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6000 new words - two points
ReplyDelete25,000 words edited - five points
Seven for me!
Yay, Koala!
ReplyDeleteHmm. I think most of my accomplishments this month are in that gray zone.
A flash sub for a blog contest (I won! Swag! Thanks Writtenwyrdd!) is my only sure point.
Initial outline completed for a new novel - didn't outlining count last year? *whine*
60,000+ words edited, but they're not my words.
370,000 additional words commented on.
Next month: Real writing! And promotion! And more editing of other people's words that I'm astutely putting off till March 1 just in case they count for something!
query: 1pt
ReplyDeletesynopsis: 1pt
wrote 3,000 words: 0pts
edited 10,000 words: 2pts
1 submission: 1pt
5pts for me this month
Nul points
ReplyDeleteI'm glad I'm not playing otherwise I'd be torn to shreds by those fierce Koala claws.
33,000 words edited - 6 points
ReplyDelete7000 words written - 2 points
Eight points for me! (Feel free to correct my math ;).)
5 stories submitted: 5 points
ReplyDeleteNew words: 0 points
22,397 words edited: 4.6794 points
Total: 9.6794 points.
Yes, the fractional value of that point matters.
Edited 9466 words: 2 points
ReplyDeleteSpent 6 hours in the emergency room and two weeks of 'wait and see' for appendix false alarm: 0 points
Wrote, rewrote, rewrote and rewrote some more: resume and cover leter (seems my current day job is ending): 0 points
So it looks like 2 whole points on the real writing front. On a high note, we might wind up moving close to a couple of other Koala vic, um, volunteers. We could then get together and commiserate in person.
Uhhh...ummmmm. I'd better call February my off month, because boy, was I off. Spent a grand total of 4 or maybe 5 hours transcriing and finding and organizing notes/lines/paragraphs. And jotting down stuff in my notebook in the car on occasion. Lots of thinking about plot on the drive to and from work, bu not pointable points...
ReplyDeleteWell, I'm not totally the queen of suckage...
ReplyDelete1 article submitted - 1 pt.
1 short story submitted - 1 pt.
5,000 words new fiction - 1 pt. (too bad there's no roll over)
A lot of words edited but I didn't count... I'm giving it 1 point, but it was probably good for 2.
4 points for me.
Phoenix, your fairy koala is here! Given that you are editing words for publication I'm actually going to give you those, even though they aren't originally your words. The experience and learning you will gain through editing and publishing this collection will be incredible. Remember this year is all about the Business of Writing - and this totally fits.
ReplyDeleteThe rest of you...hmmm...variable! Nice work Sylvia and Jenna, the rest...well...you survive...
Submissions -- 2pts
ReplyDeleteWriting 14,176 words -- 6 pts
Editing 9196 words -- 2 pts
TOTAL = 10 pts
I've been focusing on writing and definitely did better this month. I should be able to get nine points on writing alone every month, with editing and submissions and such just gravy; that's my next goal. [crossed fingers]
Angie, uncrossing her fingers to get back to typing :)
Hooray and thank you, O Fairy Koala.
ReplyDeleteNew FAIRY KOALA badge in my sidebar at
http://phoenixsullivan.blogspot.com/
(With apologies to Goblin!)
Oh my goodness it is *wonderful*! I want a Fairy Koala too!
ReplyDeleteMooooooom! It's not fair! How come I can't have one?
2 short subs — 2
ReplyDeletenew words — 1
edited words — 4
queries out — 1
weird hats worn — 1
baby giraffes save from certain death — 1
excessive donning of lycra — 1
praising the name of the Koala — 1
Sadly, only the top 4 count at this stage so I'll claim 8 points.
1 synopsis
ReplyDelete1 submission of novel
1 story sub
1 4300 words written
2 guest blog posts
3 17,500 words edited
I didn't see anything in the point list for outlining -- that would have been good for another couple.
This month has been mostly about recovering from the Great Netbook Crash. So all I managed was 10,000 words written for 4 points (which completed my 'zero draft'), and 1 guest post on someone else's LJ for 1 point.
ReplyDeleteGiving a total of 5 points.
Hopefully I'll do better this month now I'm editing and polishing to get a proper first draft completed.
well once again i'm hanging out with the underachieving slackers at the back of the room.
ReplyDelete1 sub and 4001 words written for 2 points
Here we go again...
ReplyDelete1 submission - 1 point
4300 words - 1 point
(I used a few hours of 1st March to do that, hey I forgot Feb had only 28 days, so cut me some slack, okay) Plus, I'm sure it still was February in some parts of the world, like the US. So if anyone has any problems with me grabbing that 1 point take it up with my lawyer - Mr. Spaceman Spiff.)
Oh, and I'm having a contest to help Cindy Pon promote her new book at http://flashfiction.in 2 copies are up for grabs. Do come. You may never know, Koala might agree to give away one point. ;)
Psst... Iasa. Over-achieving is so un-cool, right? The view looks better from the back. Got some snacks on you?
ReplyDeleteFairy Koala ... bwahahahahaha... ahem... always remember, The Koala Challenge is a serious business...
ReplyDeleteAngie and Pam, great work. Whirl, I don't need to tell you that most of those don't count, although I am sometimes tempted to give points for grovelling and worship.
Aniket, when's the closing date? It would make a good point earner for March.
Contest deadline: 15th of March. Cindy would be picking the winners.
ReplyDeleteAniket - oh yeah, i've got us plenty of snacks
ReplyDelete9500 words edited = 2 points
ReplyDelete3000 words written = 1 point
Taken part in Flashfic Challenge = 1 point
Not sure about this:
Non fiction article submitted to a work related print magazine
(possibly a point for submission?)
And I gave a talk about how to run a writing group to a creative writing class (possible bonus point for spreading the joy of writing?)
I've forgotten the algorithms, so I'm taking my best guess:
ReplyDelete10,000 words written (4 points?)
www.peterdudley.com redesigned (1 point?)
And do I get any points for volunteering at the San Francisco Writers Conference for two days, and for meeting (but not pitching) two agents and an editor that are perfect for my WIP (when it's ready)?
I'll take 5 points, but in a truly just world I think the SFWC effort should vault me right up to "approves." Just sayin'.
Sempra, I'll give you five altogether. (And congrats on managing to post!)
ReplyDeleteMr Pete, you and your just sayin'. You added up the five correctly and I'll give you one for the conference - six.
Ugh, I'm a slacker. I'm calling February my "month off."
ReplyDeleteThat's you for the year then, sharpen those pencils!
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