Progress Made #IWSG
December. Wow. Where’d the year go?
It’s the first Wednesday of the month, making it Insecure Writer’s Support Group day.
I didn’t participate in NaNoWriMo this year because I knew I wouldn’t achieve 50K in 30 days, and I didn’t want to derail my current progress by trying. I did get 5K, which was a boost over the typical 3K, so that’s cheer worthy.
I’ve still got 7 chapters marked as needing to be looked at for this whole POV subplot change. I’ve edited 13 since April, so it’s looking like sometime next year I might get this darn thing done…for the third time.
Yes, I’ve reached “The End” twice already. The first time I had a pacing problem. The second time led to the subplot debacle, and I pulled it back from beta readers before some even started reading.
I’ve got confidence in this version so far (version 6 for anyone counting), and I’m pretty sure it’ll be the one.
It’d better be.
I’ve got 4 other books in this series to write, and I want to finish it within my lifetime.
IWSG Question of the Month – It’s holiday time! Are the holidays a time to catch up or fall behind on writer goals?
As a mother who can’t write once her kids are awake and present, I’m inclined to say “fall behind”. However, my son is now old enough to respect when I say, “Give me until 7:30 AM to write” that he’ll hang out in his room and entertain himself while I get some words down on the weekends. My daughter is old enough that I have to drag her out of bed at 9 on her days off just so she doesn’t mess up her school-time sleeping schedule too much. So I have the mornings pre-breakfast to get stuff done, therefore I don’t expect too much falling behind this year. My husband, if he sees me writing, will take off for another room because he knows I can’t focus if there’s someone around me, which is sweet. Who ever thought one’s spouse running away from them was a nice gesture? 
How did your year go? Is this a busy time of year for you? Do you find it difficult to write with family around?
About Insecure Writer’s Support Group
You can find the sign up for the IWSG here. We owe Alex J Cavanaugh a huge thank you for thinking this blog hop up.
