This was the year the streak was supposed to end, but it didn't work out that way. And so, for the 16th year in a row, I've written at least a million words of fiction. I'm sure any number of writers have accomplished that much and more (Frederick Faust and H. Bedford-Jones come to mind), but I'm proud of hitting that mark, anyway. As always, thanks to the editors who have had faith in me, the other writers who have worked with me, and of course, Livia, Shayna, and Joanna, who make all of it possible.
16 is a nice round number, don't you think?
12 comments:
Congratulations on this milestone. I love your blog! I just started following it, but I've gotten hooked on your ability to succinctly summarize the key points of a book (and, OK I'll admit it: the awesome covers you feature are another draw). :)
Congrats!
Dude. Excellent
Man! That's awesome. Here's a question: was it easy? Did you struggle to get to a million? I'm guessing not since this is 9 December, but just wondering.
No, it was a struggle. I had some good little bursts in there, but mostly these days my production has slowed down to the point that I have to work longer hours and more days to get the same amount of pages. I don't take days off like I used to.
Many congrats, James. You make me wonder how many I wrote. I haven't been keeping track, but I think it's probably around half of that.
A remarkable accomplishment, James! Congratulations, sir.
Congratulations, James. Wow!
b.t.
Congratulations!
Congratulations, James!
Jim Meals
Amazing. Congratulations.
All those words and a blog, too! I guess you've given up the square-dancing. You're bumping up alongside a great tradition, that's for sure. Congrats! And my that's a lot of counting of words ...
David Laurence Wilson
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