Recycle, recycle, recycle!

Or...how to manage 22,000 words on a novel in one day. Yesterday I mentioned that I had about 40,000 words of random scenes attached to a project. Today I wrote about 3,000 words of new material, and winnowed another 21,000 words out of that original 40,000 word mass of raw dough. I might be able to salvage more--it depends on whether a large subplot stays in.

So, the final result (stealing from Cherie Priest's livejournal updates):
Project: Iron Maiden
Deadline:  October 31, 2010
New Words Written:  3,000
Total Words Written:  22,705

Things Accomplished in Fiction: There's a lot more to start with than will be the case on a daily basis (assuming I continue doing this). We meet Leah Wright, who tries to stop a crime in progress and discovers that being really strong isn't enough; Leah meets an old boyfriend to ask for self-defense instruction, and is refused, though he recommends someone else; the FBI comes calling regarding her (unintentional) violation of the Metahuman Registration Act; Leah hires a lawyer.

Stories in Circulation: 12
Rejections: 57
Stories Accepted: SEVEN
Stories to Resubmit: 1

Novel Queries
Strange Attractors (urban fantasy): 4 queries out, 9 rejections
Repossessor (science fiction): 5 queries out, no responses