Sundays are made of this

I did not finish the "I don't wanna" scene tonight. I did make progress on it.

Title: Chaos Unleashed
Words Total:35,113
Words Today: 223
Reason for stopping: It's getting late & I have to work in the morning.

Tomorrow's goal is to finish the scene ... no matter what.

Okay

I need to write today.

I know I've been procrastinating because the next scene is one I don't want to write.

Time to take a deep breath and face it head on. (Wish me luck.)

Sundays pass quickly

No actual words today. I spent time finding the most recent version of my novel among the many bits and pieces of files. The bits & pieces are now tucked away in a folder for sorting through when I have time. Most can likely be deleted without issue but I have a feeling some of the information may be missing in the 'full' version.

I've been thinking about writing retreats for this year. I am currently planning a trip in May which will see writing happen - likely accompanied by tea and/or coffee and late night talks. I'd like to have at least two more. Perhaps a weekend with like-minded friends. Perhaps another trip to Kingston. (I'd count World Fantasy but I know the writing time will likely be minimal.)

At least I finally found out how to easily set the first page for my manuscripts. (Don't ask. Let's just say what I call something and what the program calls the same something are not the same.)

January 11 - Editing

One of the good things about writing the story so quickly is that I still remembered most of what I'd written. (If I've been away from something for a long time, I'm almost always surprised by something I find in the file.)

I was also doing small edits of the previous day's work as I went. Not my usual way of doing things but it seemed to work for this story. I did a quick edit on the whole thing (managing to add 20 words to the total) and have sent it off to my alpha reader for her input.

I'm not sure what I'll work on tomorrow.

Well then - January 8 - 10

The first full week of 2014 of the day job is done.

I did manage to write every day, even if I didn't make my goal of 500 words a day. It's okay though. I did write every day. And tonight, with exactly 500 words, I've come to the end of the first draft of the new short story. Tomorrow I will print it and read it all the way through for the first time.

Woo! I finished something and it's only January 10th!

Title: Falling
Words Total: 4,652
Words Today:519 / 355 / 500
Reason for stopping:First draft!
Music: Gotan Project/Unwoman/Kitchener Rangers game

January 6 & 7

I didn't sleep well the past two nights and I'm back at work for the first time since Christmas Eve. My brain seems to take offense to both those things.

I did write last night, though word count was not very high. Tonight, I did manage to hit my 500 words. Don't think the characters will be impressed with where I left them but ...

Title: Falling
Words Total: 3,278
Words Today: 236 / 523
Reason for stopping: Sleepy am I.
Music: Toronto Maple Leafs game/Gotan Project

Press not a falling man too far! - January 5

Title: Falling
Words Total: 2,519
Words Today: 402
Reason for stopping: It's getting late & the next scene needs more focus than I currently have
Music: Kitchener Rangers game/Gotan Project/The Strombo Show

I didn't quite make word count for the day but I did write. I've been a bit distracted today since it is the last day of my vacation. I'm hoping tomorrow goes well and I can make up the extra words that I missed today.

Okay, I'm just hoping I write at all. I have an appointment after work, so I won't get to writing until late. Fingers crossed that the work day goes smoothly so I'm not also dealing with a headache.