So last year, when I was in that crazy phase of thinking that a daily page count might inspire me and no longer being so concerned with daily word counts, I set my daily word goal to 1. Yep, one word a day. That way, even if I didn't have time in my day, I … Continue reading Words rising
I had a change of heart. Last night when I wrote my blog, I didn't image that I'd ever be showing the painting I did yesterday. But as I proceeded with working through the technique it sought to teach me, I changed my mind. So, here is the painting: Yep, it really is that bad. … Continue reading Never meant to see the light of day
My "fun with markers" evening I had planned last night didn't work out so well. It took too long to get the markers started, one of them didn't want to work at all, and one began bleeding. I only got 4 markers going, so you can see that I didn't have a high success rate … Continue reading Oh, the numbers
How did it feel when I dropped 20,000+ words onto my spreadsheet? Okay, first, why only 20,000 on a book that ended up being almost 70,000 words long? I had already counted 48,000 words towards the book on my spreadsheet. Granted, I deleted off nearly 10,000, but that was one of the reasons for starting … Continue reading The results of my experiment
I've been through a dilemma with Siva's story. Aside from the fact that I burst into tears at the end of chapter 22 today while I was writing it (yes, the words I had written caught me by stark surprise), I feel as if I should've been done with it already. Now granted, this last … Continue reading Counting pages
On Tuesday, I'd done a lot of painting but hadn't gotten much finished. Today I worked at finishing several pieces. I got 5 new ACEO's finished and started 3 more. I almost kicked my Siva novel to the curb (at least temporarily). It started falling apart on my and my critical voice was jumping all … Continue reading Tinkering and adjustments
I'm nearly finished with writing the story for the anthology call. I'll be able to send it out soon. Of course, I have no idea if it'll be accepted or not, but if it's not, I might try some mystery magazines. If they don't want it either, then I'll publish it myself and I'll be … Continue reading Getting words done early
It's probably the only day this week that I can actually put into the win column. I finished drafting the third book in the trilogy. I am currently taking out that scene I mentioned last night. It had no bearing on the story by the time I wrote to the end. I feel like it … Continue reading Today is progress
I made it. I got my words in and met the weekly goal for last week. It was late when I finished (after midnight, but since I hadn't gone to bed yet, it still counted as Sunday). I took Merlin outside after 1:00 a.m. and the sky was so bright with the full moon that … Continue reading Release the hellhounds!
**Cue the Rocky music** I was down 5,700 words last night when I went to bed. I've written that much in a day before. I think my highest word count for non-fiction is 13,000 words in a day, but yes, that was 15 hours of straight writing. Someday, I might turn those words into a … Continue reading Making a comeback
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