Today was a fiction writing day, or rather reading day. I’ve reached the 25% mark on the book and so I reread the thing to see if it was any good. Surprisingly, I thought it was very good. I would read it! Of course 25% is just a beginning so there’s plenty of stuff to figure out and more characters to introduce but the story is defined and the feel of the book has been established. And the ending is coming into sharper focus. I think I’ve decided to end this first book with a definitive bang. It means I will have upped the ante in a really big way but I think it’s the way to go.
I figured 25% was the correct point to make sure the book wasn’t terrible. But it also tells me I’ll have to pick up the pace. In fact one of my friends said I need to declare a finish date and stick to that. That seemed harsh to me which means it’s probably true. I just checked the start date of the document and I’ve been working on this thing for six months! So I need to pick up the pace for sure. My goal is to finish the first draft by June 30th. That only three months but I feel I have to push myself. That’s about 6,000 words a week which is a good amount but not impossible. But what it does require is at least two days a week devoted just to writing. So discipline will need to be instilled. Unfortunately that is my weak suit. Well growth is painful.
Other than that today, it’s been a pretty nice day here and we went for a walk in the woods. Camera Girl found a dead mouse near the front porch and told me how bad she felt seeing it. I reminded her that she’s terrified of mice and that the mouse’s family is out there eating her bird seeds that fall to the ground below her feeders and living in my tool shed. This made her shudder and she walked away greatly conflicted. Women suffer from emotional thinking which speaks well of their sentiments but serve them poorly when it comes to taking practical steps to deal with the world. If I didn’t put my foot down we’d have racoons, opossums, foxes and deer lvivng on the porch and the animal food bill would break me.
I haven’t seen any interesting news today. Just the same blah, blah, blah. I’m sure Biden will say many stupid and incoherent things in Europe this week and Putin will be blamed for almost everything since original sin reached humanity but I haven’t detected anything new going on. When I see something good I’ll put something out. Till then enjoy the weekend.