A Writer's Life

I got up about 8:30 pm wrote 5 pages.  It took me an hour, so I guess I am going to plan on an hour every day to meet my goal.  That is okay I have 53 pages in the computer and 11,200 words.  I am staying on track and If I do not get up early I will never finish this book. It is all in my head, I just need to get it out and onto the computer.  My past track record proves that I need to stay on a schedule and not get lazy cause I really want to lay on the couch and eat chips but that will not get my book written. I am getting up early.  Are you? Visit my other Blog http://iamwalkingwithgod.blogspot.com/           

It took me one hour to write five pages today.  The other day, it took thirty minutes and today it was like I was never going to get down, but I did and now I am blogging.  I will be blogging every time I finish five pages.  That is a goal that will keep me on track. I pulled out my old casssettes....yes I said cassettes.  I listened to music yesterday while I wrote and found my cassettes to listen to. While I am at work, I will work on my synopsis.  that will take awhile, for sure. Hope you all have a great day and write something today.    

I just wrote 14 pages.  I didn't make it to 20 pages.  I am taking a break.  I didn't write in longhand like I usually do.  I am making myself write on the computer.  I am just wasting my time, writing in longhand and then not feeling like typing it into the computer.  I still write in longhand, but I am putting five pages into the computer everyday.  So far, so good.  I do need a break and maybe I will make my page count.  So far I have 9,133 words into the computer.  I will keep you posted. What is your word count???

Do you write with music in the back ground?   OR watch TV  OR write in silence? I dusted off my CD player and now have Yanni playing.  I am not up to date with music at all.  I need to get some current music.  Instead of the tv for backnground noise. Any suggestions.  I do like country, but am thinking about some more current music, but have no idea. I do love Barry Manilow and Neil Diamond, but I think I need to be more current.  My goal at this moment is to write 20 pages.    I will let you know how I do. Please let me know what kind of music you listen to when you write.

There is nothing wrong with rewriting.  I think I rewrite everything that I write.  I broght my synosis to work and read it over while I was on break, then I realized I have to rewrite.  I don't think that is a bad thing.  I just realized that I have a lot of work ahead of me. I got up early and just wrote my five pages.  It took me around 30 minutes.  I know that I just started Wednesday night, but I am still on track.  I am taking notes while I am on break and thinking of my novel all day. Synopsis, Log Line, Blurb, Elevator Pitch.......it is enough to give me a headache, and oh yea I have to write 400 pages to go along with all that.  That is what I am doing, I haven't told anyone what I am doing or my goals....It is just me and the computer and the voices in my head.   Do you find it better if you talk about your writing to friends or just to do it??? Do they really care???? Let me know, and keep writing.....

I would just like to say thank you all for stopping by and reading my blog.  I am new at blogging and am learning as I go.  I was looking at my stats and to my surprise, some one was reading my blog.  Yea!!!! I will be blogging more often, since I will be writing everyday.  I ahave finished one novel and that is not published cause there was no conflict.  I took my writing courses and summer is over and I have no excuses not to write.  It is now or never with me.  I am going to write this book and send it out, no matter what.  Are you with me???  Are you going to start that book you have been thinking about? Take this journey with me.  Together we will fiinish the book, find an agent and get published. Tell me what you are working on and your writing schedule. Once again I thank you for visiting my blog....Please leave a comment

Since Wednesday night I have written 5,500 words.   Yea!!!! I got up at 9:00 pm and wrote 5 pages before going to work.  I plan to stick to this schedule and see how it works for me.  I love to write long hand, but my problem is that I hate to have to type it into the computer, seems like it takes forever and I always have more handwritten pages to type.  So I am doing both.  Writing in longhand and on the computer and see if I can keep up. I read somewhere that if you write 5 pages a day, your book would be done in 3 months.  You will have 400 pages.   That is my goal and I am including the weekends and holidays and when I am off work I plan to write more.  The story is in my head.  I just need to get it in the computer and onto an editor's desk. What is your word count for the day???? Keep me posted