Mid-Ocotober Word Count Report

There are two ways to look at my writing process over the last month and a half. One: Damn you write slow! Or two: Damn you racked up twenty thousand words (and a healthy outline) on the same project! I find one of these statements to be more encouraging than the other one.

Encouraging or not?

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Homer Milton Dante and the school's totally truthful documentaries (Astronauts and Snakeheads)

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