Wrapped book #19 for the year this evening. The goal is to reach 23 in a few weeks, and then broadcast the 24th live, as it will break the world record of most novels published in a year, which has been held by the late Barbara Cartland since 1977.
What’s mysterious about this, is that I checked with Guinness World Records, and they deny that the record exists, even though the New York Times celebrates this record in the celebrity obituary of Barbara Cartland, published in year 2000. I argue this will make breaking this record even sweeter.
The Times’ article mentions her books were around 50,000 words in length, and that she wrote 23 of them in 1977, and so this is the record to beat, and the amount of words I strive to hit, with each of my novels thus far. Some have been slightly over, where others double this wordcount.
I am treating this as a videogame speedrunner would by practicing daily, …