Current Word Count: 24,536 It is getting easier to write everyday. It is a cathartic experience to sit and watch a story develop on the page. I know I am the person making it happen, but it also feels like a natural (almost disconnected) process now. I sit and dump information from my brain into […]
Current Word Count: 15,131 I will include my current word count from now on. This will help to show my progress better than anything I can say. I will brag a bit that I wrote 3,476 words today. That is far from typical, but I was really on a roll! I decided on an Estimated […]
I watched a Lynda.com course on Productivity Hacks For Writers, created by Jessica Brody. It was very helpful in teaching me some of the things I should have been doing already. Word count! I need to keep a daily word count, which includes having a word count goal. Who knew? Any writer, I am sure!! […]
The strangers have finally come to the encampment! I am very excited that this part of the book has come to pass! I have overarching ideas of what will generally happen in the novel, but I have not plotted out what will come next. Essentially, I sit down and write. Sometimes, I am astounded by […]
I am really trying to be organized. It does happen every once in awhile. This time I want to keep all of my characters organized. I just added several more to my story and it seems important to keep everyone in order. I also want to streamline my naming process. So…my naming process is particularly […]
I have not written in four days, and I am unhappy with myself because of it. I want to write, but life gets in the way. I need to write, so I must shove life to the side a bit. How does one do that? I took a picture to document the time I finally […]
I am not sure why I’m surprised I have continued writing, but it seems like the reigning emotion as I write this post. Very few people know about this endeavor. When I do talk about it, I feel shy. I don’t yet understand my feelings about writing and becoming an author. I’m truly enjoying the […]
Writing a book is something very new to me. I have written before, but it was very different. I wrote a dissertation over the course of several years. I’m very proud of the work that helped me achieve a graduate degree, but again, this is different. Inspiration is a funny thing. I listened to the […]