This will be short and sweet. My goals were to write at least 15,000 words per month and to get my WIP ready for publishing by June 30. Neither of those goals will be met. According to my Supernatural (love Sam, Dean, and Cas!) spreadsheet, I would have to write 1898 words per day through the end of the month to make that goal. Not gonna happen. Maybe without the full-time job, but not working 40 hours a week. I really wanted the print version of Fire Wizard ready to take to the book fair at RNC, but it’s just not possible now. I’ve been concentrating on things that have to be done. Some of that is over now, so maybe I’ll get going in the next round. See ya then!
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Okay, a Supernatural spreadsheet sounds like a wonderful way to keep track of your word count…
I didn’t meet all of my goals for this round either–revising is taking longer than I thought it would. But there’s always next round!
Let me know if you need the website for the spreadsheet. 🙂
It seems we always underestimate the time it takes to do things. At least I do.
Always better to take the time to make it as awesome as possible than rush out something that’s not ready. I wonder if I’m rushing Soulless a little too much, but you can just feel these things in your bones. Fire Wizard needs just a little more time, but that time will get it right to where it needs to be. Good luck! You know I’m rooting for you. )
Thanks, L.S.! I’m sure Soulless is almost ready. You didn’t rush. With Fire Wizard, I just haven’t had time to work on it as much as I would like. But you’re right, it’s not good to rush a book just to get it out there. I write pretty fast with a pretty clean first draft when I have the time. I keep thinking…what could I do if I could chuck this day job? LOL
Well, you know what I think about chucking the day job! You’re right, though. If I was rushing it, it would be out now, but I worry about things like that when key elements of the plot got shifted just in the shower today, ha. It’s going to be a pretty different book than even my betas got to read.
I think you did great, even with a full-time job. Hey, this is the challenge that knows you have a life, right? See you next round.
I need to keep telling myself this is what this challenge is about instead of that frenzied rush to do it all fast. Here’s to the next round!
Not only do you have a full-time job, but you also edit. That has to be rough. I know my word could would go way down if I had a job. There’s only so much you can do in a day.
Honestly, I have no trouble at all with telling someone, “It’s okay to be late in getting a book out.” I’d rather read your best than have you rush something.
(Yes, it’s hard for me to take my own advice, but I should.)
I know I’m spreading myself a little thin. But Fire Wizard is “talking” to me again, so that makes it easier. Sometimes when my head is somewhere else, my book becomes a chore instead of a pleasure. The scene I wrote last night went in an unexpected direction, and that made it kind of fun.
One thing that gives me a little extra time is either writing or editing during lunch. If I can remember to bring my lunch, it saves time and money, and I get the whole hour to work.There will be some days when I need a break from that, especially if the work day is hard, but most of the time it’s a very productive time.
Yep, I hear you on the book being a chore when your head is elsewhere. 😀
Keep going. You’re doing great.
Thanks, Emma!