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Day 2,308: 6,402

I wrote 25 pages today. That’s 6,402 words. Gawdam. I did it so I wouldn’t have to write any words tomorrow (I probably will, still, but I don’t have to). I have other work I have to do tomorrow, so it’s unfortunately not a day off…but still.

I. Am. WIPED. OUT. So tired. But, I did it.

I literally worked from 8am to 8pm, with a half hour each for lunch and a nap in the afternoon to keep my going. I don’t recommend it, but it does the trick when you’re behind and you need to catch up. I bad...

Day 2,307: Hectic

Hectic week. Sigh. Next week should be less so. I need it to be. I know it’s going to start out busy on the work front, but if I get my shit done this weekend, that won’t be no thang.

I had beaujelais with mcdonald’s tonight and it DELICIOUS. The first beaujelais I’ve had that I actually quite liked. The first two I tried were…fine. It’s also that it really has to go with food. Josh is on the money with that: you gotta drink wine with FOOD. That is really when it shines. Drink it alone and it...

Day 2,306: Odesza

Got to see Odesza at the Forum tonight with, like, twenty thousand other people. It was awesome. Great show. We have one more concert to attend later this year…and it might be that we saved the best for last: Moderat. One of my *genuine* favorite acts. I’m so excited. But, back to Odesza…they brought the noise, y’all. They rocked the fuck out. It was suuuuch a good show. And it was so fun to see it with our friends Stephen and Thida.

Home now. Quiet. Cool. Pups are sleepy. Coco just had to li...

Day 2,305: Particularly Proud

I have to say that I’m particularly proud of myself today. The writing very nearly went off the rails. I could have swallowed a big fat zero because of some poor planning on my part, fatigue, and a ton of stuff that was outside of my control. My rhythm was all kinds of messed up. And yet…

AND YET…I ended up writing like 18 pages. Granted, two of those pages were a section and chapter heading, but you know what??? THEY COUNT.

I’m into the real meat of the story. Idri is on the team. We just...

Day 2,304: Hijacked

Today was hijacked, unfortunately; both by things I’d scheduled and thus were completely my fault, but also by some things beyond my control. It happens. I just need to get my ass up on time and dive back into the writing.

wish me luck, and you have a nice evening. night night!

Day 3,203: Economic Incentives

Solid writing day. Glory speeds toward her adventure. Many many words left to write; I’m alllllmost halfway. Busy day tomorrow, which is annoying, but it’s all shit I have to do. So, I’ll do it! I’ll try to aim toward a half writing day, I think. We’ll see. Wish me luck on that.

So, soooo much stuff to do. Blech. But, I can use tomorrow hopefully as a springboard for a lot of it. Wish me luck.

That’s all I got kids. Solid day. This book is getting goddamn written, and that’s kind of an inc...

Day 3,202: The Freakout

Had a minor panic attack last night after realizing how much time I had left to write my novel. Here’s the thing: I still have time. More than enough, actually. It’s just…the time has come. It needs to be done.

So, I spent today writing my ass off. Had a great day. I need to continue to do that for the next few weeks, and I’ll be in amazing shape. The panic, I guess, is that I need to do it for the next few weeks. There’s no if ands or buts. If I want to have enough time to do my rewrite pass...

Day 3,201: Le Quick

Quick one tonight because it’s bed time, BUT: had a really great day. Recharged. Rested. Spent quality time with Liz and the pups. A great day.

Night night!

Day 3,200: Grief

Doozy of a day. And by that I simply mean, this day felt like it had so many distinct parts to it.

Morning part was a little chaotic and discombobulated. I didn’t really get anything done. But, then I rallied in the late morning and early afternoon to get my writing done. But then the after-lunch part was chaotic again for some family reasons (everyone’s okay)…and then it was suddenly Film School time, but even that was rocky at first because I hadn’t the time yet to go get the pizza, came ba...

Day 3,199: 23

I’ve written 23 new pages in the past two days, all while working full time and dealing with internet issues. Woohoo!

Feels good. Have to keep it up, which means: to bed on time!

Night night.