Writing week: Feb 1-7
Wednesday
So I'm back in the saddle, pumping out Young Junius by the wordcount as much as I can. As crazy as the emailing has gotten with the New York TRP crew, it's good that I get into the writing first thing every day now, when I do, because it really gets me back to what's important: creating, and having more content so I can fulfill my promise of podcasting Young Junius serialized in its entiretly. I know you guys are out there waiting, enjoying the content--love it when I hear that from you--and though I have no idea when this baby will see the light of paper publication (... x # of years from now...) it still feels mostly right to me to keep plugging because writing, after all, is what I'm supposed to be doing.
So. That much has been good. I broke through 100,000 words on the novel for the first time last week, a new all-time length record for me, for what that's worth, which in honesty isn't much. I'm sure this'll get cut back in revision and who knows the merrits of a novel being longer than any other... but it's there as something to view as an accomplishment. And now I'm up over 108,000 words as I keep plugging, adding chapters, throw-down, and upcoming episodes for you guys to rock!
Episode length: I'd like to increase it in the coming weeks, I think. Hope I can carve out more time in the recording room to get that done. Gary J has been awesome about helping me get the files set, but it seems like I don't get myself in there until a Saturday afternoon sometimes. This has to change.
So, yesterday I broke through 2,000 words, today over 1,500 and that feels pretty much like the healthy pace for me. After a day of 2,000 it can be harder to get started the next day, so maybe 1,500 is more natural. Again, always trying to use the Hemingway principle of leaving some water left at the bottom of the well to keep the waters rising in the not-writing time. And always trying to leave off at a point where I know what'll happen next so I can sit right down and start banging the next day.
Beyond that: trying to keep to the clean living: getting to bed at a reasonable hour (hopefully around 11 or before) so I can wake up and get to it before it's too late in the day. Pumping, working, doing what I'm supposed to do.
Here's where I am: in my writing space, controlling the things that I can. Oh, if I had that crocheted pillow in front of me now, the one from Miss Emma's living room.
Yer boy, the writer.
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