I had a very clearly defined plan this morning - write 7,500 words. I let the middle of the book get to me on Wednesday. The beginning was there, the end pulling together nicely, then I suddenly realised I didn't know what I was doing in the middle. Generally in a story this is where it all goes wrong, Obi-Wan Kenobi or Phil Coulson dies, and I had nothing.
The last thing I wanted to do was run straight into this problem head on. I think that would have really set me back, so I sat and tried to plan on Wednesday. Not as easy as it sounds by a long stretch. I did manage to get some ideas on the board though.
Thursday was kind of OK with 3,500 words written. I wasn't sure if I should include the next bit I was planning to write. It all seemed a little boring. I didn't know if that was just me or actually the case, so I decided to just write it and if my alpha readers didn't like it, it would get cut.
This morning I started strong, but I got distracted by an article on Top Gear, it's going to be very interesting to see how that shakes out. This somehow led into looking at jobs. On a positive note, I did apply for seven, the time wasn't wasted. I got back to work properly at 12.00 noon with the very firm intention of getting another 1,000 done by lunch. I didn't manage, it was close but I lost 15 mins trying to work out the name of a merchants meeting place.
The afternoon was better, bust still a struggle. I got a phone call from a recruitment company at 4.30pm and suddenly I had an interview the next day. That cost me over an hour in talking to them and digging out the suit.
Still by the end I did manage a solid 5,000 words. Not as much as I'd like, but at least I didn't waste much time. Also I did continue after getting that call. It was so tempting to just call it at 5.30pm with my focus broken. I didn't and got another 1,500 words done so it was worth pushing on.
Total now at 43,000 words.
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