New Writer Podcast

Big things happened in January. Things that might actually change some of my plans in the next few months. Things involving Canadians….

January Word Count: 27,047 Words (of new Fiction)

My word count no longer includes blog posts, work articles or newlsetter emails. All are important writing, but none are getting more books into the world.

 

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The Path Ahead in 2016

This week I talk about my top three goals for 2016:

* Write 1,000 Words Every Day

* Write 5 Books

* Earn $1000 in Royalties

2015 Word Count

I am too lazy to break the wordcount down by project, although I could break it down by at work vs at home. I am instead going to take the easy route and use my Grammarly Insights to define my wordcount for 2015.

2015 Sales Report

Books Read

I managed to pull off reading 163 books in 2015. I am going to go for 200 in 2016. Reading makes us brainer and better writers.

If you would like to follow along with the books I read, join me on Goodreads.

 

 

This week I blame J.J. Abrams, human nature regarding winter, and my own bitter resentment to parties for my lack of productivity.

I also make idle threats to the public regarding spoilers and remind myself I can’t sing.

Enjoy and May the Force Be With You!

This week I’m talking a little about how much getting your ass in the chair matters and how dictation might not give you 1,000,000 words per hour, but it still increases productivity.

Total Sales: $21.50