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I’m behind.  It’s just that simple.  No excuses, plenty of reasons, but the fact is that I’m behind in my word count.  I should have approximately 13,000 words down, and I have around 3,000.  I can’t blame writer’s block, because I don’t actually believe there is such a thing.  It’s me, all me.

However, I had a major writing revelation this week.  I can write fiction.  You see, while I am a writer, I have never actually considered myself a fiction writer.  I write what is essentially promotional copy in many forms (grant proposals, white papers, fundraising materials, etc.).  It has it’s creative moments, and I enjoy “talking up” my clients in print, but it’s not storytelling.

At the end of this week, I told part of a story in approximately 3,000 words, and, boy, am I proud! This is fuel for me to go on.  I’m not going to worry that I’m behind, because there is still time to catch up, just as I’m not going to worry about quality right now, because there will be time to edit and revise in December. 

My plans for Week 2 are to continue to get the bones of my narrative down on paper – to continue building the story.  I’ll get there by November 30, but whether I’ll have 50,000 words or not is too soon to tell.  And I’m not going to worry about that!

Thank you to Debbie Ohi of Inkygirl.com for the use of the above cartoon.

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