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Hey there, 2023
It's the start of a new year, and I have started as I hope to go on: 870 words this morning. Venturesome Sheep Day has long been lurking in my brain, the usual idea in search of a plot situation, but this morning I woke up with an idea for the mcguffin which has so long eluded me. (And thanks to the commenters on Pat Wrede's blog, who have occasionally asked if VSD would ever get done; I'm sure it was reading one such last night that got my brain working on it while I slept.) It's probably an overcomplicated idea, but I'm enjoying it so far.
Being the start of a new year, I've been reflecting, not on resolutions, because those are so closely linked with failure in our society, but on goals. My biggest goal really does need to be getting back to writing regularly, and this morning is a good start.
I did a little math, and if I could do 1000 words a day, five days a week, that works out to two novels and about 16 moderate-length short stories a year. Fabulous! The flaw in this otherwise excellent plan, of course, is that I can't do 1000 words five days a week -- or at least, I never have. But even half of that would be outstanding; I'd be quite happy with one novel and about 8 short stories a year. This morning's output, three times a week, would... be about that. Hmm. Eeeeeenteresting.
Being the start of a new year, I've been reflecting, not on resolutions, because those are so closely linked with failure in our society, but on goals. My biggest goal really does need to be getting back to writing regularly, and this morning is a good start.
I did a little math, and if I could do 1000 words a day, five days a week, that works out to two novels and about 16 moderate-length short stories a year. Fabulous! The flaw in this otherwise excellent plan, of course, is that I can't do 1000 words five days a week -- or at least, I never have. But even half of that would be outstanding; I'd be quite happy with one novel and about 8 short stories a year. This morning's output, three times a week, would... be about that. Hmm. Eeeeeenteresting.