Cherie Priest

Today I emailed off Draft One of Those Who Went Remain There Still. With some exhaustion, some nervousness, and some relief, I await Bill’s commentary on that manuscript’s state. And in other Subterranean Press-type news, you can catch a sneak peak at the TPB artwork for Dreadful Skin, over on Irene Gallo’s page. […]

Those Who Went Remain There Still
Projected total: 45,000 words
Total word count at present: 45,088
Total words composed today: 1230
Goal for tomorrow: A nap.

Deadline: Halloween
Reason for stopping: I am DONE with Draft Zero.
Problems I’m encountering: I’ve got a bunch of notes that I’m going to have to use to clean up and reshape the manuscript a […]

Those Who Went Remain There Still
Projected total: 43,000 words Perhaps 45,000 or 46,000 words. It’s all over but the shouting.
Total word count at present: 43,858
Total words composed today: 4574
Goal for tomorrow: The end

Deadline: Halloween
Reason for stopping: Finished John’s final POV, more or less.
Plot things accomplished: Lots and lots of chaotic ickiness.
Problems I’m encountering: […]

Those Who Went Remain There Still
Projected total: 40,000 words Oh, let’s revise to maybe 43,000 words.
Total word count at present: 39,284
Total words composed today: 3788
Goal for tomorrow: 3000

Deadline: Halloween
Reason for stopping: Finished Meshack’s final POV. I think.
Plot things accomplished: Madness! Mayhem! Bloody chaos, cave monsters, heart attacks, burning monsters, etc.
Problems I’m encountering: Time […]