ROW80: Getting over it and getting things done
So I missed my Sunday wrap-up of last week, but my Friday post really covered it. It wasn’t a great week thanks to being sick. I was kind of bummed about my week on Sunday (when I was feeling MUCH better), but I knew that I couldn’t go into this week with a bad attitude. I have a BOOK to finish!
This week has been churning right along. I’m a bit behind on my goal at this point thanks to being sick, but only by a couple thousand words. It’s nothing I can’t make up for by writing above my daily minimum this week. It doesn’t put me actually behind my original due date of March 24, since my daily minimum adjusts accordingly. Even so, I’d like to get ahead of myself again so that I can wrap this book up by mid-week at the latest. I’m eager to get to editing!
I also may have accidentally developed ideas for a second, third, and fourth book in this little universe of mine. Making it into a series would be so much fun! Each book could stand alone but would definitely pull pieces and characters from the other books. Things have fallen into place for this story and these people in my head in ways I never imagined or hoped for. I’m having a blast.
So, for my goals this week: my focus is still hacking away at my word count and getting this book to the finish line. I’m at just over 25K now, should be at at least 27K tonight, and I’m shooting for around 40K total before I get to editing.
If I have any downtime, or need a bit of a mental break, I’m going to work on the site for my pseudonym. I need to get that sucker up ASAP!
How is your week going, fellow brave writers? Check in with our other ROW80 friends here.
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Yay for your book falling into place and it’s almost completeness! Hope you’re feeling better – I missed you on Sunday. Being sick is miserable, and I think worse of a time suck than social networking because your body is fighting your progress and will to get things done.
Good luck with the 2k this evening – I hope the rest of your week is an improvement over last, and that you find that downtime to accomplish other things of your interest
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Yeah for getting close to finishing! Sounds like you’re right on track, despite being sick. And what fun about all the new ideas. I love it when that happens.
Good luck on catching up with your goals and have a great rest of the week.
Ruth Nestvold recently posted..Becoming a writer again — switching from editing to writing
Ohhhh…well I hope you continue to feel better so you can power through this week. Sounds like last week was rough but that’s the beauty with ROW80 – flexibility because life happens to all of us. Love your enthusiasm and positive attitude. I know that will serve you so well as you finish up with a huge BANG! Here’s to a fab week ahead Jessica!! Woot woot!
Natalie Hartford recently posted..ROW80 – Round 1 – Check-in #21
Hope you are feeling better and yay for the new ideas! That happened to me when I was writing my last short story-I had these characters poking in my head to get out, and that is the WIP I am working on now! Good luck the rest of the week on your goals!
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Feeling poorly is terrible especially when you have big plans! How exciting you have ideas for further books! I hope you are feeling better and you have had a great week
Em recently posted..ROW80 Check-in 14th March 2012
Good for you! Close counts for horse shoes as well as ROW80 goals. I did well too, considering started a little late and it’s my first time. Will enjoy the “break” to get caught up in other things, then back at it with the next ROW80.
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