Flowing

No, that wordcount is not a mistake. Today was what is known in the writing world as a GOOD day. I've hit 100 pages. Not bad. And it means that I've reached my goal for the month, so even if writing is scarce next week due to travel etc, anything from this point in is gravy.

It's hard to remember when you're having the unflow-y, tooth pulling times, that there are days like this when the words come. But sometimes you just have to hang in there until they do.

Nearly

The last few days have been hunker down and write days. Um, allowing for the odd interruption like a very good massage on Friday and catching up with a friend and a parent drop in yesterday. Still, I'm only four pages away from my 20k! Yay. Though I'd like to do more than four pages today...Tuesday I'm off to Tasmania for a wedding and won't be back until Saturday evening and I don't think I'll get much done apart from maybe a few pages handwritten.

I'd like to be at 100 pages by the end of the month, which given I've rewritten everything I already, and some of it several times, had barring one chunk that comes later in the book is officially close enough to my actual 100 page goal for the month. But to get there I need probably closer to 10 pages today and more of the same Monday and Tuesday morning before I go. We shall see. The main thing is that it's flowing okay.

Just as well that the weather here has turned properly cold today. Yesterday it was cool, thursday/friday is was warmer again with added mugginess. But today I think I'll be reaching for the heater button at some point. Which is nuts in summer but there you go. Maybe Melbourne is just preparing me for Tasmanian weather next week : )

Cheerful

Today I found out I won Karin Tabke's First line comp! Woot!!

Also, the fabulous Deb, came second.

Other cheerful making things:

It's cooler, so hopefully there will be sleeping.

House is on tonight (though I'm starting to wonder how on earth the producers managed to get whassernames who play Chase and Cameron to accept such slashed roles, I'm willing to keep watching to find out if things turn around and also, of course, Hugh is hot).

Tomorrow night I'm going to Spamalot.

My Circa is bought and shortly to be in the mail.

All is good. Now if only someone would magic me up some dinner...

Movement

Look! Actual upwards progress of the progress meter. Two days in a row. Yay!

Was hoping for a few more pages tonight but got phone called and now I'm declaring that it's the better part of valour to stop now when I know what the next bit is so I can jump right back in tomorrow.

I'm setting a tentative goal of 20k by the end of the week. Another 27 pages. Which is doable. Fingers crossed!

And, if things are going to plan, my Circa is currently (or shortly to be) being acquired and sent on it's little journey to Oz. Double yay!!

I think I should celebrate with some Captain Jack of the cardiff alien variety.

I can live with this...

Snitched from Alyson....


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McDreamy, mine all mine. I knew it!! Though she apparently got Brad and George. Greedy! Maybe I need more than one too.....hmmmm.