2011 Word Counts

December 2011

  • 12/28/11: 39,561 (Twain)

  • 12/27/11: 59,332 (Twain)

  • 12/26/11: 32,735 (Twain)

  • 12/12/11: 1,767 (BLT1)

KEY NOTES:

"BLT1" indicates writing new material for Bloodfrost, first book in the Bloodline Trilogy by Deidre Dalton (aka Deborah O'Toole); "Twain" indicates editing final draft of Book Three: The Twain Shall Meet in the eight-part Collective Obsessions Saga.

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November 2011

  • 11/29/11: 1,529 (BLT1)

  • 11/09/11: 3,576 (RK)

  • 11/08/11: 2,122 (RK)

  • 11/07/11: 1,962 (RK)

  • 11/02/11: 2,033 (JC)

  • 11/01/11: 1,347 (JC)

KEY NOTES:

"JC" indicates writing material for the new edition of Japanese Culture & Cuisine; "RK" indicates writing and editing new material for Russian Kitchen; "BLT1" indicates writing new material for Bloodfrost, first book in the Bloodline Trilogy by Deidre Dalton (aka Deborah O'Toole).

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October 2011

  • 10/31/11: 1,018 (JC)

  • 10/30/11: 2,393 (JC)

  • 10/29/11: 1,845 (JC)

  • 10/27/11: 1,477 (JC)

  • 10/26/11: 1,529 (GH)

  • 10/25/11: 1,437 (JC)

  • 10/21/11: 1,083 (GH)

  • 10/16/11: 2,957 (AL)

  • 10/15/11: 2,203 (AL)

  • 10/14/11: 3,711 (AL)

  • 10/11/11: 3,624 (GH)

KEY NOTES:

"GH" indicates writing new material for Glinhaven; "AL" indicates writing and compiling material for About Larkin; and "JC" indicates writing material for the new edition of Japanese Culture & Cuisine.

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September 2011

  • 09/10/11: 4,654 (Twain)

  • 09/09/11: 10,116 (ACC)

  • 09/08/11: 1,828 (TWFF)

  • 09/07/11: 18,360 (ACC)

  • 09/01/11: 17,958 (Twain)

KEY NOTES:

"Twain" indicates editing material for Book Three: The Twain Shall Meet from the eight-part Collective Obsessions Saga. "ACC" indicates editing material for the Ambrosia Cookbook. "TWFF" indicates editing and writing new material for Thanksgiving with Food Fare.

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August 2011

  • 08/31/11: 27,190 (Twain)

  • 08/30/11: 41,211 (Twain)

  • 08/29/11: 31,692 (Twain)

  • 08/24/11: 1,740 (RT)

  • 08/22/11: 1,969 (RT)

  • 08/21/11: 1,303 (RT)

  • 08/20/11: 1,908 (RT)

  • 08/19/11: 2,456 (RT)

  • 08/15/11: 2,268 (HC)

  • 08/14/11: 2,622 (HC)

  • 08/13/11: 2,754 (IC)

  • 08/12/11: 4,393 (IC)

  • 08/11/11: 1,116 (IC)

  • 08/09/11: 1,346 (OOL)

  • 08/08/11: 2,133 (OOL)

  • 08/03/11: 1,003 (GH)

  • 08/02/11: 4,398 (CC)

  • 08/01/11: 10,429 (CC)

KEY NOTES:

"GH" indicates writing new material for Glinhaven; "CC" indicates editing material for the Food Fare Culinary Collection; "IC" indicates writing material for Italian Cibaria; "HC" indicates writing/editing material for Halloween Cuisine; "OOL" indicates writing/editing material for Olive Oil; "Twain" indicates editing material for Book Three: The Twain Shall Meet from the eight-part Collective Obsessions Saga; and "RT" indicates writing material for new fiction project that has yet to be announced.

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July 2011

  • 07/29/11: 5,022 (CC)

  • 07/28/11: 3,853 (CC)

  • 07/26/11: 4,856 (CC)

  • 07/24/11: 4,737 (CC)

  • 07/23/11: 6,864 (CC)

  • 07/22/11: 6,304 (CC)

  • 07/21/11: 2,202 (CC)

  • 07/17/11: 4,474 (CC)

  • 07/16/11: 3,434 (CC)

  • 07/15/11: 5,595 (CC)

  • 07/14/11: 10,143 (CC)

  • 07/13/11: 4,040 (CC)

  • 07/12/11: 2,636 (CC)

  • 07/11/11: 6,205 (CC)

  • 07/10/11: 5,899 (CC)

  • 07/09/11: 7,066 (CC)

  • 07/08/11: 7,511 (CC)

  • 07/07/11: 7,844 (CC)

  • 07/06/11: 5,450 (CC)

  • 07/05/11: 4,233 (CC)

  • 07/04/11: 5,829 (CC)

  • 07/03/11: 7,482 (CC)

  • 07/01/11: 2,412 (GH)

KEY NOTES:

"GH" indicates writing new material for Glinhaven. "CC" indicates editing material for the Food Fare Culinary Collection.

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June 2011

  • 06/20/11: 3,198 (GH)

  • 06/14/11: 1,258 (GH)

  • 06/13/11: 1,888 (GH)

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KEY NOTES:

"GH" indicates writing new material for Glinhaven.

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May 2011

  • 05/25/11: 1,614 (GH)

  • 05/16/11: 6,354 (JRB)

  • 05/15/11: 7,545 (FGG)

  • 05/13/11: 9,921 (FMP)

  • 05/12/11: 10,708 (FCB)

  • 05/10/11: 5,211 (FMM)

  • 05/09/11: 6,396 (FMN)

  • 05/08/11: 3,946 (GRM)

  • 05/07/11: 7,650 (PSP)

  • 05/06/11: 4,355 (FSN)

  • 05/05/11: 4,579 (FGE)

  • 05/04/11: 2,439 (FHB)

  • 05/03/11: 9,162 (FFC)

  • 05/02/11: 10,219 (FFC)

  • 05/01/11: 7,856 (FFC)

KEY NOTES:

"GH" indicates writing new material for Glinhaven.

Most of May 2011 was spent editing and reformatting titles in the Short Tales Collection for release on Amazon and Barnes & Noble, along with the Food Fare Cookbook.

Abbreviations are defined as follows: FHB = Foofer & the Ham Bone; FGE = Foofer Goes East; FSN = Foofer & St. Nick; PSP = Foofer, the Pooka & St. Patrick; GRM = Foofer Gets Groomed; FMN = Foofer Moves Northwest; FMM = Foofer & the Magic Mischa; FCB = Foofer & the Cat Burglar; FMP = Foofer Meets the Puffins; FGG = Foofer & the Ghastly Ghost; JRB = The Journey to Rainbow Bridge; and FFC = Food Fare Cookbook.

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April 2011

  • 04/26/11: 10,278 (CR)

  • 04/18/11: 1,468 (GH)

  • 04/16/11: 1,081 (TTF)

  • 04/10/11: 1,615 (P2)

  • 04/09/11: 2,209 (P2)

  • 04/08/11: 2,214 (TTF)

KEY NOTES:

"P2" indicates editing and/or writing new material for Quixotic Crossings, which is the second book in the eight-part Collective Obsessions Saga. "TTF" indicates writing for unnamed fiction project. "GH" refers to new material for Glinhaven. "CR" indicates prepping text excerpts for Celtic Remnants.

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March 2011

  • 03/29/11: 1,073 (TTF)

  • 03/22/11: 2,944 (Larkin-Sullivan Tree, web complete)

  • 03/21/11: 2,209 (Larkin-Sullivan Tree, detailed)

  • 03/20/11: 6,051 (Larkin-Sullivan Tree, detailed)

  • 03/17/11: 7,837 (Larkin Community Cookbook)

  • 03/16/11: 114,011 (P8, final read-through, edit)

  • 03/15/11: 7,442 (P8, epilogue, all sub-info)

  • 03/14/11: 6,169 (P8 - last chapter finished!)

  • 03/13/11: 2,151 (P8 - last chapter!)

  • 03/12/11: 2,676 (P8 - last chapter!)

  • 03/11/11: 2,453 (P8)

  • 03/10/11: 2,659 (P8)

  • 03/09/11: 2,615 (P8)

  • 03/08/11: 3,965 (P8)

  • 03/07/11: 2,296 (P8)

  • 03/06/11: 1,819 (P8)

  • 03/05/11: 3,227 (P8)

  • 03/04/11: 1,143 (P8)

  • 03/03/11: 3,495 (P8)

  • 03/02/11: 2,314 (P8)

  • 03/01/11: 3,267 (P8)

KEY NOTES:

"P8" indicates editing and writing new material for Megan's Legacy, which is the eighth and final book in the Collective Obsessions Saga.

The Larkin Community Cookbook is an "extra" containing recipes prepared by characters in the Collective Obsessions Saga.

The Larkin-Sullivan Family Tree is a lineage chart with details based on characters in the Collective Obsessions Saga.

"TTF" indicates writing new material for unnamed fiction project by Deborah O'Toole.

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February 2011

  • 02/28/11: 2,176 (P8)

  • 02/27/11: 2,116 (P8)

  • 02/26/11: 876 (P8) :(

  • 02/25/11: 2,245 (P8)

  • 02/24/11: 3,036 (P8)

  • 02/23/11: 1,744 (P8)

  • 02/22/11: 2,313 (P8)

  • 02/21/11: 2,288 (P8)

  • 02/20/11: 1,176 (P8)

  • 02/19/11: 3,253 (P8)

  • 02/18/11: 1,256 (P8)

  • 02/17/11: 3,024 (P8)

  • 02/16/11: 1,344 (P8)

  • 02/15/11: 1,863 (P8)

  • 02/15/11: 1,635 (cast of characters outline)

  • 02/14/11: 1,155 (P8)

  • 02/13/11: 2,521 (P8)

  • 02/13/11: 2,137 (PFEX)

  • 02/12/11: 3,101 (P8)

  • 02/11/11: 2,509 (P8)

  • 02/10/11: 1,937 (P8)

  • 02/09/11: 1,106 (P8)

  • 02/08/11: 1,862 (P8)

  • 02/07/11: 2,007 (P8)

  • 02/06/11: 1,478 (P8)

  • 02/05/11: 2,084 (P8)

  • 02/04/11: 2,850 (P8)

  • 02/03/11: 7,696 (edit & new material P8)

  • 02/02/11: 11,041 (edit & new material P8)

  • 02/01/11: 4,311 (edit & new material P8)

KEY NOTES:

"P8" indicates editing and writing new material for Megan's Legacy, which is the eighth and final book in the Collective Obsessions Saga. Editing includes additions and/or changes to existing text, which accounts for higher word counts.

"PFEX" indicates preparation of excerpts from Passion Forsaken, which is the first book in the Collective Obsessions Saga.

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January 2011

  • 01/31/11: 5,296 (P7)

  • 01/30/11: 3,385 (P7)

  • 01/29/11: 1,733 (P7)

  • 01/28/11: 2,741 (P7)

  • 01/27/11: 3,905 (P7)

  • 01/26/11: 1,239 (P7)

  • 01/25/11: 1,273 (P7)

  • 01/24/11: 3,117 (P7)

  • 01/23/11: 5,950 (P7)

  • 01/22/11: 3,734 (P7)

  • 01/21/11: 2,813 (P7)

  • 01/20/11: 3,547 (P7)

  • 01/19/11: 4,174 (P7)

  • 01/18/11: 7,415 (P7)

  • 01/17/11: 3,676 (P7)

  • 01/16/11: 6,889 (P7)

  • 01/15/11: 5,702 (P7)

  • 01/14/11: 3,216 (P7)

  • 01/13/11: 1,522 (P7)

  • 01/12/11: 8,296 (P7)

  • 01/11/11: 2,548 (P7)

  • 01/10/11: 2,082 (P7)

  • 01/09/11: 2,496 (P7)

  • 01/09/11: 2,823 (P6)

  • 01/08/11: 3,612 (P6)

  • 01/07/11: 3,079 (P6)

  • 01/06/11: 2,052 (P6)

  • 01/05/11: 2,767 (P6)

  • 01/04/11: 1,737 (P6)

  • 01/03/11: 54,913 (P6)

  • 01/02/11: 19,257 (P6)

  • 01/01/11: 75,167 (P5)

KEY NOTES:

"P7" indicates edits and writing new material for Book Seven: The Twilight; "P6" indicates edits and writing new material for Book Six: Hearts Desires; and "P5" indicates edits for Book Five: The Keeper's Journal.

Books cited above are titles in the eight-part Collective Obsessions Saga.

Editing includes a careful read-through followed by a second perusal, which accounts for the high word count.

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