DAY 3 and I'm still on target!

I'm not sure if I want to brag or cry because it has been a lot of work, but I'm still on target to write a 90,000-word first-draft manuscript this month. Day 1 = 3116 words; Day 2 = 3206; Day 3 = 3208. I even have some words in the "bank." I had decided, prepared my mind in advance of this month, to just write and not focus on creating perfect sentences and paragraphs. I had decided that I need to write freely and to write as quickly as the thoughts arise. And . . . to write what I want to write, not what I think people want to read. Yesterday, I told an acquaintance that I had taken on this challenge. She asked me what type of book I'm writing. I barely got a few words out of my mouth when she began listing all the books (relating, closely or barely) to my topic and how great they are. I said, "Well, hopefully, you'll speak kindly of my book when I publish it." She snapped back with, "Well, we'll see." LOL. So, back to, I write for myself--I have to--and then hopefully there will be an audience who will appreciate the finished project. I believe this is the challenge for all writers, to believe in themselves and their talents and to silence the static (e.g., the acquaintance's remarks yesterday) so that they can succeed.

If you read my blog yesterday, I promised I would post my first chapter (as a teaser), and I will keep my promise. I promise! I'll probably post it this afternoon.