Category Archives: Stillwater

Big Print Job

Posted on March 9, 2010 by dumpster

I finished the major revisions to my novel the other day. I’ve been doing the editing on my laptop computer, keeping track of my progress on a pad of paper. I find that written lists are easier to maintain than … Continue reading →

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Book Update

Posted on March 5, 2010 by dumpster

I’ve been very busy the past week with some serious editing and rewriting in a portion of my novel. Several years ago, I introduced a new character at the beginning of the book. The new character, and the scene he … Continue reading →

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The Novel

Posted on January 21, 2010 by dumpster

I ran a word count on my novel and today it is composed of 146,573 words, 655,933 characters (not counting spaces), 802,245 characters including spaces, and 11,606 lines. The “characters including spaces” number means that I hit Basket ball player … Continue reading →

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Book Update #10

Posted on January 4, 2010 by dumpster

I’m working this morning on Page 302 out of a total of 469 pages. The number of pages fluctuates as I perform the editing. Sometimes I add words and sentences and paragraphs. Other times, I delete stuff I’ve written and … Continue reading →

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Book Update #9

Posted on December 10, 2009 by dumpster

Ivan Stetler has confronted Delmar Stephens in The Barn. After a shouting match and a facedown, Stephens walked out, leaving Ivan and the boys to themselves. I revised this scene to take into consideration Ivan’s mangled leg. My first draft … Continue reading →

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