Unattainable Goal?
What it is, Tappers. What. It. Is.
So, I’m trying to set myself a goal for writing the much anticipated (well, I’M anticipating it!) next book in the GOODHALO series. And here is/are the catch(es):
1. I’m trying to get it drafted by the end of September.
2. I think it’s going to be 100,000 words or so.
3. I haven’t really given myself much of a break.
4. I have video games on my shelf STILL in the wrappers from 2 years ago.
5. Sometimes I don’t feel like writing.
I did some quick number crunching of what I’ve written thus far and what I still need to kick out (which is about as complex math I can handle) and I figured out how many words I’d have to kick out EVERYDAY in order to meet my goal.
1,420 WORDS!
Is that doable? You gots to remember, I wrote the ENTIRE first draft of ANNA 2.0 in 31 days last SHOCKTOBER and that sucker clocked in at 75, 203 words. That was like…2426 words a day. How the heck did I pull that off? Seriously.
So…I think I can do it. I gots to do it. I need the distraction to keep me from constantly checking me e-mail for bad news and to keep myself going. With the impending arrival of Bebe #2 a scant six months away, I need to get some words on the screen…with a quickness.
When ol’ Travis was born, I ceased production for around a year. It was really hard to do.
Let’s see if I can practice what I preach: Write like the wind, don’t look back and whatever you do for crying out loud…don’t stop!
Ugh. Me and my big mouth.
Well, you wasted 291 perfectly good words with this stupid post, moron!
Sorry, I’m just attempting to motivate you the way an ill-tempered coach might do it. Let me know if it works and I’ll send some more your way.
*cheerleads*
Go TKT!
I haven’t been writing anything new…too much revision, but I plan to start a new one in late-August.
I can’t tell you how encouraged I was to learn that you took a year break when Travis was born, and you’re still writing. I gave birth two months ago and am trying to figure out how to write and be a new mom. It’s so great to hear that I can take a break and still come back to writing later.
Doofus – Both this comment of ‘encouragement’ and the chiding I got on Xbox Live was much appreciated. I’ve got some ground to make up. I think I’ll be ahead of the game before the weekend is up.
Courts – Thanks! *does a fist pump in air*
Colo Steph – You’ve been PLENTY productive, methinks. Cool to hear you’ve got somethin’ new planned!
Becca – Yeah, it wasn’t a matter of ‘if’ it was a matter of ‘how.’ You’ll find a way, well…because you gots to!!!
I can do 1,500 words in a day, tops, before my brain melts and leaks out my ears. Somehow, I expect YOU can do it with flair! So go. Create words.
I like my novels in puff-form. Remember that.
We should have played a little Halo last night. I was just wasting time.
Jaina Sandmore – Novels in a puff form. We gotta market that. New…Prose Puffs! The books you can roll!
Doofus – Now I’m afraid to log onto Xbox Live. Your coaching…it’s working!