A Numb Bottom Is Always Worth It

Finally seemed to have busted out of my wordcount funk. Went for 2500 today (as I've been doing for the past few days), ended up with 3205. So I'm happy.

My ass is numb, though, from this silly chair. Even though the bulk of the writing was completed in the 3 hours after the kiddies went to sleep and now.

Worth it, though. Did a rough bit a of math today. Book Two is looking to end up in the neighbourhood of 85k words. If I want that done with enough time to edit/proof/format/publish by V-Day, I need to right 2200 to 2500/day for the next twenty days.

Music helps. Helps me, anyway. Also outlines.

Write outlines, people.

And now to sleep. At least until the baby wakes up again.

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