I admit it, I did not write much today. Pieces of related stories are popping up into my head. They seem to me in the same setting, so I drew maps and doodled ideas.
I’m wondering if that’s useful or a procrastination tactic… Probably both?
Day 10 in the 15 Minutes a Day Challenge
I was highly unproductive today. I really had trouble focusing. I spent 15 minutes rereading, finally. Maybe I SHOULD have taken yesterday off.
Day 9?
I forgot. I’m supposed to take one day a week off, but I didn’t. It was only 15 minutes…
Day 8 of the challenge
I formatted the story for submission in Microsoft Word. As I checked to make sure that it “looked right,” I found myself removing bits that did not enhance the story. I also added some bits. I want to thoroughly edit again tomorrow.
Day 7 of the challenge
After I proofread, I found some places to try to send this story.
15 Minutes a Day, but how do I score this?
I didn’t ADD words to the story. I carefully looked for mistakes. It wasn’t 15 minutes, but 45. It just takes me longer to see what needs correcting than it takes to put something down.
I am counting it, regardless.
Day 5 of 15 Minutes per Day
I didn’t intend to add those 200-some-odd words today. I only intended to read the story through and put in missing or misspelled words. I shaped the story a little bit more. TOMORROW I will simply proofread and not add.
Day 4:15 Minutes – 271 words today
271 words today. It’s a total of 1053 words, and it is complete. Sort of.
Tomorrow, is my first copyediting. I will probably add and delete like crazy. I just had to set it aside. I have a tendency to see what I think is supposed to be there instead of what actually IS there.
123 Words, Today
I enjoyed working on this today. I didn’t get as far and as fast (yeah, relative to my usual pace and I am as slow as GRRM. I’m not nearly as good, though) as usual.
The thing is… The story is starting to make more sense in my head.
15 minutes today: 229 words
I think that most of these will be keepers. Maybe.