November 6, 2004

  • Writerly Talk


    "The act of writing helps us to confront our sense of desperation, understand it, lighten it's load, and muddle through."  Ralph Keyes, Author of The Writer's Book of Hope


    I wrote a lot of words this week.  The total word count on my NaNo project as of this morning stands at ...  drumroll please .....  8,802.  I'm dead on with the goals for meeting the november 30 deadline for finishing my 50,000 word novel.  I LIKE this story.  And you may notice that I'm not telling you anything about it because in previous years, I've talked about my novel too much and gotten bogged down in the discussion of it instead of the writing of it.


    I had one really bad day this week.  Thursday.  Oh, in terms of days, it was actually a good one.  But in terms of word count OY!  I had nothing else to do  that day.  So instead of sitting down and working on the book, I procrastinated.  After all I had plenty of time. 


    Yesterday I had to write almost 3,000 words to catch up and happily, I DID it.  Now I only have to write 1700 words today to be on pace.  I'm thinking, piece of cake. 


    As I've been writing on this book, I've had what I think are really good ideas for two more books pop into my mind.  I'm not fighting and I'm not getting sidetracked.  As these ideas come to me, I jot them down and get back to writing on my priority work. 

Comments (8)

  • Wow!  You're doing great!  Keep up the good work--and I'm impressed that you weren't sidetracked with those other ideas.  You're a better person than I am....my mind is like a drunken chimp.

  • Good luck with it...I've got too much on my plate to try that this year...I'd hoped, but I just don't have the time.

  • That's great! I understand why you aren't writing about the contents of the story. It's similar to what I've been thinking about.

    Procrastination. Boy do I know about that. I think I procrastinate more in the very beginning...before I even start the project. But, that's mostly when I have fears. Like those that I mentioned on my site.

    I love that quote. It rings so true for me. You are also doing really good not getting sidetracked by those ideas. My problem is I get too lazy to take the time to write them down. I find it more of a chore. I've got to change those thoughts.

    Thank you so much for that encouraging comment.

  • Good for you! I'm so far behind on NaNo I think I'm just going to give up now and save myself some angst in the long run.

  • Maybe you should start schmoozing with http://www.xanga.com/home.aspx?user=chicksdigbooks so you won't be writing in vain

  • Sounds like you are exactly on the right track. Talking too much about a WIP is always a death kiss for mine too. Go girl!

  • Go girl!  All the way to Pike's Peak!

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