On hold: see update at the bottom. :)
It’s a new day and it’s time for a new challenge! I’ve done a course correction, because I had a realization about the 5,000 In a Day Challenge this morning. Now I’m ready to get started, and hopefully I don’t fall down that hole again.
The biggest challenge I’ve faced so far is not getting the time in that I need so that I hit a reasonable word count range for the day. I think it’s skewing how I see my progress and making me feel like I’m writing at a slower pace than I really am overall.
Here are the rules:
- Write 7.8 hours today. (I’d expect my word count to range from 2,340–4,680 if I actually put in all that time.)
- Any time I lose to breaks I have to make up. Cause there’ll be breaks. My circulation (and bladder!) depends on them. :D This is where the challenge comes in.
- Finish the 7.8 hours before 6:36 pm. Cause I have life stuff to do this evening.
I’m working on my 2014 novella #1 today. I’ll update when I can. Good luck, me. ;)
10:31 am: 0
2:40 pm: 51 minutes, 493 words. Ouch.
I don’t even want to explain why I’m at where I am with the writing time right now. :D I’m freezing*, my fingers are numb, my nose is running, I have a headache, it’s spitting snow, and I want a nap. This might not be the right day for this challenge. In fact, I think I’m going to put this thing on hold, take a nap and some aspirin, and finish the day with a gentler attempt at writing and try this challenge again on Monday.
Sometimes I just have to recognize when something’s not working and make adjustments. I’m still going to try to get in enough time so I don’t fall further behind on my one million words goal.
Saturday and Sunday are short days, but maybe I’ll try to ramp up to the 7.8 hours on Monday by trying to get the full 5.2 on both those days in the meantime.
*Three hours and twenty minutes after washing my thick, long hair and it’s still not dry. I know, I know. Shoulda blow-dried.