Blog entry 62

Revised GG word count 11/13/2011 – (chpt 21 count to 2118) = 95,446

Revised GG word count 11/14/2011 – (chpt 22 count to 2913) = 95,322

Revised GG word count 11/15/2011 – (chpt 22 count to 2965) = 95,374

Revised GG word count 11/15/2011 – (chpt 27/28 count to 1540) = 95,615

Revised GG word count 11/16/2011 – (chpt 21 count to 2421) = 95,918

Revised GG word count 11/18/2011 – (chpt 27/28 count to 1619) = 96,238

Revised GG word count 11/21/2011 – (chpt 35 count to 6228) = 97,930

Revised GG word count 11/21/2011 – (chpt 36 count to 3861) = 98,877

I have been remiss, my better half tells me, by being too technical in blogging about the progress of Golden Gate. I included the chapter by chapter updates and resultant word counts (see above), but failed to mention the actual writing processes at play. Let me correct that error.

I’ve been rewriting those chapters, initially hoping for completion by Black Friday. That date is unreachable, so I’ve slipped to the end of 2011. This assumes, and we all recognize the dangers of an assumption, that submitting a PDF format novel to Amazon.com electronically would open the gates for vast numbers of my literary fans to stampede to Amazon.com and buy Golden Gate for the paltry sum of $.99. See the Amazon.com Associate at the bottom of this blog.

Along the way I saw the movie Julie and Julia again. It was viewed from my favorite place and position, on the couch with my right foot elevated. Am still struggling with crutches and having to hobble around as my right heel fracture mends. There have been benefits, and bright shiny objects.

The most fascinating object has been a squirrel. He (or she, as I can’t see identifying parts to be convinced of either case) has been regularly grabbing my interest on the railing of our deck. Last week he/she was sunbathing. I kid you not. Stretched out flat on the railing with his tail wiggling in the sunlight he sat for five or more minutes, daring me to find a good camera. I did take pictures with my cell phone, but through the glass windows it was imperfect at capturing him/her. And just the other day he/she sat on the railing, chewing on an acorn – and I swear – was belching. I could actually see his stomach move after he finished an acorn. Could it be that squirrels belch? Was he teasing me? Did he/she know I was watching?

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