I had a crazy day today so I’m behind the eight ball, but I should still have A word count today. I’ll pick up where I left off tomorrow. Not a big deal.
The challenge I face tonight: getting words in when bedtime is about 30 minutes away.
Ironically, here is a chapter from the book I’m writing that deals with just this very thing. Have a good night.
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If you're ever feeling discouraged about your lack of progress toward your word count, I want you to remember this chapter.
If you are facing a zero-word count day and only have a few minutes to write, you should write, even if it results in an extremely low word count for the day.
If you have five minutes before bed and can only write 50 words, write those 50 words.
Here's what most people will do: they will look at those five minutes and decide that it's not worth firing up the computer, loading their manuscript, trying to remember where they left off, and writing. They will gladly take a zero word count for the day.
Here's what happens when you decide to do the opposite:
• The 50 words you thought you’d write magically expands to 200 or 300 words.
• You don’t write for five minutes; your session time magically expands too.
• You maintain momentum that you otherwise would have lost.
• You’ll feel great about making progress, which means you will be more likely to have a good writing day the next day.
• Over a year, the numbers magically add up in ways you can’t imagine.
• Over a decade, all those little micro word counts become a mighty contributor to your word counts.
When you choose to write micro word counts, you will reap the benefits. You’ll be so glad that you did. The hard part is doing it.
