This past week things have gone back on track with my writing. I have been able to get in several new pictures in my children's book and now will be able to complete the text. My Trilogy is progressing and book one is close to being a quarter of the way done.
Now that I am writing every day, once more, the word count per day will be more substantial. I have set a word count quota to try and reach each day. For the next two months, I will try to write 2,000 words or more each weekday and then do a quick review on the weekends.
I am working towards the finished manuscript to be between 80,000 and 100,000 words before submitting it to an editor. I am looking to a deadline of September 30, 2018 to get to that place. Once that is achieved and book one is at the editors, I will start on book two and so forth to book three.
I work mostly on weekends with my children's books as what is required can not be achieved on the library computers because they are still running Windows 7 and Office 7-professional. That software does not create the pictures I need to put into them. I can work on the text content there, but then have to convert it back to Word 365 for a correct format for submission to CreateSpace and KDP.
I will come back on July 31st to give you an update on my total word count on that day. As of today my count is 16,296. On that day, I should have reached 40,296 or more. Wish me luck.
I am also working on a few ways to better promote the books currently available on Amazon. I have been doing a lot of workshops and online webinars to learn more about that side of the business.
Also check on the right side of my page for a new link called, "Sites to Visit" where you can read some of my work and work from other writers on the Forest City Wordwrights link. On the London Writers Society link, check out the LWS luminaries section for a list of local London, Ontario, Canada writers and their current books. Mine are not on their yet, but I will be taking care of that in September. See you on July 31st.
