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State of the Author: March

Drawing from the Well Funny story. I went to copy the framework I’ve used for this section and realized that it no longer applies. Why is that, you may be asking? Did I quit writing? Am I changing things up? Did the project change? No on all counts. It...

Fear and Hope in a Pandemic World

Drawing from the Well Sixth EighthChapter 56/91Scene 340/508 – 66.9%Word Count: 85,821 (+9,418) – 66.93% Now THAT is progress. I hadn’t looked at the overall change since I started sprinting. I’ve been so focused on the writing and the total word count...

The Joy and Power of Sprinting

I’ve stumbled onto some really exciting ideas and developments. Let’s have a little chat about them. Drawing from the Well Fifth Eighth Chapter 48/91 Scene 297/508 – 58.4% Word Count: 76,403 (+4,118) – 58.27% This is a huge uptick in word count in just a...

The Slog

Drawing from the Well Fifth EighthChapter 46/91Scene 285/508 – 56.1%Word Count: 72,285 (+1,293) – 55.91% I know that’s not much progress for almost two weeks of writing. Well, it’s twelve days of calendar time. It’s about two days of writing. Even...

The Power of Community

Drawing from the Well Fifth EighthChapter 45/91Scene 281/508 – 55.3%Word Count: 70,992 (+10,702) – 55.31% Wow! I wrote a lot more than I thought I had. If that’s not encouragement, I don’t know what is. I’ve made it past the halfway point...