Archive for January, 2009
Hurtling towards my book deadline
Current word count: 27,818 (out of 30,000)
Trying not to freak out too much about the fact that my book is due in less than a MONTH. I’m starting to break down the remaining stuff to do into manageable chunks. I made up a calendar with weekly goals written on it, for example, my goal for this weekend is to polish up the introduction and first chapter and get the appendix done.
I’m taking a few days off of work in the next month to give myself more time to work on the book. I’m also trying not to completely get cut off from the rest of the world. (Sorry, friends!)
One big problem in getting done with the book is that I keep finding more people I want to talk to! Gotta stop that… After next week, promise.
PS: I’m not writing recaps of books I read for now, but I am still updating my list.
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2008 stats
I liked the stats I did last year, so hear’s the final tally for 2008:
Total pages read: 11,127
Average pages per book: 218
Longest book: 472 pages
Biggest reading month: July, with 12 books
Slowest reading months: September and October, 1 book each
Having the goal of reading 50 books a year has really worked for me, so I’m going to keep it for 2009. Cheers!
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Harvey Pekar, “The Quitter”
One last book for 2008.
THE LOWDOWN
Published: 2005, 104 pp.
Obtained via: Library
Date started: 12.30.08
Date finished: 12.30.08
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