Got the Book Back from My Editor Today

0 words today because I got the novel back from my editor. The verdict? Way different than I expected. The average amount of edits I receive per novel is 290 (for my main editor). Editor #1 found 243 edits. Editor #2 found 246 edits. WHOA… That’s a total of 489 edits...

Getting Ready…

7098 words today. Yowza! Lot of fun news today. First, I published a book. Indie Author Confidential Vol 4 is now live, but it’s still publishing in some places. Feel free to search for it tonight if you dare, but I’ll make the official announcement tomorrow. Book #54...

I Appreciate the Well Wishes

1500 words-is today. I’m moving along, slowly but surely on 250+ Writing Tips, Vol. 2. I’m happy with my progress as I’ve started weaving in my editing engine, running it after every chapter I write. This book is going to be a lot cleaner when it’s time to self-edit....

Here We Go Again, Friends

2000 words today. I’m getting restless again. I had a very good writing day today after a couple days off, but I’m back in the saddle again. I had another crazy idea, because you guys know what happens when my mind gets restless… Here’s the deal: my novel will be back...

Milestone Today

0 words again today, but I realized that I crossed the published word milestone of 2,000,000 words. Crazy, and definitely an accomplishment. I got the cover ordered for Indie Author Confidential Vol 4. The designer will be done Saturday, which means I can hopefully...

Lot of Interesting Data Today

0 words again today, but I got the novel off to editor #2! Now it's real. I also finally got the opportunity to run the novel edits through my new chapter scoring engine. I’ll share some of my original assumptions and what the data actually told me, because it’s...