Monday report
By mid-week last week I had written 1798 words on the novel (total: 72341) and was making decent progress, when I made a strategic error. One morning I took a notion to work on an old story that needs a … Continue reading
Jennifer
Mid-week rainy day thoughts
Yes, we have a spring rain today. I filled the bird feeder and brought my tomato seedlings back inside so they don’t catch a chill. I’m still waiting to make the new raised beds for them, since it’s been too … Continue reading
A pretty good week
After two slow weeks, I had what is, for me, a good writing week. 3022 words done, for a total of 69443 on the novel. Very satisfying. It is hard for me to tell, when I have these tough writing … Continue reading
Monday confession
Over the past two weeks, I have only written 2331 words total. The novel stands at 66421 words, and the non-fiction at 4865. So I am not getting done what I need to get done. Still, this is another week, … Continue reading
Another week begins
Pretty ordinary week last week, with 2201 words written, all on the novel. Total words stand at 64591 now. Laying out the plot in a spreadsheet is working well for me, and I think from now on I’ll have a … Continue reading
Happy Monday!
Ugh! WordPress ate the post I wrote! So: short recap: wrote 2245 words on the novel, so up to 62390 words, and also wrote 434 on the nonfiction book for a total of 4698. See widgets for daily updates. Also: … Continue reading
Truth
From Chuck Wendig at Terrible Minds, a list of 25 Ways To Be A Happy Writer. 25. Finish Your Shit Every time you fail to finish your work, a little girl loses another kitten. A unicorn loses his horn and … Continue reading
Sitting down to read…
That’s what I’ll do today. I’ve printed out my last three chapters and need to read through them again. Then I’ll write some more. Last week was light on words. 1822 words written, for a total of 60145. I’m happy … Continue reading
Truth
“Child, to say the very thing you really mean, the whole of it, nothing more or less or other than what you really mean; that’s the whole art and joy of words.” ― C.S. Lewis
And the Monday change is…
Word count was on the low side of normal last week, 2206 words for a total of 58323. I’ve been aiming for roughly 75,000 words, and let me tell you that’s a lot of words for a slow writer like … Continue reading