WIP FIRST DRAFT WORD COUNT REPORT - Week 3
Working Title: The Eyes of a Nocturne Child
Genre: Sci-fi/dystopian
Word Count this Week: 3,927
Word Count to Date: 10,927
Comment: I would have written more, but this week, my elderly mother was admitted to hospital 45 minutes away (she's doing fine).
08.03.2026 21:26
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I already have a king-size bed. Is my relationship doomed? ๐ฎ
01.03.2026 23:34
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WIP FIRST DRAFT WORD COUNT REPORT - Week 2
Working Title: The Eyes of a Nocturne Child
Genre: Sci-fi/dystopian
Word Count this Week: 4,917
Word Count to Date: 7,000
Comment: My word count to date is not an approximation. It just happens to be exactly 7,000 at the moment!
01.03.2026 23:32
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Only in the US, third-world countries, and other nations steeped in systemic corruption.
27.02.2026 17:08
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WIP FIRST DRAFT WORD COUNT REPORT - Week 1
Working Title: The Eyes of a Nocturne Child
Genre: Sci-fi/dystopian
Word Count this Week: 2,083
Word Count to Date: 2,083
Comment: Not a huge word count, but I'm just getting started and this was only a partial week.
22.02.2026 18:33
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19.02.2026 19:42
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Hi Beverly. There won't be another round until the next book. I have queried every open agent I could find, who looked like a match for the type of book I wrote. I have no qualms about self-publishing - that's what I've done with all my previous books. ๐
17.02.2026 15:19
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This was my final week of querying. I have sent queries to all agents in my list except for 17 who were closed to queries. I'll send queries to those agents if and when they open for queries. If I don't have a prospective deal in six months, I will self-publish Opportunia.
15.02.2026 18:03
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WEEKLY DISPATCH FROM THE QUERY TRENCHES
Novel: Opportunia, by Phil Bailey
Week 6 (final report)
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Queries Sent: 3
Replies: 4
Rejections: 4
To Date
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Queries Sent: 82
Replies: 15
Rejections: 15
continued . . .
15.02.2026 18:03
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If thereโs really a god up in heaven,
as these doofuses loudly agree,
may their souls be entombed
and in fire be consumed,
in the hell of their hypocrisy.
12.02.2026 21:17
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Let it be ever clear they were given a choice
and they willfully made their selection
between anger and kindness,
awareness and blindness,
when they chose the MAGA direction.
12.02.2026 21:17
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May their selfishness be their undoing.
May their children look on them with shame.
May the family theyโve lost
be the permanent cost.
May their backs bear the burden of blame.
12.02.2026 21:17
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May the cruelty they chose to exhibit;
may their ignorance, malice, and hate,
and the kindness they lack,
let it come circling back.
May the suffering theyโve caused be their fate.
12.02.2026 21:17
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Reposting the following to make a correction:
A PRAYER FOR THE MAGA
The MAGA are growing more anxious
while their leaders are falling apart.
For their fear starts to mount
that theyโll have to account
for the evil they help to impart.
12.02.2026 21:17
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10.02.2026 20:29
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I've been watching your status on QueryTracker, hoping to submit my latest manuscript ("Opportunia"). It's been nearly four hours since you opened for submission.
All I need to know is, did I make it under the wire? ๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐
09.02.2026 18:19
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WEEKLY DISPATCH FROM THE QUERY TRENCHES
Novel: Opportunia, by Phil Bailey
Week 5
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Queries Sent: 17
Replies: 2
Rejections: 2
To Date
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Queries Sent: 79
Replies: 11
Rejections: 11
08.02.2026 00:03
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WEEKLY DISPATCH FROM THE QUERY TRENCHES
Novel: Opportunia, by Phil Bailey
Week 4
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Queries Sent: 16
Replies: 4
Rejections: 4
To Date
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Queries Sent: 62
Replies: 9
Rejections: 9
01.02.2026 21:52
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Here's what I saw on my morning dog walk!
Location: Van Isle Marina, Sidney BC (Vancouver Island, Canada).
01.02.2026 17:43
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My dog, sitting on a stairway landing with her hind legs, while her front legs are standing on the stair that's one step down.
Timeline cleanse: My dog, May, performing her latest trick - sitting and standing AT THE SAME TIME!!!
Not much of a trick, but at least it's a momentary distraction.
28.01.2026 04:00
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Definitely.
26.01.2026 03:05
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DISPATCH FROM THE QUERY TRENCHES
Novel: Opportunia, by Phil Bailey
Week 3
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Queries Sent: 15
Replies: 3
Rejections: 3
To Date
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Queries Sent: 46
Replies: 5
Rejections: 5
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25.01.2026 02:07
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21.01.2026 16:54
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DISPATCH FROM THE QUERY TRENCHES
Novel: Opportunia, by Phil Bailey
Week 2
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Queries Sent: 18
Replies: 2
Rejections: 2
To Date
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Queries Sent: 31
Replies: 2
Rejections: 2
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18.01.2026 02:37
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Oh, yes, I missed the $15k in the comment. ๐ฎ
16.01.2026 22:53
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15.01.2026 16:50
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