Yesterday, I made it most of the way through my story. I’ve made enough changes that I’m going to start today at the halfway point and keep going from there, in case I messed up something. I added a few lines, deleted a few more, and need to double and triple check for typos. :)Continue reading “Progress continues, hope to finish today”
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It’s been 282 days since I quit caffeine; what I’ve learned
It’s been 282 days since I quit caffeine. Technically, I do still ingest minute amounts. I drink decaffeinated coffee a couple times a day, and I have the occasional cup of hot chocolate. I do not, however, drink regular coffee or tea any longer, and I avoid all other caffeine where I can. I’ve learnedContinue reading “It’s been 282 days since I quit caffeine; what I’ve learned”
My annual Daylight Saving Time sucks post
The forced change of the clock this morning is just one reminder that laws linger long past their need in our bloated government bureaucracies. I just want the government to pick a time and stick to it. Standard time or saving time either one will work for me. Just stop making us deal with thisContinue reading “My annual Daylight Saving Time sucks post”
February slip
The coffee thing might or might not be to blame for February being in the dumps, but February’s word counts are way down. It’s my worst month since July. I held off the usual slump for January with the daily writing, but it seems to have slipped its way into February instead. I quit theContinue reading “February slip”
Disappointed but sticking it out
I should be beyond the caffeine withdrawal at this point, so I’m not sure why I’m not sleeping one iota better. In fact, I’m almost willing to say I’m sleeping worse. Caffeine has never kept me from being able to fall asleep, but it does make it easier for me to forget that I needContinue reading “Disappointed but sticking it out”
First full day off caffeine
I’ve made it through weaning myself off caffeine. Today was the first day I didn’t need any coffee (or tea) at all to stave off a headache. Now I’m waiting on any lingering withdrawal symptoms to fade away. I don’t know that there are any left, to be honest, but I’m giving it another dayContinue reading “First full day off caffeine”
It’s time to quit caffeine (coffee) (again)
It’s time for an experiment! I’ve quit caffeine cold-turkey too many times to count in my life and I know what to expect—so I am not going cold-turkey. The last time I quit caffeine, I weaned myself off it and it worked out so much better. That’s the path I’ll be taking this time, nowContinue reading “It’s time to quit caffeine (coffee) (again)”
Daily post – Jan. 4, 2020
So, two things. I didn’t stop at 9 p.m. last night. The writing was going well and I didn’t want to stop. I also waited to post this until today, which is the next day. I did warn that I wouldn’t always be posting the day of, but I had hoped to last a littleContinue reading “Daily post – Jan. 4, 2020”
Daily post – Jan. 3, 2020
I wrote 600 words today on one novel. Just when I thought I was going to get to dig in and do more, the daughter called and I spent an hour and forty minutes on the phone. :D So that was a bust. I’ve decided I need to set a boundary for myself for finishingContinue reading “Daily post – Jan. 3, 2020”
Changing sleep habits—an experiment in productivity
A couple of days ago I decided to try to figure out what was going on in my life at the time of some of my most productive writing streaks—what types of schedules or timed sessions or just overall attitude I had—so I can try a few things to help me make the rest ofContinue reading “Changing sleep habits—an experiment in productivity”
Big plans for a busy day
In which I try to stay focused on writing despite a busy day.
I refuse to give in to resistance
Again today I’ve let the time creep on, and here it is 7:09 p.m. and I haven’t written any fiction at all. I really don’t know why I keep doing this, but I don’t want to break my streak, which is up to 4 days now, so I’m going to overcome this. Since I alsoContinue reading “I refuse to give in to resistance”
The path of least resistance
What can I do tomorrow to make sure I write early? What’s the path of least resistance? This was last night’s musings, something I wrote here just to remind myself of what I wanted to do today: start writing early. It didn’t happen. It’s 3:01—approaching late afternoon—and my word count is 0. :-0 I shouldContinue reading “The path of least resistance”
Holiday! Okay, not really
I’m not supposed to be taking days off for the July 4th holiday this year because (1) I don’t want to go to the parade, sit in the hot sun, and smell horse poo, and (2) I kind of need to finish this book I’m working on sooner rather than later. But… I’ve been aboutContinue reading “Holiday! Okay, not really”
Tomorrow I resume the challenge to reach 6000 words in a day
Today I haven’t written any fiction. I have a daily writing streak I could keep alive by writing something now, but I don’t think I’m going to. I might, when I finish writing this post, go write a little something, but I might not. I’m tired and I’m not really seeing the need. Tomorrow IContinue reading “Tomorrow I resume the challenge to reach 6000 words in a day”
Too little momentum (challenge update)
I’m just shy of 2,000 words and it’s taken me just over five hours to get there. I’m doing better than yesterday, but nowhere near good enough to reach 6,000 words by my bedtime today unless something changes significantly. I do expect to finish today with a much better word count than yesterday though. OneContinue reading “Too little momentum (challenge update)”
How to not write a lot of words
I feel asleep at the computer last night. Well, mostly I feel asleep if you count head bobbing and momentary lapses in consciousness. So no, I didn’t make it through my book so that today’s writing could go more smoothly. In fact, I kept tinkering with that particular scene I mentioned yesterday until the headContinue reading “How to not write a lot of words”
The writing streaks are dead—sort of
I’ve let the writing streaks end. Last night, I wrote, but I deleted and then wrote and then deleted, and I had a negative day and just couldn’t climb out of it before I was too tired to continue. I’ve been staying up way too late and 1 a.m. last night did me in. However!Continue reading “The writing streaks are dead—sort of”
Another day to add to my streaks!
The streaks continue. :) 148 – 12/30 172 – 12/31 203 – 1/1 209 – 1/2 246 – 1/3 >100 words a day, and increasing words per day I’m up to almost a page a day now. :) I’ve been writing so few words because (1) kids are still home for the holiday/winter break andContinue reading “Another day to add to my streaks!”
Good month, bad day
I’ve reached one new record this month: April 2016 has now become the month in which I’ve written the most words since I started tracking. Fiction words, of course, because if I counted these blogs posts and other stuff, who knows what it’d be? Just know that when I talk about records, I’m always talkingContinue reading “Good month, bad day”