Update for Thursday, May 28

My timed writing approach continues to work well. Only three days in so far, but I am consistently getting more words done in a day than I was before I tried this approach. Better still, while I toyed with some story ideas last night, I didn't come up with any that I really felt moved to work on.

So this morning I didn't have a story cued up. I fell back on the 1,200 word opening of a story I'd started but abandoned. "Better than nothing," I figured. So I started the timer and started writing. And managed to write quite a lot. I am (as usual) not sure that the story is going anywhere, or that it's worthwhile, but it's growing. That's something.

And being able to just sit down and start writing even when I don't feel inspired is a valuable experience. Essential, in fact. For one thing, every time I manage to write two or three thousand words even when I'm not sure I can manage it is another instance of success my subconscious has to accept. See!? I can do this! I can create stories on demand!

For another, writing for money is a job like any other. I like writing--but it isn't always going to be fun. Hammering that lesson into my subconscious doesn't hurt either.

Anyhow, done writing for today. Off to retrieve my wife from work, eat a quick dinner and then jet off to fight supervillains. Or get killed by supervillains, as happened to me last week. (Don't worry, I got superb magical medical care and I'm good as new now.)


Words Written Today: 2,793
Words Written YTD (since May 1): 30,744 (Woo! An average of slightly over 1,000 words a day for May)
Streak (500+ words/day): 18 Days
Stories in Circulation: 5
Rejections: 3
Stories Accepted: 0