August 30 - No Progress

I’ve been pretty busy this week so I haven’t made any progress on the novel. Just two more days until my old deadline! Yeah, I don’t think I’m going to make it. I’m going to try to do some writing today since my school work load is pretty light being that it is only the […]

August 27 - Word Count 38,200ish

Well. I only managed to write 1,000 or so words over my vacation. But I did spend a little time editing. A little time.
I started classes today. Not that I have been spending any serious time writing lately, but these classes are going to make it harder for me to work on the novel. If […]

August 14 - Word Count 37,385

Not quite 1,000 words again, but it’s chugging along…
I’m having a busy week right now, so I’m happy that I managed to get any writing done tonight. I have the entire week off next week, and while I will be somewhat busy with vacation-type things, I hope to do some work on the novel as […]

The Dream

I had a dream last night. The only thing I can remember about it are the thoughts that were going through my mind as I slowly left the world of sleep.
“This is a great idea for a story! Absolutely amazing!”
Ten minutes later, the idea escaped me. I cannot recall a single detail.

August 13 - Word Count 36,816

I didn’t write quite 1,000 words tonight, but I’m still happy with approximately 700 words.
I’m thinking about printing out my entire manuscript so far and reading through what I have, making notes of changes, additions and deletions that need to be made. It might be best for me to wait until it’s completely finished, but […]

August 8 - Word Count 36,143

I have finally accepted the fact that I will not complete the first draft by September 1st as originally planned. I have self-discipline issues, and I tend to procrastinate and be lazy.
I do still plan on finishing the novel. I have MBA classes starting up again at the end of this month, so I am […]