I really hope you're feeling a bit better and it's good to hear your doing some more writing.
I do love write-ins... today I managed 1,432 words, and then to distracted with emailing someone. I am hoping the virtual write-in will continue to kick me into gear.
The words I wrote today was based on a prompt, and it was odd! But at least something..
Aaah, good work, glad to hear you're slowly getting back into things --and odd is good :D
Good total. Also, the oddest words often turn out the most compelling, in the end.
That's a nice total from the write-in. And huzzah for the upcoming write-in! I'm thinking of working my Easter chocolate in as incentives somehow. Surely, this will be a win.
You're so tantalisingly close to your overall total, too. Excellent! :D
Late writing tonight.. 620 words that I kind of needed to get down. Needs more work. More for a short story or perhaps something else a little longer.
Brings me to a total of 8,630 words so far.
Hoping I can get some writing done over this long weekend - but will also have the combined distraction of preparing/marking before work starts back on Tuesday...
Slow and steady, Jossie. You're not far off schedule, you know! Very impressive that you're keeping it all going even with all the other things going on in your life. Excellent work :).
Ick, marking. Good luck with it :D
252 words only today...
And I have the same reaction to marking... it's done, though now I have to look at all the essays and compare... in case I need to adjust marks. Funtimes
Good effort getting those down despite having a brain numbed by marking!
Near on a week, how goes thing now that school has started back up and children are off producing more material for marking.
Ergh, going terribly. I went back to work and it was right back into it all.. as though holidays never happened.
Goal for this weekend (now that I've finalised marks for the first batch of essays) is to write or plan or something to do with writing. I seem to have fallen right off the writing wagon... sigh :(
Good luck, Jossie. Hope you find time and inspiration soon.
Work is particularly draining... I find myself just going home and zoning out.. :( How is it only Wednesday?
10 years ago
Thu May 01 2014, 09:27pm
*dpm*
A dream-inspired spurt of writing... and I happened to find some time tonight... just wish it was Friday already!
448 words tonight... more a short story writing type of night. It isn't finished.. but time is running out (before I fall asleep because this week has been draining).
I think I need to find some more time to sit down properly with what I've written for my novel so I can wrap my head around what's going on. So at the moment it's sitting there untouched.
Good! As we always say, any words are good words!
And tomorrow is friday, so rejoice! :D
Yay it is Friday....
Some brainstorming and some crappy words: 445 words in total tonight.
I don't want to jinx it... but perhaps I am slowly getting back into the habit of writing?
I haven't updated my totals in a while, but haven't written much else lately. I am not sure I will reach my target.
Write-ins are awesome and I wrote 2,941 words but not on the novel I worked on since summer... like I said I will have to find time to sit down and properly assess and work out stuff. Unfortunately, I don't know when that will happen though because work is becoming hectic and reports are coming up and I want to start them early...
Will return with an updated total.
Don't stress about your novel, Jossie. Write whatever you're inspired to write. If the novel's not working now, leave it till summer when you will have free time to assess and plan. In the meantime, write shorts, or start another novel, or just do anything to keep writing!
And pretty much 3k words is wonderful :).
Yes, novels take time. Long time. Long, long time. Long, long time and then some. It is obligatory, so just work on it when you feel you can because it'll take awhile regardless.
Mystic Ward
10 years ago
Mystic Ward
Twentyfamilies Gypsy
Writing reports should be added to your total. They would take up so much time and energy
9 years ago
Sun May 25 2014, 02:46pm
Could I count all the marking I have to do? But they aren't actually words, so that can't really be counted sigh..
Work is hectic, draining and it leaves me with zero motivation or energy to write or read! I am a firm believer that if I can't at least write, I should be reading! But all I seem to do is work, get exhausted, go to the gym, home to cook, watch tv and flop into bed to repeat the same things the next day.
I won't be reaching my target for this autumn. Perhaps term 3 will be better... at least there are holidays approaching in about 5 weeks!