1,000 words

Today, I wrote over 1,000 words in my zombie work-in-progress (WIP) in 30 minutes. Now, I'm not sure if I just didn't know that it could take that long (I thought it'd be longer) to write that much, or if I'm just excited by my ambition, but I'm pretty happy about that. That helps me pinpoint a goal and a projected end-date for this project that has taken entirely too long to complete.

If I can average 1,000 words per half-hour, and if I can set aside 90 minutes per day to write, I could be done in a few weeks. Now, I realize that's an ideal situation, that requires I write every day with no exception. But in all honesty, I prefer to work toward ideals as opposed to pessimistic realities that might have me giving myself days off for "breaks" and such. (Incidentally, I typed "suck" instead of "such," and I debated upon leaving it that way but then thought that wouldn't make sense. Now that I've parenthetically described my self-editing dilemma, you may understand that I intended breaks to be a sucky thing. Well, that's if you're the type of person who reads inside parentheses. I know I am.)

I say I could be done in a few weeks because I've got 17,000+ words currently written. I love the idea of writing, reading about writing, and reading what others write so much that I want this blog to be about just that.

With that said, please link up with me on Goodreads and Twitter. I'd be happy to connect with you there. I've learned so much from my contacts on Twitter, and it amazes me how generous people are with information. I love Goodreads because it's so quick and easy, sharing and rating books with your friends.

I'll be updating tomorrow, after I've written another 1,000 words.

Beginning

Ok. So, every time I think I'm going to be a great blogger, I fail. For that reason, I'm gonna try to lower my expectations to posting on here once per week.

What will I be writing about?

Writing. Fiction. Right now I'm working on a zombie novel, and at about 16,000 words in, I'd say I need to pick up the pace. I've been working on this for nearly a year now, and unfortunately, life did its thing and got in the way.

I stopped writing to focus on finishing college (English degree with a Creative Writing focus, so I guess I didn't really stop writing...). And then I thought it might be bright of me to get a job with health insurance so my little one could continue being the reckless little munchkin she loves to be (no broken bones yet ;) ). I found a job, but I feel like I should be using my skills, and my bills keep screaming at my wages demanding, "MORE! MORE!"

So, here I am. I'd like to take a step back and re-focus my attention, even if it's just a few minutes a day, to one thing I love to do.

Write.

This blog is simply a running track for me to keep at least a steady pace on my writing. I'll try to keep readers posted on progress, and if I end up being the only one reading this blog, well then, I guess I'll be making myself accountable ;).

I'd love to make this a place to share thoughts on writing and reading, so feel free to post constructive comments.

Next post, I'll be talking about what I enjoy reading, including a couple of my favorite blogs, books, etc.

I'm also planning on getting a piece of my zombie novel-in-progress up here soon as well.