2008, a writing retrospective

Writing Stats

Finished novels: none

Unfinished novels:
Dreams of Shreds & Tatters - 60000
Pinion - 37000
The Bone Palace - 17000
Prayers to Broken Stone - 16000
Mist & Chill - 6000

Finished short stories:
"Crow Sister" - 600

Unfinished short stories:
"Flood" - 4400
"Bone Garden" - 3800
"Waiting for the title Train" - 2400
"Snakebit" - 1400

Short story submissions: - ??? (I can't find my sub-tracker file after the computer switch)

Short stories sold: - 2? I think.

Novel queries: - 11

Novels sold/Agents snared: - 3/1 !!!!

Wordcounts of recent years:

2005 - 175000
2006 - 80000
2007 - 84500
2008 - 141000

This year was mostly revising previously started novels. I didn't count Prayers because I was able to c & p large chunks of that, but every other novel I revised involved retyping every damn word, so they all count. I'm also counting the 9 thousand words I had to write twice. :P

I think my goal for this year was to get 50k of the next novel, so that's accomplished, even if Dreams isn't the right next novel. 2009 will be all about finishing Bone Palace on deadline without becoming a spree killer in the process.