Thursday, November 10, 2011

Acquiring a Taste for Elephant

DAY 13

Word Count: 7494

Sentence of the Day: The woman was deadly--on more levels than he'd care to descend.

It always amazes me that writer buddies of mine can slap out thousands of words at a sitting. Not me. 1k feels like a victory. Still, even at 500 measly words a day, a feat even my creative writing students could undertake, an entire novel could be written in 5 months.

5 months!

Perseverance, then, is key. Which means the ol' maxim of eating an elephant a spoonful at a time proves true. Hmm...

Wonder if that tastes like chicken?

4 comments:

Terri Thompson said...

You are an inspiration to me in this area.

Michelle Griep said...

Come on little buddy, you can do it, too! Just 500 words every weekday. It really doesn't take that long. And even if you miss a day, just get back on the train the next.

Thanks for stopping by!

Southern-fried Fiction said...

I'm with you. My daily goal is 1,000 words. Some days it's only 500, and sometimes it's 1600. I never know what's going to happen. :) I just did a read through of my 1st 4 chapters to see if they worked, and they do! Yippee!!

Michelle Griep said...

High-five to you, Ane! And let's not forget, it's our writing buddies who hold our hands along the way that keep us moving along as well...sometimes dragging us kicking and screaming, other times kicking a boot in our behinds.

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