Tag: word count
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2012 Writing Goals
The abridged version: Write three times a week, every week except around certain vacation times until The Ageless is done Finish the first draft of The Ageless by June Let The Ageless rest Revise The Century starting in June Finish at least two drafts (?) of The Century by year’s end Find agents to submit…
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Use It or Lose It
Last week, I talked about my obsession with writing. I mentioned how I’d awakened that morning with the next scene of The Ageless already in mind but didn’t have time to write. Turns out this is the perfect example the phenomenon known as “use it or lose it.”
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Post-Thanksgiving
So, as expected, Thanksgiving wrecked last week’s writing goals. However, the word count for last week wasn’t too shabby even though I only wrote one day. Finished the week at a little over 2,500 words. My natural tendency is to berate myself for my failings last week and become disheartened, thereby spiraling into another couple…