When we hold each other accountable—even in this abstract-in-the-ether-internetty way—we get shit done. We can cheer each other on, support each other, nudge each other over the finish line.
Just finished my 1000 words (I write in the morning before work) and the 6000+ words I wrote this week are more new words than I've written in the last year, when I was stuck in the land of endless revisions. Thank you for hosting us, for encouraging us, for giving us a reason to try something new. I'm going to keep going and see where this thing leads me. <3
1416 words and one cup of coffee. Today my morning pages turned into mourning pages and my 1000 words. My brother-in-law is transitioning to a nursing home and it's been a difficult and emotional experience. It poured out of me today and became my 1000+ words. Last night, I read over this week's daily writing. It was helpful to see what was most present for me this week. But I was also amazed by some of what I wrote and gained some clarity on how I might approach structuring my memoir. I appreciated my daily email and encouragement and looked forward to reading the comments from other community members. Thank you, Jami.. and thank you all for showing up here. Forward! xo
Thank you for the encouragement! I've written four short stories just over 1000 words this week.with actual beginnings, middle and ends! That's more than I've ever written in my lifetime (and I'm close to your age!). The pump is primed and I'm confident I can finish two more days of the same. Hooray! And yes I'm real!
This week helped remind me (because I need continual reminders!) how much I can write when I just sit down and do it. I don't need to be precious about the amount of time or the conditions in my workspace, I can just shut the world out for 20 minutes, a few times a day, and make steady progress. Thanks for the reminder, the accountability, the community. Gonna try to keep this momentum going.
I didn’t write stories, just wrote whatever was on my mind at the moment. Seemed easier. This morning I wrote about what to do with all these words. Felt silly but what the heck?
Thank you Jami, for putting this together. Thank all of you for being around.
I won't get to write until tonight, but, thanks to this week, I have 8000 words on a new novel, & it feels like, yes--I have a new novel. Thanks as always for this amazing week, Jami!
Hi, Jami and everyone. This project may be internetty, but we are definitely real! Is today the last day? I hope not, but if it is, I'm carrying on. I just finished 1,327 words, and it was smooth. I got to my usual writing spot at Dunkin Donuts but my favorite table was taken and the radio was high; I wasn't sure I could work with it so loud. I asked the manager to turn it down a bit--they are required to have it on but can adjust--but she was so busy with all the various tasks of taking care of the place and the customers and training a new employee that she forgot. I would not bug her, so I accommodated. It was no problem. Now I am not suggesting we subject ourselves to unnecessary difficulty, but circumstances vary and we have to count on our inner resolve even if the externals aren't perfect. My writing is stronger than that. Cheers!
1,546 words today, the collective us! A thing that exists. I've been all over the place this week, writing on three different projects, but that's what I love about this process. If you show up, you always get what you need. I worked on an essayette, new scenes in a book I'm editing, and today, I picked back up where I left off in my new book, the one that's almost a first draft. It took me six days to get back there, but I did! And felt that glorious exhale of landing – of coming home. And Leo! What a beauty. Thanks for the week, Jami. I always appreciate this community. Congrats, writers! We did it! *throws confetti
1012 today (on 10/12) I learned a lot about the value of having a container and a word count goal that sits me down whether I have anything to say or not and stretches me to stay past the point that I think I'm done. Some days were stream of consciousness, I played around with a short fiction story, and a tackled the first draft of a new Outsourced Optimism essay. Thank you for holding this space that helped hold us all accountable 🥳
@jami I just wanted you to know what came through on one of the days I sat to write my 1000 words. I had no intention to write to my estranged sisters when I sat down to write that morning. But because I sat to write, what was ready to be written came through. Thank you. <3 Mary
Just finished my 1000 words (I write in the morning before work) and the 6000+ words I wrote this week are more new words than I've written in the last year, when I was stuck in the land of endless revisions. Thank you for hosting us, for encouraging us, for giving us a reason to try something new. I'm going to keep going and see where this thing leads me. <3
1416 words and one cup of coffee. Today my morning pages turned into mourning pages and my 1000 words. My brother-in-law is transitioning to a nursing home and it's been a difficult and emotional experience. It poured out of me today and became my 1000+ words. Last night, I read over this week's daily writing. It was helpful to see what was most present for me this week. But I was also amazed by some of what I wrote and gained some clarity on how I might approach structuring my memoir. I appreciated my daily email and encouragement and looked forward to reading the comments from other community members. Thank you, Jami.. and thank you all for showing up here. Forward! xo
Thank you for the encouragement! I've written four short stories just over 1000 words this week.with actual beginnings, middle and ends! That's more than I've ever written in my lifetime (and I'm close to your age!). The pump is primed and I'm confident I can finish two more days of the same. Hooray! And yes I'm real!
This week helped remind me (because I need continual reminders!) how much I can write when I just sit down and do it. I don't need to be precious about the amount of time or the conditions in my workspace, I can just shut the world out for 20 minutes, a few times a day, and make steady progress. Thanks for the reminder, the accountability, the community. Gonna try to keep this momentum going.
I didn’t write stories, just wrote whatever was on my mind at the moment. Seemed easier. This morning I wrote about what to do with all these words. Felt silly but what the heck?
Thank you Jami, for putting this together. Thank all of you for being around.
I won't get to write until tonight, but, thanks to this week, I have 8000 words on a new novel, & it feels like, yes--I have a new novel. Thanks as always for this amazing week, Jami!
Hi, Jami and everyone. This project may be internetty, but we are definitely real! Is today the last day? I hope not, but if it is, I'm carrying on. I just finished 1,327 words, and it was smooth. I got to my usual writing spot at Dunkin Donuts but my favorite table was taken and the radio was high; I wasn't sure I could work with it so loud. I asked the manager to turn it down a bit--they are required to have it on but can adjust--but she was so busy with all the various tasks of taking care of the place and the customers and training a new employee that she forgot. I would not bug her, so I accommodated. It was no problem. Now I am not suggesting we subject ourselves to unnecessary difficulty, but circumstances vary and we have to count on our inner resolve even if the externals aren't perfect. My writing is stronger than that. Cheers!
1003. Thanks Jami and the Mini 1000 community!
1,546 words today, the collective us! A thing that exists. I've been all over the place this week, writing on three different projects, but that's what I love about this process. If you show up, you always get what you need. I worked on an essayette, new scenes in a book I'm editing, and today, I picked back up where I left off in my new book, the one that's almost a first draft. It took me six days to get back there, but I did! And felt that glorious exhale of landing – of coming home. And Leo! What a beauty. Thanks for the week, Jami. I always appreciate this community. Congrats, writers! We did it! *throws confetti
1012 today (on 10/12) I learned a lot about the value of having a container and a word count goal that sits me down whether I have anything to say or not and stretches me to stay past the point that I think I'm done. Some days were stream of consciousness, I played around with a short fiction story, and a tackled the first draft of a new Outsourced Optimism essay. Thank you for holding this space that helped hold us all accountable 🥳
1,014 words with 11 minutes to spare...and more than that, this week also gave me the push to finally go ahead and start my own substack! https://nataliewritesthings.substack.com/?r=bv9io&utm_campaign=pub-share-checklist
Thanks for everything, Jami
1051 words! Wrote this at my biweekly writing accountability group. I still feel like I could do so much with all the words. TYSM for this space!
1152.
@jami I just wanted you to know what came through on one of the days I sat to write my 1000 words. I had no intention to write to my estranged sisters when I sat down to write that morning. But because I sat to write, what was ready to be written came through. Thank you. <3 Mary
I share about the complexities of sibling estrangement, the scars of a turbulent past, and my journey towards healing our family wounds. https://marythoma.substack.com/p/a-letter-to-my-estranged-sisters
It's 11:32pm, BUT I DID IT! Thank you, Jami!
Thanks. I've got back on track with my writing through this, and it feels good to have done so. I'm really grateful.