Time to dig in
Last month, I set a goal to write 500 words a day. On the whole, I’ve been doing it – I just didn’t expect so much of that writing would be devoted to refining outlines instead of hammering out prose to fill the pages of my next book.
On the plus side, that means the outline for the last Artisan Magic book is pretty solid now, and it’s ready for me to dig in and start really making progress. That’s been hard to do lately, but this week, I think things are settling enough that it’s time to dig in and really make some headway.
This week, I’ve got several hours set aside each day from Monday to Thursday, and I’m hoping that will let me knock out at least 10,000 words of this draft. That would be almost 15 percent of my target word count and would put me close to the halfway mark on this book, which would be a fantastic feat to help get me back on the rails for writing.
Since I hope to keep up that momentum through the end of the month, I’m going to give myself until July before I check in with the final word counts from this week, because by the time I’m done with this month, I should have a rough idea of when this book will be heading to my editor… and when it will be finished and ready to read after that.
As much as I’d wanted to get 3 more books written this year, I don’t think I’ll make it beyond 2. I’ll accept that as okay, especially since it means I should have those two out this year, as well. I’ll just be one book behind. The Artisan Magic trilogy will be finished this year and the Spectrum Legacy series will still finish next year, as originally planned, so even though things are a bit behind, it’s not as bad as it could be.
Once Artisan Magic is complete, Spectrum Legacy should go a bit faster, and I won’t be starting the next series until that one is done, so that readers won’t have to wait longer than necessary.
Getting back to writing after a drought has been interesting, but this is only day two, so I won’t let myself be intimidated by how hard it’s been to get back into the groove. By the end of the week, it should be easier, right?
