remember when i used to post my daily word count for my novel draft on this blog?
in case you're considering doing the same: go for it! it really helped my progress a lot.
i'll admit, since stopping this public word count updating, my draft has slowed down a little. let's blame it on the upcoming wedding, the extra duties at work, and my addiction to dance moms instead (ok seriously though, watch this eight year old child move, it's unreal... and this is from the first episode guys; anybody else feel inadequate now?).
on the bright side, when children make me feel inadequate it inspires me to learn how to do the splits. maybe with a few more stretchy weeks we'll get there. regardless it's good for posture right?
but anyway, a week or so ago i finally broke the 40,000 word mark on my draft, and thought it's still rather slow going, it's getting increasingly satisfying to see my page count creep towards 150. the protagonists finally know how to make the time machine work now. one would think this would lead to high action adventures. it hasn't yet, but the soap opera is getting pretty ridiculous.
when i first started writing i scoffed at the writers who said that the first novel you write is unlikely worthy of publication. while it's still appealing to try and push this draft toward a wider audience eventually, i'm definitely seeing why this statement has been made. it's such a learning experience to produce such a large quantity of coherent content for the first time, and i really suspect the next attempt i make will have a lot more to it and less to revise. it's getting really tough to put off those new ideas that keep popping into my head for novel #2.
BUT it won't be novel #2 unless i finish #1 so plod along we shall! hope everybody else is keeping motivated with your creative work. if you need a kick in the pants to get back to something you're working on, consider this one from me!
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