Zoë Marriotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01275368005359548134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098049071459822748.post-43196687753871680952013-07-30T12:14:03.807-07:002013-07-30T12:14:03.807-07:00Zoe, I just finished The Night Itself and I loved ...Zoe, I just finished The Night Itself and I loved it! It's definitely already one of my all-time favorites, up there with SotM. I'll write a review on GR really soon!Isabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11342147057396470743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098049071459822748.post-17549392673353858632013-07-30T12:03:06.215-07:002013-07-30T12:03:06.215-07:00Sorry to hear your arm and hand are continuing to ...Sorry to hear your arm and hand are continuing to give you problems! Hopefully once the bit clears up it'll all be back to normal :) And just as you've had a tough writing week, you'll have a good one in no time.<br /><br />I hit my target for July and got to 40,000 words today! I've found the chapters over the last couple of weeks to just be coming out nice and easy, so let's hope that continues :) loving writing the story.<br /><br />http://natashangan.com/<br /><br />xgirlinthelenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17097218430006416046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098049071459822748.post-26844136336552503982013-07-30T10:25:27.134-07:002013-07-30T10:25:27.134-07:00Eeep, somehow got very behind on the comments here...Eeep, somehow got very behind on the comments here! So proud of everyone's amazing progress in the face of all these challenges. Well done! Working together has made this an amazing month!Zoë Marriotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01275368005359548134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098049071459822748.post-54889271719605506682013-07-30T09:27:00.649-07:002013-07-30T09:27:00.649-07:00I consider this month a success because it made me...I consider this month a success because it made me write six days out of every week, and I need to be building a habit like that. Throughout the month I don't think I wrote as much in quantity as I wanted to, but I did discover a lot of surprising things about my world and I found a number of things that need development. I think I thought I was done with the worldbuilding, but not so!<br /><br />Thank you so much for running this! I hope your arm gets better soon.Qhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08756447854917857756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098049071459822748.post-82376987907925634972013-07-30T09:20:48.952-07:002013-07-30T09:20:48.952-07:00I'm glad you're doing better!
I'm hov...I'm glad you're doing better!<br /><br />I'm hovering just over 38.5K, which I'm very, very happy with. Needs work, of course, but that's a fantastic start. Thanks for helping us along, Zoe!Barker and Jones Staffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03984109967708056156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098049071459822748.post-20921361105162172852013-07-30T09:18:10.611-07:002013-07-30T09:18:10.611-07:00And...done! As in a few moments ago. YAY!
I almos...And...done! As in a few moments ago. YAY!<br /><br />I almost thought I wasn't going to make it, either. I had a different "bug" issue. I spent some time with some sick relatives last weekend and this week my daughter and I have been sick sick sick. So between napping 3-4 hours each day and having a clinging toddler, I wasn't getting much done.<br /><br />Then there was the pee incident. So, H is potty training. Being sick, she was glued to my lap. Between sneezes, I was trying to get my edits in. H starts to pee in my lap. I stand up and rush to the bathroom--or I would have, except I slip on the pee and fall harder than I have in a long time. In the course of the fall, I bang my knee on the floor HARD and half-land on my daughter. She starts screaming. Both of us are covered in pee. It was a mess.<br /><br />But! I stayed up extra late for the last 3 nights (which might be why I can't seem to get better) and got up early this morning (rather, H got me up), and I finished!<br /><br />Thanks for doing this. As you said in your post, if you hadn't done this, I think I would have given up on July altogether.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18219883647458065443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098049071459822748.post-75319007476765412902013-07-30T08:56:27.698-07:002013-07-30T08:56:27.698-07:00I had a very good week - over six notebook pages, ...I had a very good week - over six notebook pages, which brings my total for the month to somewhere around twelve pages (and some tweaking of bits already written). I made a lot of progress on the plot this month, too, so overall I'm very pleased with how things went. <br /><br />My goal was to make steady progress instead of having a spurt of writing and then ignoring it for days, and aside from the occasional life-related setback, I did. I'm going to try to keep up that steady pace even now that InCreWriJul is done - it feels so satisfying, and now that I'm in the groove I'm hoping to stay there! Phoenixgirlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098049071459822748.post-80250613307854284252013-07-30T07:32:04.216-07:002013-07-30T07:32:04.216-07:00Isabel: The bugs really just seem very attracted t...Isabel: The bugs really just seem very attracted to certain people, don't they? And it's nearly always people who are particularly allergic to them! Nrghg. Well done on all your hard work and your mature attitude to getting all that work done - thanks for taking part!<br /><br />Zoë Marriotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01275368005359548134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098049071459822748.post-2892738645376922832013-07-30T07:17:27.197-07:002013-07-30T07:17:27.197-07:00I definitely empathize with your bug bite issues, ...I definitely empathize with your bug bite issues, as two weeks ago I had a similar problem with a really infected bite in my leg, but all the same you have an amazing word count for the month!<br /><br />This last week has been really productive for me on my essay, and I'll probably be done by the end of the week, which I initially had hoped to get done way earlier but it's been a busier month than I expected. As for my plotting, I made some progress and then things started to go wrong. Inevitably I had to take a step back and give myself a break from it this week so my brain can start having ideas again and I stop being in panic mode, which never works when it comes to writing!<br /><br />So I have made some progress this month, although certainly not as much as I hoped, although I have you to thank that I didn't just give up and get nothing done at all! Thanks for letting me participate, I would totally do this again next year :)Isabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11342147057396470743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098049071459822748.post-72165699623237415822013-07-30T06:25:21.466-07:002013-07-30T06:25:21.466-07:00Liz: Well, you were with us in spirit, then :) Tha...Liz: Well, you were with us in spirit, then :) That's a very tidy amount of words and a great chunk of your total in just one month, so well done!<br /><br />Rhia: Congratulations! Sounds like you basically crushed it (with a special merit badge for TNI reading, of course).Zoë Marriotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01275368005359548134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098049071459822748.post-50457674321891264992013-07-30T05:45:00.616-07:002013-07-30T05:45:00.616-07:00Did I make my targets? Yes and no.
The Big Hard C...Did I make my targets? Yes and no.<br /><br />The Big Hard Chapter has been pruned, polished and another bit added because my characters prodded me awake in the missle of the night and told me they wanted to go somewhere I hadn't even thought of. So the completed chapter - which last week I intended to sit at about 6K - is now 8.5K with a new twiat to be dealt with.<br /><br />The article (which I am now heartliy sick of)reached its target of 5K (I had a strict word limit on this), even if I did have to fudge a bit over the final bit of information I needed. And it was submitted two days early.<br /><br />AND I read TNI. Twice.Rhianoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098049071459822748.post-67046081215615263972013-07-30T04:08:06.170-07:002013-07-30T04:08:06.170-07:00My word count, as of last night (not writing today...My word count, as of last night (not writing today but making notes of chapter happenings instead) is 39,100 words, which I'm happy with. I'd have liked for it to be more, but you know Real Life intervened. I started on maybe 5 words at the beginning of July. <br /><br />I'm sorry I stupidly did not manage to check in during all this time, but I thought I should just let you know, boss! <br /><br />At least I've made some headway into the 100k due for delivery in November. <br /><br />Good luck to everyone else - am looking forward to seeing everyone's check-in. Liz de Jagerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06952997369139328203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098049071459822748.post-4051500104996781032013-07-30T02:57:49.034-07:002013-07-30T02:57:49.034-07:00Essjay: Wow, you've done AMAZING work this mon...Essjay: Wow, you've done AMAZING work this month. I'm so glad that InCreWriJul has done what I wanted it to do for other people as well as me. I know what you mean about not being a two-project girl, though. I'm not either, much as I've tried!Zoë Marriotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01275368005359548134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4098049071459822748.post-87028534095893630912013-07-30T02:19:13.781-07:002013-07-30T02:19:13.781-07:00I hope your arm is back to normal soon and that yo...I hope your arm is back to normal soon and that you can get back to handwriting again. Damn bugs! Despite everything you've definitely had an awesome writing month.<br /><br />I managed to do my 7k again this week so my wip has gone from 10 to 38k in July. I'm over the moon about this and also massively grateful to you for running InCreWriJul - thank you so much!<br /><br />Am aiming to carry on with writing 1k a day from now on so that perhaps my first draft will be done by the end of August.<br /><br />No work done on the handwritten project this week so perhaps I'm not a two project girl :)Essjayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07520594953099845794noreply@blogger.com