On Tuesday the 11th, I decided to set a daily minimum word count and start writing 1,557 words every day. I began following that rule on the 12th. Overall, this is one experiment that seems to be working out well.
Here are my word counts for the last 7 days, beginning with July 12.
1,667
935
1,628
1,969
405
1,562
1,615
That’s an 80% completion rate, which is pretty damn good in my book.
The reason for today’s title is this: today’s word count sits at 402 words and it’s 10:15 pm. I had a plan for today, but I didn’t follow through. I don’t have a good reason for that, but I’m sitting here thinking I might still have time to finish today’s minimum word count if I start now. In truth, this is probably a perfect example of the thinking I talked about in yesterday’s morning post.
But I really think I could possibly still make it. So of course I’m going to have to try now or I’ll regret it. And if I don’t, well, at least I can be somewhat certain I’ll end up with more words than I started with.
(And I ended with 688 words. Although I didn’t make it to my minimum before 12, I’m glad I tried.)