After the Pitches: Day Fifteen

Monday, August 23, 2010

Okay, I’m taking a new tactic under advisement: pretending that my writing is like a job. Well, it is a job, but taking it more seriously.

I got up and got showered and dressed (a good start). I planned on starting my writing at 8 AM. Here’s how it went:

8:00 all ready late

8:01 still late

8:02 started this blog

8:03 – 8:07 working on blog

8:08 clean up desk of filing crap

8:09 open document

8:10 need to find glasses and warm up coffee

8:11 started work

8:18 decided that the book is just fine in third person. I just need to add more details and make it a little funnier.

9:55 I’ve been writing all this time; and I’ve gained 1,703 words. Time for a food - and Chihuahua loving - break

10:15 full belly and a cup of coffee; so back at it - one-handed because I have a love-seeking Chihuahua in my arms

11:46 as Winnie the Pooh would say “this looks like a good place to rest” I finished 2,005 words today. And I got reacquainted with my story. It’s dog-gone good. And when I “beef it up” a little more, it’ll be really good.

A good day’s work. And the first number listed after “Manuscript” now. It now says “Manuscript = 1”!

Bravo!

Deadline has changed. I want to be finished with the initial writing by Tuesday, August 31 and done with the whole thing by Friday, September 24, 2010.

Procrastination = 9

Grossed-out Factor = 1

Life = 4

Manuscript = 1