8 weeks down, 5 more to go…
July is almost gone. Where did the time go? July is the “Middle of my Novel” month, and my goal was to be finished with the middle by the end of the month. With one week to go in the month, it seems like that isn’t going to happen.
The day job took the driver seat after Thursday and after working 12 hour days, I just wanted to sleep, so I didn’t write anything for the challenge.
The good thing is that I’ve been thinking about my ending. I’m the kind of person who needs to have some idea where she’s going. The ending has changed several times, but it’s always a variation of the original. Usually it never turns out to be what I planned, but that’s okay. We’ll see how it goes when I reach it.
Here’s the story for Week #8:
Total for Week #8: 3419
M: 1128
T: 1205
W: 541
TH: 545
F: 0
S: 0
Su: 0
Total for the Challenge: 31002
Words to Challenge goal: 14,498
Now it’s time for the quote for the next milestone. It comes from Your First Novel: An Author Agent Team Share the Keys to Achieving Your Dream by Ann Rittenberg and Laura Whitcomb.
“You should be passionate about your novel without being closed-minded. You need to love your story and at the same time be open to advice about improving it. If you are too fixated on the writing exactly the way it is, you will suffocate it. Let it breathe.”
Write away…
Karen, Keep up the good work! I’m enjoying following your progress and growth as you continue along your path. Your blog is really “blooming” and developing nicely. On another front…I just finished taking a look at Google Books: (http://books.google.com)…the latest app from Google. If you like reading, books, and literature as much as I do, you should definitely check it out. Post it too your site when you get a chance!
Thanks Ken for stopping by. You should really start jotting down your ideas and start your own novel.
As for Google Books—ah, that is a thorn in most writer’s sides. You should google “Google Book Settlement” and you’ll get the background info!