Yes, I recognize that it’s nearly the end of July, but I never did report on my June progress, so I figure that now is as good a time as any. There’s actually relatively little to report in terms of word count progress since essentially all of June (and all of July to this point) have been spent editing The Awakening, the first book of the Mirynthir Chronicles. Though I have made lots of changes as I’ve edited, I do my word count totals by a simple “word count at the end” – “word count at the beginning” method, meaning that unless I’m adding entire chapters, I’m not really doing much for my word count during the editing process. Nevertheless, I have achieved:
June, 2013: 3,000 words
Yes, I know that’s a round number, but my record-keeping got a little sloppy during editing, so it will just have to do. The final editing total looks like it will be around 4,000 words added, so I’ll just count the rest for July. I hope that everyone is enjoying a lovely summer and plenty of fun beach reading! If you’re looking for something to pass the time, I can recommend a few short stories . . . :-)