2751 words. Ouch…what a way to start the challenge…
I woke up on time, but my Blue Yeti decided to stop working. I think my cable died. So I had to troubleshoot that, which shot my morning dictation session. I had some other tech issues that randomly popped up…
I eked out about 500 words before breakfast, which I was happy with. But the day got busy and next thing I knew, it was 5PM. No lunch hour writing, which didn’t help.
Then my OTHER microphone decided it didn’t want to work so I had to reboot several times and troubleshoot the problem.
So yeah…I ended the day with 2751 words, which honestly, on a non-challenge day, would have been a pretty good day. If I was competing in NaNoWriMo, I would have crushed it today, so it’s all about perspective.
Anyhoo, I wrote two chapters today, which is something.
Chapter 1 took me 2 sessions.
Chapter 2 took me 1 session.
I almost started Chapter 3, but given the lesson I learned from my editing analytics project, I decided not to—the higher the number of sessions per chapter, the more edits there are. I’d like to start Chapter 3 fresh in the morning so I can take a good run at it, and maybe finish a few chapters before breakfast. It’ll be better for me in the long run.
I looped through Chapter 1 and tried a new method to help me get through my looping more efficiently:
- Step 1: Read the loop for story
- Step 2: Read the loop for spelling/grammar, and five senses
- Step 3: Read one more time for quality’s sake
Once done, I ran each chapter through my editing engine to clean things up further before moving on.
KEEPING IT IN PERSPECTIVE
- This is just a challenge. The only pressure I’m putting on myself is my own, which is to say, not very much.
- The universe worked against me today—it happens. Bad days are often followed by good ones (and vice versa). Most days are right in the middle.
- 2751 is a fantastic number in its own right!
- The story is moving at a good pace. I still have no idea what will happen next, though.
Onward! We’ll see if I can redeem myself tomorrow.
PROGRESS TRACKER
Words Today: 2751
Minutes Exercised: 0
Manuscript Total: 2751
Where I Need to Be Today: 5,000
Day 1: 2751
