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August 2016: Going For Gold

1/9/2016

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I wrote 27,510 words towards my third Nephos novel this month. Boom! I've finally found that accelerator pedal.

This isn't quite up to NaNo standards but it's a vast improvement on every other month in 2016 so far. I now need to keep this pace going. I actually wr​ote 13,989 of those words in just one week (!) which is even beyond NaNo speed. If  every week is like that, this novel will be done in no time.

​Without doubt, the Olympics were a huge inspiration. Team GB's epic success made me want to put in the hours and be the best I can be. It also meant my wife was glued to the TV so I could sneak off and write!

​After adding this word count to my pre-August word count, I have a total of 40,005 words. Worryingly, the story is just warming up, so this might turn into a George RR Martin beast of a novel. This means I will definitely need to use a smaller font in my printed copy!

​In other writing news, the final edits of the Christmas anthology are complete. Festive Treats (recently renamed from Festive Cheer) will be soft-launched in September. Look out for my story.

I am also reading at Books and Beer 3 on Monday 12 September and speaking about self-publishing at Book To The Future with Katharine D'Souza on Thursday 13 October. Hope to see you there!

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