"We're not fucking around over here" could be the motto of this endeavor! I like your statement about taking yourself seriously as a writer. That feeling has come to me in stages, but I'm going to ponder where I'd put that dot on a line!
This morning, my mind was occupied by all of the chores and life admin I could/should be doing. Then I read today's letter and I remembered that it's OK to take my writing more seriously than the dishes! 1,030 completed!
I got waylaid by the long-sought discovery of my long lost relative on Sunday and have been busy updating all the knowledge I thought I had about them and my family, and contacting other long-lost relatives -- but it's all in the service of a book I'm writing about my search for this person! At least I know the real story and won't be accidentally invading their privacy, because in fact, one of the scenarios I imagined (how I would have proceeded if I were in their shoes) pretty much happened. I had decided to make it an auto-fiction when I thought I'd never find them, and I think I'll stick to that, because lacking the truth, I had begun to outline a whole other life. Eight other lives, in fact. :) I am so happy. Not only have I succeeded in finding this person I've been searching for since September, I have also found a kindred spirit in a family where I thought I was the only one like me. Sweet relief, sweet success. Now to work!
1,021 words this morning, all before breakfast! And thanks to the mini 100, I'm back on track for my book, after a rough July with little writing. Now, 41,178 words into a first draft. Thank you, Jami!
getting off to slow start today but know I will gain momentum once I start writing. I am loving the free association, the editing and adding to my oeuvre. Have a good day everyone!
Whew. Done. Went to a place I didn't expect. A little more 'journaly' than my other days have been, but I rode with it, and it needed to get out, and hey there might be something there (but it's out now either way). Solidarity, y'all!
1266 words. Feeling nauseous at the thing I unearthed. There is so much I do NOT understand about this story. First day I'm reporting in before midnight. Thanks for the collective energy. onward!
1,038 difficult, serious words. Some writers are coming out of thickets; I am going in. It is hard, hard work and I'm half-blind in it. Nevertheless, I shall sit in this chair again tomorrow and find my way, because this story is important and deserves a faithful accounting, and because there is much I have yet to learn from it. Thank you for the guidance.
That’s correct…”we’re not fucking around over here.” ✊🏼✍️💻❤️
"We're not fucking around over here" could be the motto of this endeavor! I like your statement about taking yourself seriously as a writer. That feeling has come to me in stages, but I'm going to ponder where I'd put that dot on a line!
This morning, my mind was occupied by all of the chores and life admin I could/should be doing. Then I read today's letter and I remembered that it's OK to take my writing more seriously than the dishes! 1,030 completed!
"we're not fucking around over here!" 😆😆😆 love it! And we're not!!!
Amazing what a little encouragement does for productivity. TY!
I got waylaid by the long-sought discovery of my long lost relative on Sunday and have been busy updating all the knowledge I thought I had about them and my family, and contacting other long-lost relatives -- but it's all in the service of a book I'm writing about my search for this person! At least I know the real story and won't be accidentally invading their privacy, because in fact, one of the scenarios I imagined (how I would have proceeded if I were in their shoes) pretty much happened. I had decided to make it an auto-fiction when I thought I'd never find them, and I think I'll stick to that, because lacking the truth, I had begun to outline a whole other life. Eight other lives, in fact. :) I am so happy. Not only have I succeeded in finding this person I've been searching for since September, I have also found a kindred spirit in a family where I thought I was the only one like me. Sweet relief, sweet success. Now to work!
1,021 words this morning, all before breakfast! And thanks to the mini 100, I'm back on track for my book, after a rough July with little writing. Now, 41,178 words into a first draft. Thank you, Jami!
Thank you so much, Jami for speaking the truth! 💜
Thanks for this gift!
Yesterday was my day one… only got about 600 down, but I feel like I found some momentum. Going to go hard this morning!
getting off to slow start today but know I will gain momentum once I start writing. I am loving the free association, the editing and adding to my oeuvre. Have a good day everyone!
Whew. Done. Went to a place I didn't expect. A little more 'journaly' than my other days have been, but I rode with it, and it needed to get out, and hey there might be something there (but it's out now either way). Solidarity, y'all!
1266 words. Feeling nauseous at the thing I unearthed. There is so much I do NOT understand about this story. First day I'm reporting in before midnight. Thanks for the collective energy. onward!
1,038 difficult, serious words. Some writers are coming out of thickets; I am going in. It is hard, hard work and I'm half-blind in it. Nevertheless, I shall sit in this chair again tomorrow and find my way, because this story is important and deserves a faithful accounting, and because there is much I have yet to learn from it. Thank you for the guidance.
1,195 words and a little progress out of the thicket I found myself in yesterday.
1,027 words, mostly a new scene, with a bit of aiming to improve an existing scene.