Category Archives: Writing
Monday report
Last week I managed to write a piddly 1915 words, putting my total at 39495 on this book. Let’s hope this week goes better. I’m definitely in the mid-book blues, and it’s a struggle. But I push on.
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Monday report
I’ve spent the past week reviewing the first half of the novel I’m writing. It’s been a useful exercise, just as I hoped it would be. Until this week, I haven’t gone back to read any of the book so … Continue reading →
Monday report
Last week I wrote 1791 words, for a total of 37,580 on this novel so far. That puts me roughly half-way through the book, and I decided to take a short break to read through what I’ve written so far. … Continue reading →
Truth
“When I face the desolate impossibility of writing five hundred pages, a sick sense of failure falls on me, and I know I can never do it. Then gradually, I write one page and then another. One day’s work is … Continue reading →
Monday report
I struggle with the evil internal editor that always seems to pop up in my head when I write. But I still managed to write 3250 words last week, ending up at 35789 total. Once again unsure where the book … Continue reading →
Monday report
Just a quick check-in on this Christmas Eve morning. Last week went well. I wrote 4741 words, for a total of 32539 words written on the new novel. I am slowly closing in on my goal of 5000 words/week minimum. … Continue reading →
Monday report
Unsurprisingly, I lost momentum at the end of last week with the news of the massacre in Connecticut. I send all good wishes to the grieving families, and hope that we as a country find a way to deal better … Continue reading →
Monday report
Last week I wrote 4078 words, for a total of 24370, according to Scrivener. That’s about 1000 less than goal, but I spent one day working on the plot. And I still haven’t figured out exactly where things are going, … Continue reading →
Post-NaNoWriMo check-in and current plans
My word count for National Novel Writing Month was 20,292 words. The official NaNo count was 20,273 words. I don’t know why they’re giving me a different count than Scrivener, but it doesn’t matter. That’s a good word count for … Continue reading →