Last Call for Tour de Writing Tallies and Feedback

For all those waiting for Tour de Writing results, you'll have to wait a little longer.  Bummer, I know.

I am busy finishing up writeoncon things, and tying up loose Tour de Writing business.  On that note, if you participated in the Tour de Writing, and haven't yet emailed me your numbers, (you know who you are) because you were so busy at writeoncon (I mean, we all were, right?!) please email me your final tallies.  You just never know who might win--maybe you.  I know I said that last Wednesday at midnight was the deadline, but this past week was all writeoncon all the time for a lot of people.  So, I want to make sure that nobody misses the chance to be awarded a prize for their hard work!  In case you forgot--my email is hegkelly at gmail dot com.

And, what worked for you for the Tour de Writing?  What would have made it better? I'd love to do another competitive writing game some time (maybe in the winter) and would love any feedback you could give me.  And, next time I'll try to not go on vacation during the darn thing!!

Still feeling my writeoncon high!! How about you?

An End, a Beginning, and Horses.

Hello!  Thanks for keeping up the Tour de Writing comments in my vacation absence.  We had a blast, visiting Sesame Place, Luray Cavern, Atlantic City, and the horses of Assateaque Island.  Unfortunately no writing took place.  And, if you are paying attention, you will see that we visited PA, VA, NJ, and MD. Phew.  It was indeed a tour of the east coast.

But today is a different story--WriteOnCon begins, and the Tour de Writing ends.  And four people will win prizes!!

I'm buzzing off to check out the writeoncon festivities, but before I go, I want to say thanks to everyone for inspiring all the revising I got done this past month.  The camaraderie and competitive writing was a wonderful incentive to get the work done.  What with vacation, and the natural rhythm of revision, I'm not quite where I wanted to be today, but I am so excited that I am seeing the end of this revision.  Cheers!

So, here is the protocol for the finish line of Tour de Writing:

1. By midnight on Wednesday, please email me (hegkelly at gmail dot com) with your total count--every word written and every word revised between July 5th and today, August 10th.

2. Let me know the total number of practice rooms, or let me know that you already included those point totals in your above total.  1 Practice Room=500 bonus points.

3. Tell me what is your first and second prize choice.  Mockingjay?  Paranormalcy?  Livvie Owen Lived Here?  Or your choice of an awesome Mad Bag!!

4. Tell me whether your word count is drafted words, revised words, or a combination of the two.

Please check back at the end of the week, and take a view of the fabulous winners!!

Congrats to everyone who has participated!!  Thanks for making my crazy competitive writing game a success!

Okay, and I was going to add wonderful pictures to this post, but maybe later, as I just checked out today's schedule for writeoncon, and it's already in full swing!  I'll see you there!

Monday Meeting

Well, I'm on vacation, so who knows what my Tour de Writing count is?

 I'm sure that you are plowing ahead, though, in order to win some awesome prizes!  Please post your total word counts in the comments.  Hopefully, I'll find internet access so I can update the standings this week!

Write on!

On the Verge of Vacation

So sorry that I didn't get the TdW standings up this week.

I got lost in packing many various bags and planning to leave for vacation.  The Tour de Writing is still going strong--it's just going to be a big surprise who is ahead.  Next time I post, I'll be in NJ. Or PA. Or somewhere on the East Coast. Wish you were here!

Tuesday Monday Meeting, Tour de Writing

Phew. How is everyone doing?  This Monday Meeting came up really fast.  I am packing for a multi-location trip--lots of stops and fun next week.  We are going to Sesame Place, visiting family in Pennsylvania, and spending time on the Jersey shore.  It'll be great, but there is a lot of prep.  Plus we are in full swing summer activities.  Friday we went to the Science Museum, Monday--a petting zoo water park, today--the movies and beach.  Needless to say, I write when I can.

The Tour de Writing is going strong.  What fun to have a goal, and some motivation!  I am at 23,191 points, mostly for words--my schedule has made TPR tough to fit in (but 500 extra points, if you do, people!).  I'm not sure that I'm going to be finished by writeoncon--since I'm trying to revise excellently, and some days I just need to think a bit.

Plus, I'm having trouble wrapping my brain around the logistics of the computer--I want to see all the pieces of my manuscript, actually hold it in my hands, attack it with scissors, tape it into the right order, cross out words, and pencil in the changes. I don't know why at this stage I want to manipulate the manuscript in real life, but I wish the urge would go away. It's not making revising on the computer any easier.

But I am so thankful for all the amazing progress I am making, whether I hit my goal, or not.  I can see the light at the end of the tunnel. And it's been a long freakin' tunnel!

My favorite Mad-Bag of the day? This Vulcan Black Tote. I think it would make my packing a ton easier this week.  Which bag will you choose when you win that prize?

So, how is your Tour de Writing progress coming?  Are you trying to unseat a front writer?  Are you trying to hold onto your jersey? What's your grand total since we started, July 5th???  (Remember to tell me if you are drafting, revising, or a combination of both.) Have you canned any fruit?

And, for those of you not racing, what are your goals for the week?

Also--I apologize to those people who had trouble posting comments last week. I am keeping track of your progress, and will add it to the standings.  Thanks for emailing me.  Let's hope blogger plays nicely this week!