And time to report on last week’s progress on the novel. There was progress. That’s the good news. A total of 2553 words, bringing the total to 46479 words as of now. I’m still thinking the book will top out around 75k words, maybe 80k. We shall see.

One thing that’s very weird about writing is how it changes from day to day. Last week I wrote on three different days. One was a kind of normal noodling around, not entirely sure where I was aiming but managing to figure it out as I went along. The next time I sat down to write I felt completely certain about where it was going and what to say. When it’s like that, writing is a revelation. The next day was exactly the opposite. The words were like glue, everything was stupid, nothing made any sense.

I never know what it’s going to be like until I start. It’s an adventure every time, and every time is different. Now, on to see what this week is like.