I have a lot I'd like to blog about and just haven't had the time to do it--so soon. I'll do it very soon. I mean, I've got to reflect on my March goals and then I had a very insightful experience with Dr. Seuss. Oh, and I've got to update my progress on the Great Read Aloud Experiment of 2013 (in which I am reading my book to my class). However, today is Tuesday, the second official day of my Spring Break and thus far, I have written nothing.
Nothing.
And I'd like to finish a draft this week, begin a revision (in which the first page must be totally reworked and if I don't capture the right voice within the first few lines, the manuscript if done for) and draft a very short picture book that has been kicking around in my brain for three weeks.
It seems like a lot--but I've got a week! A week with no extraneous work!
So, to make myself accountable for today, I am going to live-blog my progress today. The manuscript I am working on is currently 15,222 words. I'd like it to be around 20k (about the length of a Wimpy Kid book). I have fortified myself with a breakfast of a blondie with browned-butter icing, topped with a piece of Irish bacon. (This may be the best breakfast ever!!) And tea. Always tea. I let myself have a rare sleep-in this morning, so I can't say that I am tired. No excuses. I think I'll start with a 30 minute timed writing and see how far I get.
Wish me luck! Start time: 11:22 Total: 15,222.
(The last line I wrote in this ms is:
I hear the rocks and dirt crunch under his feet.
He is coming towards me.)
End time: 11:58 New Total: 15,819
Just did a timed writing for 30 minutes. Not a bad start. I got through a scene that I was struggling with (as in having no idea what was going to happen.) Yay! Now, I am going to get dressed for the day, maybe read a little, then try another timed writing in a little while.
I decided to do a 1k1hr on twitter with some other authors. I began at 1:30 and finished at 2:26. A little over 1,100 words! I worry that I am moving too quickly through some scenes, but I think I can go back and flesh them out if they seem sparse on the re-read. I am just excited to feel the momentum of the story moving forward to its climax. I'd love to try another timed writing for an hour in a little bit. My fingers seem too sloppy to tackle it now. I am about to enter a battle scene with Vikings, a couple of monks and a very inept knight.
End time: 2:26 new Total 16,925!
Spent a good deal of time reading. It is so nice not to fall asleep and have the book hit my face, which happens most nights because I am sooooo tired by the time I finally get to read. What a gift, to read leisurely. I was reading Gayle Forman's new young adult novel, JUST ONE DAY,
which was really, really good. I thought I'd do another timed writing for an hour, but life intervened (in the form of an epic lightsaber vs watergun battle right outside my window.) I only got about 400 more words.
New Total: 17, 372!
So that makes more that 2k in one day, which is fairly awesome for me. I might try one more after dinner, which I think will be leftovers from Easter dinner.
More later, perhaps.
End time: 11:58 New Total: 15,819
Just did a timed writing for 30 minutes. Not a bad start. I got through a scene that I was struggling with (as in having no idea what was going to happen.) Yay! Now, I am going to get dressed for the day, maybe read a little, then try another timed writing in a little while.
I decided to do a 1k1hr on twitter with some other authors. I began at 1:30 and finished at 2:26. A little over 1,100 words! I worry that I am moving too quickly through some scenes, but I think I can go back and flesh them out if they seem sparse on the re-read. I am just excited to feel the momentum of the story moving forward to its climax. I'd love to try another timed writing for an hour in a little bit. My fingers seem too sloppy to tackle it now. I am about to enter a battle scene with Vikings, a couple of monks and a very inept knight.
End time: 2:26 new Total 16,925!
Spent a good deal of time reading. It is so nice not to fall asleep and have the book hit my face, which happens most nights because I am sooooo tired by the time I finally get to read. What a gift, to read leisurely. I was reading Gayle Forman's new young adult novel, JUST ONE DAY,
New Total: 17, 372!
So that makes more that 2k in one day, which is fairly awesome for me. I might try one more after dinner, which I think will be leftovers from Easter dinner.
More later, perhaps.
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