I don’t do resolutions. It’s not that I think it’s a bad idea. I don’t. Resolutions are great things. I prefer setting goals to making resolutions. A fine line, you may say and you could be right. But resolutions have never worked for me. Goals often do. Do What Works! …
If this week were presented as a line graph, it would look like a mountainous skyline! The peaks were Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday, with over 3,000 words on each day. The valleys were Sunday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday, with word counts in the triple digits only. The best of the …
An abbreviated report this week because there have only been four days of December so far. They have been very December-like days with cold north winds and watery sunlight (and no snow except for what’s in this photo), but still only four. The first task of the writing week was …
…for November, I’m going to attempt to finish the novel that got the most action during NovelTrack; the second draft of Saving Grace. My goal is to write 120,000 words on this story in November. That should get the job done. I’m calculating that on a 4,000 average word count …
It’s been an interesting week for writing. I once again working multiple stories in an effort to maintain momentum toward November’s writing goals. I tried to cajole myself into writing, trick myself into writing, and motivate myself into writing with new documents and other enticements. I even spent Friday working …
The first two weeks of November were a mixed bag for writing. The first week ended with a daily average word count below goal, so the word count for the week was below goal. The second week ended with a daily average word count just a hair over goal. The …
Every now and again, a week comes along in which it seems there is no time to do the Regular Stuff. This week has been one of those weeks. Our congregation is putting together a pictorial directory this year. The first in four years. The photographer spent three days at …
It’s been an interesting week in a disappointing sort of way. One of those weeks you’re glad to finally see the back of. For one thing, every day this week has been chopped up with a myriad of outside responsibilities and obligations, appointments, unplanned events, and stuff. I knew at …
Time set some new goals. I haven’t done monthly goals for some time mostly because my annual writing goals have more or less predetermined the daily and monthly writing goals. For example, at the beginning of the year, my goal for the year was a cumulative total word count of …
When is car trouble a good thing? When it results in more writing time! Our Buick has been exhibiting some interesting transmission problems for the last week or so. It likes to go forward, but balked at reverse. Friday morning, Neal went out to go to work and, guess what. …