10K 1Day (how did I do that again?)

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Hello folks! Kell here. At the beginning of July, I wrote 10,000 words in one day (10k 1Day). I wanted to do this several times this month, but so far I’ve only accomplished it once.

Still, that’s good as I have never written 10k in a 1 day except during NaNoWriMo (the main event not Camp). Camp actually tends to be a little slower for me. So this was a big accomplishment for me!

And I want to tell you how I did it, so let’s get right into it.

10K 1Day
The Set Up

Day -1

Tomorrow, July 1st 2019, I am going to attempt to write 10,000 words a day for a straight 7 days. This will complete my novel, Love Once Lost .

I wrote these words in an almost-brand-new notebook. It felt a little crazy as I wrote it, but I was determined. I thought I could do it.

I have previously written that many words, but not in a row. So … let’s see how I do! I haven’t told anyone, and I won’t. Going to try to sleep tonight, get up early, and get started.

Signing out, 8:32, Kelly Garrett

And that was it.

Disclaimer: I didn’t get 10k 1Day for 7 Days

Of course I didn’t! That’s ridiculous.

Now, there were some other contributing factors other than “you can’t write that much that many days in a row.” I think I could, given the right circumstances.

However, that week I was starting a new job (a second job), my home has been super crazy and not a super safe place to be, I didn’t have my laptop (it was at Dell for repairs), I was writing on my Kindle (with a keyboard), and overall, I wasn’t super enthusiastic for this story after a certain point.

All that contributed.

But I did get 10k 1Day!

Day 1

5:21 — up! Less tired than one would think. Not even getting coffee for now. Kindle set up, playlist [link] set up (on my phone), and all ready to begin Love Once Lost!

And so, I wrote. I did a lot of word sprints with friends (my Chatter Box Girls cabin for the win) and didn’t stop for anything but to grab coffee later on and stretch once or twice.

7:40 — 3,000 words written! Only 7,000 to go. I also got dressed and made up and all. I’m sprinting with friends until 8:45-ish, depending.

So that’s right, about 3,000 words in two hours! I think the early morning + the excitement of starting a new story contributed.

9:40 — just shy of 4,000 words written, a videocall, and all ready for work @ 10 AM! Here we go …

And I was off to my day job.

Home Again, Home Again

1:57 — got off work just after 12 (12:20), got DQ (Dairy Queen), came home around 1:40, took break, and here we are at 2 PM!

I am still just shy of 4,000, but I have to make at least 5k by 3. 3 is my next and last (for the day) videocall. After 3, I’ll be writing the final 4k (God-willing). We’ll see how it goes!

So yes, having a slow day at work definitely helped. I was just there for a little over two hours before they sent me home.

When I got home, there was some family here (my other sister and her kiddos), but I just ignored them.