Before I Forget
Yesterday's (Tuesday's) word count. I'll write more this afternoon.
1. 1807
2. 18,056
Wednesday
Sunday
Back in the Saddle
I had to take some time to work on my thesis so I haven't done much new writing. But I did write today. I'm trying to get back into the swing of things.
1. 1,093
2. 16,239
I'm waaay off track, but I'm doing the best I can as I try to juggle school, working full time, and requirements for graduation. Only 8 more weeks of class and then I will be a free woman with an MFA (Well, free from classes. Then the student loans will descend.).
My advisors are reading my thesis, giving me feedback in the next couple of weeks, and I turn it in on April 16. But in the meantime, I think I can get some writing done. I hope so, anyway. I'm feeling a little shaky, a little out of practice, but I have a lot of good ideas, so hopefully it will all work out.
Today the sun was shining and it was snowing. Too warm for the snow to stick, though. The perfect example of what spring in Chicago can be like. Snow, sun, warmth, grayness, all during the same day.
On Saturday, I'm reading with some other SAIC folks at the AWP Conference at the Palmer Hilton. It's in the afternoon, if you plan on being in downtown Chicago.
I had to take some time to work on my thesis so I haven't done much new writing. But I did write today. I'm trying to get back into the swing of things.
1. 1,093
2. 16,239
I'm waaay off track, but I'm doing the best I can as I try to juggle school, working full time, and requirements for graduation. Only 8 more weeks of class and then I will be a free woman with an MFA (Well, free from classes. Then the student loans will descend.).
My advisors are reading my thesis, giving me feedback in the next couple of weeks, and I turn it in on April 16. But in the meantime, I think I can get some writing done. I hope so, anyway. I'm feeling a little shaky, a little out of practice, but I have a lot of good ideas, so hopefully it will all work out.
Today the sun was shining and it was snowing. Too warm for the snow to stick, though. The perfect example of what spring in Chicago can be like. Snow, sun, warmth, grayness, all during the same day.
On Saturday, I'm reading with some other SAIC folks at the AWP Conference at the Palmer Hilton. It's in the afternoon, if you plan on being in downtown Chicago.
Tuesday
Tuesday's Word Count
1. 4,445
2. Total word count: 15,146
I should be at 16,000 today, but you know, what can I say? I am where I am. I'm currently in the middle section of the novel, working on a character I need to get to know better. It should be fun ... but I'll be refining these pages a bit over the next couple of days, so I may not catch up on the word count. That's ok. I'm getting some good work in and it's the kind of writing that has to be done for me to move the book along.
1. 4,445
2. Total word count: 15,146
I should be at 16,000 today, but you know, what can I say? I am where I am. I'm currently in the middle section of the novel, working on a character I need to get to know better. It should be fun ... but I'll be refining these pages a bit over the next couple of days, so I may not catch up on the word count. That's ok. I'm getting some good work in and it's the kind of writing that has to be done for me to move the book along.
Note: The post found below was actually written on Monday, but since I published it after midnight, it's showing up under the heading of Tuesday.
Word Count
Sorry about falling off the face of the earth. I had a pretty stressful work week, then I had a housewarming party on Saturday, then I had to recover from the party on Sunday. I did very little writing last week. I should be at 15,000 words today but I'm not. So I might add on an extra week or I might try to catch up by writing more words than my minimum. I'm not sure yet. We'll see how it goes. Here's the word count.
Today: 2,237
To date: 10,701