Just the facts.
Today’s Stats:
Daily Word Count: 2987
Total Word Count: 11937
It’s been a day of fits and starts, yet surprising output.
I realize how much I love the writing part as opposed to the editing part. Writing is wave after wave of hope and possibility. Editing attempts to strictly discipline those waves.
Most of today’s work will need the softening of time. Right now the humor is biting. With a little time and some careful rework, it should mostly nibble with the occasional chomp, which is how I like my humor. Less zombie, more almost-too-cold ice cream.
Daily Word Count: 3285
Total Word Count: 8950
Good morning! I am taking the writer’s equivalent of the polar bear plunge and doing a rebel version of NaNoWriMo this year — 50,000 words in 30 days.
Although I not writing a novel, I am writing (God, I hope) humorous essays and short stories that ideally could be compiled into a book; however it is more likely I will split up the set and send them out into the world independent and ready for the responsibility.
It’s a challenge. It’s always a challenge.
However, it’s the part of the writing process that goes the fastest for me, the first draft. I have learned how to let the thoughts go from brain to screen/paper without waking the inner editor. I enjoy seeing where one random thought goes. The winding and weaving lead to the weird stuff. The good stuff.
Here is what happened on Day One and Two. I will post Day Three later today.
Day One:
Essay: “How Amazon Ruins Adults and Other Ugly Halloween Truths”
Daily Word Count: 2369
Total Words: 2369
Day Two
Day Two’s writing was assisted by a lovely bout of insomnia. November is traditionally a busy month for me, and I assume I’ve got a few goose egg days ahead so getting ahead while I have momentum and a brain that doesn’t want to sleep is helpful.
Essay: “The Big Book of Congressional Hairdos” 2154 words
Short Story: “Pie Trauma” (Working Title) 1142 words.
Daily Word Count: 3296
Total Word Count: 5665
Jackie Pick 