Catégorie : Writing project

This week word count goal: 15 000
Word count so far: 8 829

It went so well yesterday. For one good reason: I needed to think about something else then – oh, too many things.
Working on the new writing project provided a most welcome escape.

Writing is as much an escape for me than reading books. Sometimes, even more so. It’s probably the same thing for many authors.
Of course, when deadlines come knocking on the professional author’s doors, now, that is another story.

I did take some notes on what worked well during the writing session:

• No interruptions
• No distractions
• A brainstormed story
• A back-up detailed outline

Let’s see if I can beat my word count today… Doubt it, but we’ll see. Until then, thanks for reading and enjoy today!

This week writing goal: 15 000 words
Word count so far: 6 557

I love writing. I love writing novels even more.

Yes, it is difficult to write a novel. Sometimes, I get or lazy or stuck, or downright frustrated. And when those rejections letters hit… aie aie aie!

Still, writing novel is my life, the one thing I feel really confident about, even though I have not been published yet. I work hard to better my writing craft and I always learn.

One thing I really, really love writing is the meet-cute scene. I get all giggly and excited and ultra cheesy.

And today in Ya-Wip, it was time to write meet-cute moment. Hooray! I wrote, wrote, wrote, stopped to look up a detailed (it bugs me to leave a note; I need on-the-spot accuracy or back-up proof, or I froze) and while doing so, stumbled upon some writing tips about story beats.
Of course, doubt rosed its hands.
It’s too soon, isn’t it? Yes? No? Since it’s not a romance, since the focus is on long-gone friendship reconquered through weird, fun, sort of spooky times?
I looked up the tossed away outline I wrote. Turns out I did planed the meet-cute way later in the story.
But the story I am writing now is already taking a different path then the outline – that feels like a creative writing class homework now.
In this rough version, it definitely makes more sense for that meet-cute to happen right after the inciting incident.
I think the intro will have to change a little.

Sooo, I am left tonight with this interesting dilemma: should I just re-write the intro right away or should I move forward with the story?

The decision will have to await the rise of a new day. I got yet another 4:30am Peppa Pig wake up call this morning, and it has been a long work-chores day.

Word count goal for the week: 7 500 words
Word count this week: 5 356 words

Week-ends are always busy around here. Especially during the fall.
And extra especially since we had a wonderful kiddo!

There’s always an activity of some kind to go to, or to get ready for; birthday party’s; apple/pumpkin picking; Thanksgiving (it happens in October here).
It is fun… and down right exhausting.

I am not even trying to write during the week-ends anymore. If I can squeeze it in, awesome. If not, no guilt-trip. Even if that’s means I won’t be able to reach my word count goal for this week.

The perks of being your own writer boss 😉

Thanks for reading this post, writer friends.
Until next time!