I thought I would need a big long explanation for why my raw word count was garbage again, but I thought the meme pic I used as the featured photo for this post covered the basics.
Here’s the stats for last week:
Writing statistics for the week ending 11 October 2025:
Words: 3,468
Days writing: 5 of 7.
Days revising or planning: 3 of 7 for 360 minutes.
Daily Writing Goals Met (500+ words or 30 minutes of planning/revisions): 6 of 7 days.
Basically, I got distracted with ideas for this new writing world, a reimagining of the towns I’ve lived in for more than forty years of my life along the Mississippi River. I’ve been talking with people at book shows and pitching them the idea, and they dig it. It’s like the universe is calling on me to do this, but I also have other projects to do.
My goal for this year was 225,000 words written for 2025, either fiction or nonfiction1. Soon, I’m going to have to estimate what pace I’m going to have to hit to make that mark.
Most of the non-blogging writing I’ve been doing has centered on the next book in the The Yank Striker series. I’m close to a rough outline on the sci-fi horror project in the river town I mentioned above.
That’s it. Take care, everyone.
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