'The Sculthorpe Mystery'
20,000 Words and Counting
When I'm writing a novel I try to set myself a target of 20,000 words a month. I'm happy to announce that I achieved this over the last 32 days. (Yes, I’m one day out this month, but I will forgive myself.) My reasoning behind this self-imposed objective is that if I worked Monday to Friday then this target roughly equates to 1,000 words a day. This is generally accepted in the writerly world to be good going on a work-in-progress.
But of course I never work Monday to Friday on my writing. I'm a single parent with family responsibilities which often come between me and my writing and I'm also a notorious totty-head (Regency slang for giddy and hare-brained.) It doesn't take much to distract me from my work or to entice me away from my desk. A bit of sunshine will draw me to the beach for a long walk and the prospect of being a lady that lunches with her friends is often far, far too much to resist.
So it's always a relief to find that I've somehow managed to reach my monthly target. By this time next month, both children will have settled back at their respective universities and I have a cunning plan to up the pace of this novel writing business.
Mmm, on second thoughts maybe I should see what invites come my way first before I do that? ;)
But of course I never work Monday to Friday on my writing. I'm a single parent with family responsibilities which often come between me and my writing and I'm also a notorious totty-head (Regency slang for giddy and hare-brained.) It doesn't take much to distract me from my work or to entice me away from my desk. A bit of sunshine will draw me to the beach for a long walk and the prospect of being a lady that lunches with her friends is often far, far too much to resist.
So it's always a relief to find that I've somehow managed to reach my monthly target. By this time next month, both children will have settled back at their respective universities and I have a cunning plan to up the pace of this novel writing business.
Mmm, on second thoughts maybe I should see what invites come my way first before I do that? ;)
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