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The writing is slow going. Total word count stands at 49K, roughly 1/3 of the way to the finish line as I currently have it plotted. I call this the rough draft, but there was actually a previous version which I guess is the true rough draft. That one was much shorter though, so since I'm adding so much new stuff, I consider this version the first draft. I guess that other version was practice. In any case, I'm impatient to be done with it. I would like to have something finished and concrete to hold in my hand and wave under people's noses when they ask what I've been up to all this time. And of course, I'm very curious (which I just wrote as verious by mistake - I made a new word!) to see how it turns out. Its hard to judge the quality of something from a first draft, so I keep telling myself not to be so hard on myself. See? That last sentence is an example of a horribly worded first draft. I leave it there as an example, not because I'm too lazy to fix it.
On the 13th (I think - I need to check my itinerary) I'm flying out to New Jersey for my cousin's wedding, which is on the 15th. Then the next week my family (mom, dad, sister) and I are staying at a beach house in Wildwood. I can't wait. I wish I lived at the beach year round, even in winter. One of the advantages of becoming someone who can make a living at writing is that I can live wherever I want. I'm not sure I'll be able to find a cheap beach house, but I swear as soon as the income starts coming in, I'm looking.
That, my friends, is an example of positive thinking. Visualize the success. I do it all the time. The path is laid out before me, and I'm following it to the promised land. It may be a long journey (we'll estimate the remaining flight time once I see how well or badly this current novel turns out) but I'll get there in the end.
Now, back to the grind. Need another 400 words to hit my 1K daily goal for today.
On the 13th (I think - I need to check my itinerary) I'm flying out to New Jersey for my cousin's wedding, which is on the 15th. Then the next week my family (mom, dad, sister) and I are staying at a beach house in Wildwood. I can't wait. I wish I lived at the beach year round, even in winter. One of the advantages of becoming someone who can make a living at writing is that I can live wherever I want. I'm not sure I'll be able to find a cheap beach house, but I swear as soon as the income starts coming in, I'm looking.
That, my friends, is an example of positive thinking. Visualize the success. I do it all the time. The path is laid out before me, and I'm following it to the promised land. It may be a long journey (we'll estimate the remaining flight time once I see how well or badly this current novel turns out) but I'll get there in the end.
Now, back to the grind. Need another 400 words to hit my 1K daily goal for today.