I am half way through the month and a little behind in my word count. No matter, I am sure I can make it up on a weekend. Or I will just wake up early and write in the mornings as well as in the evenings. That is something I have just noticed, or rather, […]
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November 7, 2010
Sunday, November 7, 2010
One week in now and I am still humming along. It is so liberating being able to create a world from your imagination. My professor has quoted Mark Twain to us as saying, “All first drafts are crap.” I believe him. There have been several nights where I catch myself thinking, “This is absolute crap.” […]
November 1, 2010
Monday, November 1, 2010
It has begun. If I can continue to write 1,667 words a day then I will finish with 50,000 words on November 30th. I am not even paying attention to the end goal. Instead, I am focusing on making my word count every day. I have a main character, a protagonist, his name is Carn. […]
October 2010
Friday, October 1, 2010
I have been to several of the class meetings at this point and am feeling more comfortable with the process. The whole idea behind writing a novel in a month is to show you two things. One, that you must continually press on to overcome your internal editor. Two, that you can write 50,000 words […]
September 2010
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
I decided. It seemed much easier sitting at a beachside café drinking margaritas with my wife. She had asked if I was happy. Before I even answered we knew the answer was no. We had known for a while. I hated the practice of law. It had been obvious since I almost dropped out part […]