There is a possibility that if I up my word count by 1,000 words/day to 2,000 words/day, five days a week, I will finish the first draft of this novel by the end of the first round of ROW80 (the end of this month), or shortly thereafter.
I've got some travelling to do in April and most likely again in May, so finishing before my travelling starts would be ideal.
So what am I doing? I'm stepping it up.
Starting tomorrow I am upping my daily word count to 2,000 words/day, five days a week.
Now, increasing my word count will be a challenge but I definitely know it's doable because I've often written at least 500 words above my word count most days so far during this challenge. I know this novel will be short and should be sitting at about 80,000 words when all is said and done, and right now I'm just under 40,000. So the only thing left for me to do now is get to it.
Again, what I've learned is to not put pressure on myself to "finish the novel." I've learned I get A LOT more done when I just focus on my word count each day and nothing else.
So from here we'll just see what happens.
And in the meantime, as I like to do, some gratitude...
Thank you for the financial means to be able to fly places to visit family and friends. Thank you for the time to be able to do so as well. Thank you for an increasing income. Thank you for the way life moves on and up and backwards and forwards all at once so that there is always so much to be in awe of, to be inspired by, and thank you for how it all culminates into moments of transformation — blessings that stretch beyond my fondest dreams. Thank you for old friends and new love and how the two can find each other. Thank you for every single moment that I feel more and more connected to myself, that I can feel truth filling me up so that as I move through space and time, I do so from a place that is authentic. Thank you for anyone and everyone who accepts me for who I am. Thank you for my growing acceptance of myself.
Thank you for dreams, BIG dreams. And thank you for the opportunity to be able to go for them.
I've got some travelling to do in April and most likely again in May, so finishing before my travelling starts would be ideal.
So what am I doing? I'm stepping it up.
Starting tomorrow I am upping my daily word count to 2,000 words/day, five days a week.
Now, increasing my word count will be a challenge but I definitely know it's doable because I've often written at least 500 words above my word count most days so far during this challenge. I know this novel will be short and should be sitting at about 80,000 words when all is said and done, and right now I'm just under 40,000. So the only thing left for me to do now is get to it.
Again, what I've learned is to not put pressure on myself to "finish the novel." I've learned I get A LOT more done when I just focus on my word count each day and nothing else.
So from here we'll just see what happens.
And in the meantime, as I like to do, some gratitude...
Thank you for the financial means to be able to fly places to visit family and friends. Thank you for the time to be able to do so as well. Thank you for an increasing income. Thank you for the way life moves on and up and backwards and forwards all at once so that there is always so much to be in awe of, to be inspired by, and thank you for how it all culminates into moments of transformation — blessings that stretch beyond my fondest dreams. Thank you for old friends and new love and how the two can find each other. Thank you for every single moment that I feel more and more connected to myself, that I can feel truth filling me up so that as I move through space and time, I do so from a place that is authentic. Thank you for anyone and everyone who accepts me for who I am. Thank you for my growing acceptance of myself.
Thank you for dreams, BIG dreams. And thank you for the opportunity to be able to go for them.
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Sounds like you have a good goal and the motivation to pull it off :) Good luck with your new word count, finishing your book by the end of the month, and on your travels!
ReplyDeleteLOVE that you are stepping it up, and wishing you much luck. Plus, I really enjoyed your gratitude list. Thanks for reminding me to simply be thankful.
ReplyDeleteThanks Tia! Love doing gratitude lists — glad you liked it :)
DeleteThanks Alex! Good luck with this last month for you as well!
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