I’ve read quite a bit lately about this phenomenon of thinking – and I’m way too lazy to link to any of it. Sorry. A little. But here’s the Becca version-distillation of the thing – some people live in the “If Only” world. If only I were lovely. If only I were brilliant. If only...
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Category Archives: word countI’m a real substitute teacher. It’s fun. It is. I still have a 5000 words/week writing goal. There will be weeks I don’t make it. And that will have to be okay. But I made it last week. And today I get to teach Kid 4′s class. Which is adorable in all its first-grade glory.... Here’s how my life would be different if I were a speedy writer: * I’d have more finished novels in my finished novels folder (more than the ones that are in there now, and there are more than a couple). * I’d have many thousands of new words in my WIP. The words are coming,...  There are as many ways to tell a story as there are stories to tell. You know, I like books. But I also like oral stories. And film. http://www.youtube.com/tellyawards?x=8wROsZqZvKo The link above tells the story of a young woman from Hong Kong who, when she was sixteen, joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day... In case you hadn’t noticed, I’m here to remind you that it’s November. For many, many writers, this is the time to do NaNoWriMo. I got on board last year. It’s manic. I love it. NaNo is a bizarre, online community that has Writing Output as its goal. (It stands for NAtional NOvel WRIting MOnth... Hey, remember that I have a blog? Nah, me either. Okay, so it has been nearly a week, and I was hoping that I’d catch up on a whole lot of blog reading (has it really been that long?) but instead I’ve been helping neighbor lady divide some plants, and baking rosemary bread, and working... I’m two days away from the half-way point of my WIP. Is that completely unclear? If When I continue to do my 1000 words a day, in only 2 more writing days I will be at 25,000 words. Big deal. It is. A big, big deal. In fact, it makes me happy to meet a... I have goals. I just thought you’d like to know. For instance, every day for the past 2 weeks (and no, Saturday and Sunday don’t count as days, duh) I’ve written 1000 words. Some days, barely. But my WIP is growing because I’ve been diligent. (I love me some diligence.) The writing goals are excellent... |