5K-a-Day Challenge Kerri's Day #4 Results

FIVE FIVE FIVE & MORE "Making EGGsellent Progress"

Back for the Day #4 Update. Did a call for more participants all over the web today. Yahoo Groups and on my Book Boost promotions blog and on Twitter. We'll see if we pick up any new victims. I mean, writers. :-)

A special shout out to Cera and Dawn who both rocked the 5K word count yesterday. So proud of you both. Write on!

For those of you just joining us, be sure to scroll back and read the prior few posts then jump on in and join us--if you dare (insert evil laughter here).

I'm beyond tired today but just think--we hit the half way point in our quest tomorrow then we can take a wee writerly break.

Here's how I did today (making up for lost time from yesterday)

Day #4


8:34 a.m.
Another terrible night. I've decided that the children are secretly conspiring against me to prevent sleep. Perhaps they are trying to drive me over the edge? I've been up for hours but moving in a slow, sloth like motion. Must focus on the task at hand. Many words await.

Of course, the good news about being awake over half the night was that I figured out a new twist for my book. The mind never stops working, eh?

8:55 a.m. Update
Good start with 650 words. Gotta stop to feed the oldest. My 10 year old has only just now rolled out of bed. Must be nice!

9:30 a.m. Update
Now we are rocking and rolling. Looks like it may rain outside so now it is raining in my story. LOL Up to 1292 just now. Gotta keep up the pace. I want to reach 3500 by lunch time. Already thinking about the pasta I'm going to have in another hour and a half. Yums.

10:12 a.m. Update
Had to break up a fight amongst the kids over a stuffed animal. Then had to threaten time out. Sigh. Still managed to get up to 1962 words. Trying to get about 1100 more in 45 minutes. Let's go.

10:30 a.m. Update
Fingers are flying. Stomach is growling. Pushed ahead to 2625. Yay! Almost at my half way point for today. Trying to make up for yesterday.

11:10 a.m. Update
3338 is my lunchtime total. I'm a happy girl. Well, except for all the in-fighting amongst my two eldest children. Only 2 more weeks til school starts. Sigh. Back soon after a bite or two or three. Starving now.

12:38 p.m. Update
Hunger sated. Children abated (for the moment) and another jaunt got me up to 3964. I'm trying to make it to 6K to make up for some of the words I missed yesterday. It seems doable now but we'll see how the afternoon goes. Hope you all are doing well.

12:58 p.m. Update
4637 is my new total and one of the jerks in my story just got what was coming to him—gotta love that. Taking a break to do other work with my Tutoring program. Back soon to go to 5K and beyond!

3:17 p.m. Update
Fed and watered the kids, cleaned the kitchen and received those beautiful ARC copies in the mail via the kindly UPS man! Woot! I'll share a pic on tomorrow's blog. Meanwhile, I've made and surpassed my 5K goal for today. I'm at 5331. Maybe back for one more jaunt later this afternoon. Must take a break now.

4:36 p.m. Update
Okay, I give. I'm stopping today at 5872 words. I have some other work to finish up and it is getting late. I think I did pretty good. I'll reassess tomorrow but I think I'm pretty close to being back on track. I still want to make my 50K in 10 days!

How'd you all do with your goals today?