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October’s Milestone

October 14, 2020 Ren Benton Leave a comment

The award-winning-based-on-the-first-twenty-pages fantasy romance has crossed the 60,000-word line. I was feeling fairly productive until I got to another “they…

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Three Small Updates

September 22, 2020 Ren Benton Leave a comment

I have limped across the 50,000-word mark to dip the characters’ toes into the Big City, as foretold. It took…

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Very-Little-Progress Report

August 27, 2020 Ren Benton Leave a comment

It’s been over a month since the last update and I’m only halfway to the next 10K milestone because life…

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40K(ish) Milestone and The Dangers of Being Way Too Literal

July 24, 2020 Ren Benton Leave a comment

Amidst the distractions and technical disasters (nope, still not fully fixed), I finally limped past the 40,000-word mark on the…

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Synopsis Built from Romance Beats

July 14, 2020 Ren Benton Leave a comment

I found my castoff notes for the lost synopsis post! 🥳 The task is behind me now, so I can…

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Contest Finalist (Take 2) and Technical Difficulties

July 10, 2020 Ren Benton Leave a comment

I was told the site required a database upgrade to continue functioning. I tried to upgrade the database… and the…

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The 40K Doldrums

June 30, 2020 Ren Benton 2 Comments

I’m just shy of 40,000 words on the fantasy romance, so—predictably—the wind machine filling my sails has been switched off.…

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Requiem for a First Act (in D Minor)

June 14, 2020 Ren Benton Leave a comment

Many, many years ago, I decided I wanted to write a story about a woman who had been, basically, an…

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Sooty Arms Triumph Over Embroidered Waistcoat

June 10, 2020 Ren Benton Leave a comment

About two weeks ago, I realized the impracticality of hauling gold over a mountain (on foot) to a counterfeiter. Jewels…

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Meaningless Numbers; Meaningful Pans and Stabby Things

May 28, 2020 Ren Benton Leave a comment

I cannot overemphasize how meaningless word count is at this stage of this project. Ordinarily, due to my aversion to…

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