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So the fact that I both twice typed this as 2014 Year In Review and that I already finished this post only for Firefox to crash and me to lose it all is telling, right?

Anyway, I have to be grateful, despite 2015 being a shit year in so very many ways for the world at large and for many of us personally and collectively there is NO DOUBT that this was a huge breakthrough year for me professionally after many years of working hard…finally some things are starting to pay off.

Also, as much as 2...

Gah. Massive failure.

I mean, I met my most important goals, which is key when you’re doing work for hire (in part just because you know, you need a PAYCHECK) but the lack of words on he Novel is really upsetting.

I did get sick twice which made it really hard to work at my usual rate – the second one being a bout of vertigo…which have you guys ever had this before? Kind of terrifying and basically impossible to work. So, considering that plus three+ days lost to Thanksgiving

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You guys. Jessica Jones is really good.

You may or may not know this about me but I have trouble with A LOT of superhero adaptations (especially TV)…this makes me feel very lonely…and so when something that works for me as well as Jessica Jones does (so far) I can’t help but feel happy, but also…relieved?

Anyway, we’re 3 episodes in and I’m REALLY pleased. It’s a distraction from NaNo for sure, but it’s also kinda inspiring, which is nicely refreshing.

Okay day today. Finished another revisi...

Despite the distraction of Jessica Jones debuting (I had to wait to watch it with someone, which helped!) I did pretty well. Thanks in part to hustling for a deadline (which also means I got to cross something else off). Woo!

NOVEL X WORD COUNT: 611

VARIOUS & MISC WORD COUNT: 4,542

TOTAL NANO COUNT THUS FAR: 23,117

PERSON/PLACE/THING I GOT TO WRITE ABOUT TODAY:

Medusa by Adam Hughes.

My numbers aren’t great considering they’re for 3 days not one (5k over 3 days is way too slow), but they did find me finishing at least one significant project, closing in on finishing another, AND I may have fixed my sleeping schedule (maybe?) so that’s something. I did go to bed at a fairly reasonable 2am (ish) and then popped awake at 5 (ish) so I’m probably gonna need a nap at some point today but I’m currently wide awake and working, so that’s way more than half the battle to be honest....

Yikes. Little blip there. We missed…um, 6 days of updates. Bad, bad Kelly. I have been working but I’ve had a few frustrating days. But honestly, as much as I’d love to believe that I’m a writer that’s a machine – a writer that can just WORK IT – because I pride myself on accountability and I believe that writing is much more about “hard work” than it is about “being inspired” but the truth is – at least for me – some times you need to take a step back. You have to give your brain a rest, or...

Ooohboy. Third of the way through and DEFINITELY not moving fast enough. Gah.

NOVEL X WORD COUNT: 0

VARIOUS & MISC WORD COUNT: 1309

TOTAL NANO COUNT THUS FAR: 14,204

PERSON/PLACE/THING I GOT TO WRITE ABOUT TODAY:

Shhhhhheeeee-Huuuuuuullllk! YEAH!

Today the blank page was a scary little bitch and it took me all day to wrestle her into submission and get some words onto her. Grrr. But I DID conquer her by bedtime (so what if bedtime is looking like 5am!)

NOVEL X WORD COUNT: 602

VARIOUS & MISC WORD COUNT: 591

TOTAL FOR TODAY: 1,193

TOTAL NANO COUNT THUS FAR: 12,895

PERSON/PLACE/THING I GOT TO WRITE ABOUT TODAY:

Fenris from my novel STORYKILLER – illustration by the phenomenal Ben Caldwell!

Good productive day. Not a high word count unfortunately, but today was mostly revisions which don’t traditionally produce high word counts, so it is what it is.

NOVEL X WORD COUNT: 0

VARIOUS & MISC WORD COUNT: 1,256

TOTAL NANO COUNT THUS FAR: 11,702

HOWEVER, I got my priority work done and since we’re a week in, I guess it’s time to re-visit the “to do list.” It feels good to cross things off…but I’m not moving fast enough for sure. Hopefully today as a solid work day is a good indicator f...

Gah. Awful day writing wise. -_-

And I’m still sick but it’s not a good excuse, mostly I’m just terribly disciplined. I’m the worst.

NOVEL X WORD COUNT: 110

VARIOUS & MISC WORD COUNT: 506

TOTAL NANO COUNT THUS FAR: 10,446

PERSON/PLACE/THING I GOT TO WRITE ABOUT TODAY:

A-Force…yes!

A-Force 2 variant cover by Joelle Jones!