writing log, An actual literary agent has contacted me NOT A DRILL!!! total wc for project = 175,000

Have had a wild month, trying to get back to normal now and into a solid routine. Will write some today.

Kept getting distracted yesterday.
13/12/23 (WC 33607 - 33875) Total: 268

Did write some today at work bc it's dead at the moment. Will post the numbers when I get home. Gonna try to get the first 9 chapters done by the end of the year but am also hiking 50kms over the new years long weekend so hopefully some new ideas come to me on the trail.

Word count so far for today.
21/12/23 (WC 33875 - 34765) Total: 890

Got a massive chunk of chapter 2 done with the help of some good old-fashioned character inner turmoil.
24/12/23 (WC 34765 - 36942) Total: 2177

Got some writing in at work. Have been taking some time to deal with my shoulder as i did it in on the aforementioned 50km nye hike and have been in a tone of pain. I had to hitchhike out of where I was hiking because of how bad it was (and the place was so remote I couldn't get an uber or taxi). But have gotten some work done today anyway.
08/01/24 (WC 36942 - 38430) Total: 1488

At 40,000 words!!!! Almost half way through now!!!
10/01/24 (WC 38430 - 40167) Total: 1737

I promise I've been working on this lol (or thinking about working on it, work has been hectic and I have too many hobbies).
08/03/24 (WC 40167 - 41334) Total: 1167

Got some done today after procrastinating until 9pm.
10/03/24 (WC 41334 - 41866) Total: 532

Was dead at work now that I've finished the massive spreadsheet I've spent almost two months working on.
15/03/24 (WC 41866 - 42962) Total: 1096

I take back what I said about work being dead. I think I jinxed myself. Anyways.
09/04/24 (WC 42962 - 43542) Total: 580

This mercury retrograde + scorpio full moon is actually going to be the death of me, I promise I'm trying to write but universe keeps flinging problems at me.

Chucking a sicky from work today (I was wfh anyway) bc I finally feel some kind of creative inspiration. Am going to do some planning/outlining this morning. Then hopefully some writing this afternoon.

Calling in sick was a good decision, probably not for my workload tomorrow but I don't care.
06/05/24 (WC 43542 - 46693) Total: 3151

I wrote more!
06/05/24 (WC 46693 - 48003) Total: 1310 (Total for today: 4461)

Got a good head start today before work.
07/05/24 (WC 48003 - 49029) Total: 1026

Opted to merge two chapters that I barely have anything written for. Most chapters are 30% - 60% of the way done

Posting this a little late but I finally hit 50,000 words, 100 pages in my doc, and finished chapter 2. Whoohoo.
21/05/24 (WC 49029 - 50072) Total: 1043

Got some done.
24/05/24 (WC 50072 - 50487) Total: 415

Didn't post my wc from yesterday for some reason
25/05/24 (WC 50487 - 51061) Total: 574

Finished chapter 7 (somehow it has ended up over 10,000 words long????). Am going to try and finish 1.5-2 chapters a week because I really want draft 1 done before the 1.5 year mark (I started writing this on Feb 27th 2023). So 3 down, 19 to go.
28/05/24 (WC 51061 - 53353) Total: 2292

I'm back. I'm not dead I promise. I just got very distracted by an idea for another novel that I am temporarily shelving while I get the first draft of this one done so I can (fingers crossed) send it off to literary agents.
08/09/24 (WC 53353 - 55337) Total: 1984

Well, well, well. Look who's done more writing today. Chapter 3 is done.
08/09/24 (WC 55337 - 57550) Total: 2213 (Total for the day: 4197)

Got some done today. Not as much as I would have liked but have run out of time. Did some planning though so it should make finishing chapter 4 a little easier (when I have time to write it)
09/09/24 (WC 57550 - 58103) Total: 553

10/09/24 (WC 58103 - 59671) Total: 1568

Chapter 4 is done a month late woohoo!! Will be absolutely smashing the Melbourne marathon tomorrow.
12/10/24 (WC 59671 - 61575) Total: 1904

Have been working on this on and off I promise. Chapter 5 is done, onto chapter 6.
10/11/24 (WC 61575 - 65085) Total: 3510

I have devised a super secret writing plan that means i'll get this done soon (soon as in April) but I won't put it here for fear that I will jinx myself. Chapter 6 is about 50% done.
11/11/24 (WC 65085 - 66794) Total: 1709

Meant to post this yesterday but the website was down for me. Chapter 6 is done!! Just in time to have seen Hozier in concert last night. The girl standing in front of me quit her job while the opening act was on, good for her. Thinking of combining chapters 8 + 9 but it will take some work.
12/11/24 (WC 66794 - 68384) Total: 1590

Have opted to combine 8 + 9. Am just a hair shy of 70,000 words (the book is only half written lol). Chapter 8/9 is done.
17/11/24 (WC 68384 - 69939) Total: 1655