I am finally settling into a nice work flow that does not rely on timers to keep me writing. I’m occasionally dipping into more than one story at a time, but I’m surprised at how often I’m staying focused on one book.
It’s obvious to me now that something was wrong then, but isn’t that how it always is?
I can’t remember at this point exactly when I decided I was going to seriously focus on not using timers, because I’d posted about abandoning them, then went back to using them, before deciding to give them up one final time.
On 8/10, I got rid of my time logs and sessions.
In September, I began using timers again.
Sometime in October, I ditched the timers one final time.
On 10/21, I gave up on daily writing.
On 11/14, I had my best one-day word count to date. I broke through the 6,000 words in a day barrier.
My word counts have steadily increased month over month despite (or because of) the changes in my routines.
| 8/31/18 | 7,840 |
| 9/30/18 | 13,358 |
| 10/31/18 | 20,602 |
| 11/30/18 | 31,928 |
I’m writing and I’m enjoying it, and I’m not driven by a timer! It feels wonderful.