A Christmas Wedding Book 2: A Live-Writing Project
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A real-time writing project to produce the second book in the Christmas Wedding young adult novel series
Backers: 17
Average Pledge Per Backer: $32
Funded: $550 of $500
Dates: Sep 7th -> Oct 8th (31 days)
Project By: Terry F. Torrey
Backers: 17
Average Pledge Per Backer: $32
Funded: $550 of $500
Dates: Sep 7th -> Oct 8th (31 days)
Project By: Terry F. Torrey
$550
current pledge level
Last Updated: October 8 @ 19:13 -0400 GMT
110%
of goal
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Latest News
Day 30: Gratitude 
October 8th - via: kickstarter.com
We reached our funding goal early this morning. Thank you very much to everyone who pledged. We're so grateful for your support, and we hope the book makes you happy. We can't wait for you, and everyone, to read it. The words were a struggle today. I... (Read More)
Day 29: Milestone achieved
October 7th - via: kickstarter.com
I got some good words today, and I hit the revised first goal I wanted to hit for this project: All scenes of the book now have some content. It's looking good. From now until time expires for this Kickstarter project, we'll be revising the scenes... (Read More)
Day 28: Very good day, not good enough
October 6th - via: kickstarter.com
We made so much progress on the book today, and it's looking great, but we still have a lot of work to do. And it's turning out to be a fun story, with quirky characters, interesting challenges, surprising relationship twists, a love triangle, all... (Read More)
Day 27: A good day
October 5th - via: kickstarter.com
We had a good today. Eliza and I worked out the plot to the end of the story for the first time, and that exploration revealed character quirks and drama that makes things fun. In addition, I got the most new words written in quite a while. The book... (Read More)
Day 26: A better day
October 4th - via: kickstarter.com
All in all, today was a good day. I didn't get as many words as I hoped, but that's not terrible. We did get a chance to step back, look at the big picture of the story, and figure out what is left. It's a doozy, but it's doable. We're into the home... (Read More)
Day 25: Another day gone
October 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
Today was another long day of external commitments and little progress on the book. Tomorrow will begin the sprint to the end. Buckle up. It will be a fun ride. (Read More)
Day 24: A rough day
October 2nd - via: kickstarter.com
Here's just a quick note to mention that today was a long and mostly unproductive day, with few words and a lot of behind-the-scenes drama. We're going to need a big finish to succeed in this challenge. Hopefully that starts in the morning. (Read More)
Day 23: More words, more volleyball, and a small problem
October 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Today was day two of a three-day volleyball run. Eliza's team won yesterday, but lost today. The junior varsity team lost today, too. I was hoping for the varsity to win, and they put up a good fight, but they lost as well. That stinks. Words today... (Read More)
Day 22: Words and Volleyball
September 30th - via: kickstarter.com
Today the work was limited by a nearly six-hour volleyball match, but it did progress nonetheless. The characters are alive, and the words are flowing, but ... there is still so much to do! Back to work! (Read More)
Day 21: Ten days left
September 29th - via: kickstarter.com
With ten days to go, the narrative is really starting to roll. It will take some long days of focused work, but I think we just might be able to pull it off. Today was a great day, bringing in several fun characters, finishing one chapter and... (Read More)
Day 20: Rolling along
September 28th - via: kickstarter.com
The work continues, easier after yesterday's organization. The production would benefit from a long block of dedicated writing hours, but today was another long day of interruptions. Nonetheless, having the story guideposts in place makes the writing... (Read More)
Day 19: Story taking shape
September 27th - via: kickstarter.com
I had some very good collaboration today with Eliza. We considered the story so far, what kind of wedding our couple wants, and how our hero might help make that happen. We hashed out a lot of good ideas, and now we seem to have the contours of the... (Read More)
Day 18: Ready for the weekend
September 26th - via: kickstarter.com
It was another slow work day, with a struggle for too few words and a schedule that stopped everything at three in the afternoon for a four-plus-hour volleyball match (Eliza did great, she had some good scores, her team won, and we got video!)... (Read More)
Day 17: Two weeks to go
September 25th - via: kickstarter.com
It was another day of words but not enough, and a schedule conflict that left us only enough time to eat a quick dinner and talk about Eliza's day at school. With only two weeks to go, we need to get cranking. Fortunately, all the pieces seem to be... (Read More)
Day 16: Building steam
September 24th - via: kickstarter.com
This was another day of an unhelpful schedule, with a tour of a new school for Eliza followed by a 4+ hour volleyball match. Nevertheless, the work continues, and the pace seems to be quickening. Tomorrow will be more words, and more outreach. Use... (Read More)
Day 15: Hello, Autumn!
September 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
Our condominium building is oriented east-to-west, which means that for the last six months, we've had sunshine on our balcony in the morning and evening. Today, however, was the equinox, and the sun shined on our balcony for the last time until... (Read More)
Day 14: Almost halfway
September 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
We are almost halfway through the live-writing span of the Kickstarter. We are a little more than halfway through our funding goal, but we are well behind on the writing goals, with only 2 of 24 chapters written. Time to ramp it up! (Read More)
Day 13: Bouncing back
September 21st - via: kickstarter.com
I woke up this morning feeling like I turned the corner on being sick, and I felt better and better all day. Wrote some words but not enough, need to build back better. ;-) This evening, we stopped into a local small business, the bodega downstairs... (Read More)
Day 12: Drama rising
September 20th - via: kickstarter.com
I'm a little better, but still sick, but I managed to finish a fun scene in the book. The characters are engaging and the drama is interesting, and I already like the way the story is going. We still don't know most of what's going to happen or how... (Read More)
Day 11: Sicker
September 19th - via: kickstarter.com
With only three weeks left of this challenge, it is not the right time to be under the weather, but here I am, more and more congested, coughing, and exhausted. Combine that with a bunch of errands and other commitments, and it added up to a day of... (Read More)
Day 10: A bit of a grind
September 18th - via: kickstarter.com
We got some words and stuff done for this project today, but I wasn't feeling well, and that and other commitments made everything a struggle. Tomorrow's schedule is worse, but I hope I'll be feeling better. Wish us luck, and more backers! (Read More)
Day 9: Don't need this
September 17th - via: kickstarter.com
Ugh. Today was a long day. Got some words, but not enough, then spent about five hours on a volleyball game. Scheduling this project during the season when Eliza has volleyball may have been a mistake. And to top it off, my throat is sore, and I... (Read More)
Day 8: Working through upgrades
September 16th - via: kickstarter.com
First, I'll report that we had a lot of interruptions from system upgrades and other drama. Nonetheless, the work did continue, with our heroine finally getting to know of the new Christmas wedding, but we didn't get as much done as I hoped. (We... (Read More)
Day 7: The story so far
September 15th - via: kickstarter.com
We're off to a great start this week. Last Sunday, we had no idea how this story might start, who might be getting married, what other characters might be involved, or what problems they would face. Now, all that has begun to take shape. What's more,... (Read More)
Day 6: Ramping slowly
September 14th - via: kickstarter.com
First, many thanks to the new backers. We really appreciate your support! Today was a bit of a struggle. With our heroine revisiting the locations of last year's Christmas wedding, I had to revisit the old manuscript myself to find out what things... (Read More)
Day 5: Getting comfortable
September 13th - via: kickstarter.com
It was another day of figuring things out and writing things down. There isn't much to report other than the book is going well. The characters are fun, but we don't know much about the wedding and the problems yet. It will come. Now that we're... (Read More)
Day 4: Opening scenes
September 12th - via: kickstarter.com
It was another good day for this project. The opening scene is mostly done, though the work went very slowly. That's nothing to worry about, though, because the beginning of a story always goes on the page much more slowly than the ending. In the... (Read More)
Day 3: Ready to go
September 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Eliza is under the weather, but we still managed to talk about our characters and our starting situation. I'm excited. We don't have the whole story figured out, but we have enough to get started, and our characters are fun already. I've cleaned up... (Read More)
Day 2: Brainstorming
September 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Most of our time on the project today was spent brainstorming the characters and their desires. In our first book, we had a British man marrying an American woman. In this book, we want another mix of nationalities, with a mix of their backgrounds... (Read More)
Day 1: Off to a great start!
September 9th - via: kickstarter.com
First, thank you to the folks who've backed us already. We've done no publicity or anything for this project yet, but people are supporting us anyway. Thank you so much! Today, we had to wait for an entire day of school and four hours of a volleyball... (Read More)
Day 0: Finally under way
September 8th - via: kickstarter.com
I'm counting this as Day 0 because it was less than a third of a day. Accordingly, Day 31 will only be 2/3 of a day. For most Kickstarters, the exact timing doesn't matter, but for this one ... we probably should have posted it live at midnight.... (Read More)
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