Catégorie : Writing project

This week word count goal: 25 000 words
Word count so far: 15 004 words

Stop drafting in the middle a fun scene turned out be, once again, a great idea!

It was very energizing to jump right back into the action, even though I was exhausted when I started writing.
If it weren’t for this new writing diary, I would half-sleeping, half-watching a Bob Ross show (I like it so much, it is so quiet, and happy) right this second.

I got to work more on the main character, to know her better. She has a big heart and she will always try to focus on the positive side of everybody and every situation, even though she is a bit judgmental. She was an elite athlete. She love competition, she loves to be the best. Most of all, she loves being one of the most popular girls in her High School. She values her reputation a great deal, even though it means hanging out with some of the high school people she despises more often than she cares to admit.
When we first meet her, I think we can relate to her good side and her wits and yet, see that she is judgmental and shallow in some ways.

Chapter 9 is coming along very well. We are at the turning point, the embracing the new situation after struggling to ignore it point.
The storyline is following the beats, the flow is good (messy but there)…

I feel like my storytelling skills have improved at least a little since the last (rejected) novel I wrote.
Ingesting oh so so so many writing tips on storytelling, and craft, and outlines seems to be paying off.
Amen to that, but keep working at it, crazy writer on a quest!

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This week word count goal: 22 500 words
Word count so far: 13 690 words

What kills creativity? I guess it’s different for every author.

Self-doubt is a good one. Procrastination. Lack of courage. Pessimism. Parents.

For me, when I can’t shake the full-time job stress away, all day all night, that’s what kills my creativity.
All my efforts to focus on creative writing are being overpowered by a feeling of guilt and a feeling of being a massive failure.
 » Creative writing is not paying the bills, » a little voice is constantly whispering at the back of my mind.  » Paying the bills matters more. Now is the time to work harder, not to indulge in childish dreams. »

Darn, it’s hard to make that little voice shut up for two hours.
Two hours is all I’m asking. Two peaceful hours during which I wanna feel happy doing the only thing I feel, in all humbleness, really confident about: writing novels.

Long story short, today, writing is not happening. I can’t focus for more than ten minutes on writing. And what I write feels like crap.
This new writing project still needs un petit je ne sais quoi to really stand out.

I am writing a YA paranormal/comedy/90s nostalgia novel and I am in luck since the paranormal genre is making a comeback. But I am also competing with a whole bunch of writers, brilliant ones too no doubt.

Gotta stay sharp, positive, grateful for being able to write, even if it’s just a little bit…
Tomorrow. I’ll do all that tomorrow.

Now, I need to watch some of Bob Ross painting shows.

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This week word count goal: 15 000 words
Word count so far: 13 106

Yesterday, I didn’t take the time to write. For it was the most beautiful fall day this fall-lover can dream of.
Clear blue sky, crisp fresh air, trees leafs full of colors. The last flowers of the season are blooming, both in the gardens of our little neighborhood and in the nearby fallow field we walk by, on our way to the old Fort watching over the river basin. Gooses were resting on the water. They stop here every year on their way down South or back up North when spring is almost ready to shine, once more.

Because of that, and many parenting things to do, I did not reach my 15 000 words word count goal. But I got pretty close.
All that because… I have no paying contract and all my pitch were rejected.

In short, I need to recollect, analyze what’s wrong and work out a new approach to get those writing gigs going.
Probably gonna way less time next week to work on the new writing project. So, let’s hope for a terrific nap time + night time writing session tomorrow.

Today, day 21

Word count goal for the week: 22 500 words
Word count goal so far: 13 321 words

It is pj day. Heavy clouds and strong winds are keeping me with kiddo inside, while hubby-to-be took its courage out to participate in a manifestation against a incredibly stupid, ridiculous, against inclusion and basic human rights law that was just adopted by the new government of my province.
But I digress.
Kiddo is sleeping in the big bed. That means I am staying close to keep an eye on things. The only time I didn’t, I cam back to find kiddo up on the very corner of the bed, getting ready to jump and probably hit its head against the corner of a nighstand table. Never again, I then swore to myself.
I am now fighting with all my might and some Pinterest action to stay awake.
I barely wrote a 100 words so far, but I feel lazy, lazy, lazy. Even too lazy to try one of the many writing tips I keep in my sleeves to kick my laziness in the bottom.
And the drafting is… blah. I need to do a full-on first revision, because many details are floating everywhere, especially concerning the Best Friend characters.
And, it’s a multiple P.O.V. book, BUT, the Main Character gets more chapters time; so I need to balance it all a bit better.

In short, lots of work and little writing forward, which I could do, but I know it will too much of a mess to clean if I don’t tackle the small problems now.
5 more minutes on Pinterest, and then I start writing.
Just 5 more minutes, I pinky swear.

6 hours later

I am giving up for tonight. Being alone with a kiddo all day is tiring. Fun, but tiring.

I did manage to write a little more words, but I’m gonna have to put in more efforts this week if I want to catch up and meet my word count goal.

Thanks, thanks, thanks for reading along this very old fashioned writing journal. It does motivate me to write more. Without it, tonight, I would have Candy Crush-it instead of even trying to write, without a smidgen of remorse.
So, yeah, thanks.
Until next time!