1. Product Work Log
Name: Morgan Hughley Date: August 18, 2012
Product: A Time For Everything novel Total Time: 58 hours 30 minutes
Date/Time: Activity: Comment/Suggestions:
08/07/11 Discussed the senior project with my editor
4:30-5:00 and visited Yawn’s Bookstore to find a
facilitator
Commentary:
Was able to find Farris Yawn to be my
facilitator. We will have group meetings
with published authors and other students
Activity:
08/15/11
Started outlining my story and wrote
6:00-8:00 prologue
The storyline I came up
Commentary:
with is going to be
I came up with my two main characters
challenging but I’m
(Jonah and Tara) and a general direction
ready to try
for my story. I decided to write in first
person, switching views between my two
main characters every other chapter
08/27/11 Activity:
12:00-4:00 Wrote the first two chapters of my book
I like the direction my
Commentary:
story’s going and I can’t
Surprisingly, it wasn’t difficult to start off.
wait to write more
With my outline, I know exactly what
needs to happen when. I wrote a chapter
for both Jonah and Tara
Activity:
09/07/11 Went to my first group meeting at Yawn’s
6:30-7:30 bookstore
Commentary:
We got to know each other, outlined the
project, and set deadlines for when I need
my book finished

2. 09/10/11 Activity:
10:00-11:00 Wrote chapters 3-5
2:00-5:00 Commentary:
I have 28 pages at this time and it’s starting
to get harder to continue. It’s easy to write
the main events but I’m having trouble
with the small details
Activity:
09/14/11
Wrote chapters 6-7
6:00-8:00 Chapter seven, although
Commentary:
At this point in the story, I’m starting to my shortest chapter so
lead up to the big “secret” in the novel. far, is also my favorite
Knowing this makes it easier for me to that I’ve written
write
Activity:
10/05/11 Met with my project facilitator at Yawn’s
6:30-7:30 Bookstore
Commentary:
We talked about writing techniques and
discussed our books
10/12/11 Activity:
5:45-7:45 Wrote chapter 8 and part of chapter 9
Commentary:
9:00-9:30
Now that the big “secret” in the book is let
out, I’m having a difficult time writing.
Some of the situations in my book I have
never experienced so it’s hard for me to
describe what the characters are going
through
10/23/11 Activity:
11:00-1:00 Finished writing chapter 9
Commentary: I’m glad I was finally
This chapter took me a long time because I able to finish this
was unprepared to deal with the emotions chapter.
of my characters. However, now I’m up to
51 pages

3. 11/02/11 Activity:
6:30-7:30 Went to a group meeting at Yawn’s
bookstore It was really interesting
Commentary: to learn from
This time I got to meet different authors professional writers of
and discuss tips for writing, editing, and all different genres
publishing
Activity:
11/16/11
I received my first edits from my editor and
4:30-5:30 I’ve never had my work
I revised my work through pages 51
Commentary: critiqued before so this
I agree with the majority of the mistakes was definitely an
that my editor made and I correct the errors experience
11/20/11 Activity:
11:00-1:00 Wrote chapters 10 and 11 of my novel
Commentary:
A pivotal scene happens during these two
chapters so the writing went by quickly and
I enjoyed it
12/07/11 Activity:
6:30-7:30 Had another meeting at Yawn’s Bookstore
Reading my work aloud
with my project facilitator
makes me nervous. This
Commentary:
is something I need to
We shared passages of our story and
overcome if I want to
delved deep into the writing process
become a professional
writer
Activity:
01/12/12
Wrote chapter 12
5:00-6:00 Commentary: This was my first time
8:30-9:30 I haven’t written in a while because I just really experiencing
didn’t know how to continue writing my writer’s block
novel. I’ve tried a few times to write and
just didn’t know how to. Today I finally
was able to pick back up again
02/18/12 Activity:
7:00-11:00 Finished writing chapters 13-14
Commentary: I feel less stressed about
Again it took me a while to figure out my work now that I’m
where my novel was heading. I decided to able to write again

4. make a more detailed outline from chapter
14 to the epilogue. This helped me a lot
03/06/12 Activity:
5:30-7:50 Wrote chapters 15 and 16
Commentary:
9:00-11:00
I was able to write about sixteen pages
tonight about Jonah and Tara running away
from home
Activity:
03/10/12 Received chapters 10 through 16 fully
12:00-1:30 edited. I revise my work
Commentary:
I agree with the majority of these edits as
well. I am able to revise my work quickly
Activity:
03/17/12 Researched information for my novel
3:00-6:00 Commentary:
I researched Texas towns, different
homeless shelters located in San Antonio,
Texas, sicknesses that the homeless suffer
from, and also did research of Bible quotes
for my main character Jonah
Activity:
03/18/12 Completed chapters 17-18
9:00-11:00 Commentary:
3:30-5:00 My research helped me to complete these
two chapters pretty quickly
Activity:
03/20/12 Elspeth edited chapter 18 of my work and I
5:00-6:00 make the necessary changes
Sometimes it’s difficult
Commentary:
to have my work edited,
We got to know each other, outlined the but I know it’s in my
project, and set deadlines for when we need best interest
our books finished

5. 03/21/12 Activity:
4:30-5:30 Took pictures for the cover and back page
of my book I love the cover photo! It
Commentary: looks amazing and it
I found a railroad track that fits the setting makes me look forward
of my book. My editor, Elspeth, takes the to my finished product
pictures and Zach and I model for the front
The cover ends up being just our feet
walking across the railroad track
03/31/12
Activity:
10:00-11:00 Finished writing chapters 19-21
1:00-2:30 Commentary:
6:00-8:00 I am almost completely finished with the
book. I was really able to convey my
emotions throughout these three last
chapters.
Activity:
04/03/12 Wrote chapter 22 and the epilogue
1:00-3:00 Commentary:
I love chapter 22. Even
6:30-8:00 I am now completely finished writing my
though it’s tragic, to me,
book. It has 155 pages. All I need to do
it’s the perfect ending
now is wait for the edits and then revise it.
Activity:
Received edits and revised chapters 18
04/08/12
through the epilogue
2:30-3:30 Commentary:
There are more edits on these chapters that
I don’t agree with than anywhere else. I
talk this over with my editor and we use
our resources, coming to agreements on the
problems
Activity:
04/13/12 Last read-through of my book. I then
9:00-1:40 publish my book on the Kindle
Commentary: After spending so much
I read my entire book, making sure time making sure
everything is just right and I’m pleased everything is perfect, I
with it. Then I upload it to the Kindle and it hope no typos show up

6. tells me that my book will be available for in the final copy
purchase in 12 hours
04/14/12 Activity:
11:00-12:00 Took my novel to Kinko’s to have it
bound I wanted to have the tape
Commentary: binding but once there I
I printed three copies of my novel: one for realized the tape made it
each judge. It will be available for pickup hard to flip pages. I
at 6:00 tomorrow settled on a coil binding
Activity:
04/15/12
Picked up my book at Kinko’s
6:00-6:30 I’m excited to finally
Commentary:
have my product
The binding looks great and I’m happy
finished
with the end product.