Metrics, Mind-tricks, and Mayhem

This week I:

• Killed 30K in The Ward of the Rose
• Wrote 7K in The Ward of the Rose
• Decided I’m awesome and it’ll be no time before this career gets off the ground, then
• Decided that I’m not good with that much bravado; then
• Decided I pretty much suck, I’m doing it all wrong, and my stuff will never see the light of day, then…
• Decided, in light of what’s going on, I’m allowed a moment of crazy
• Fell in love with characters I hadn’t seen in a while
• Wanted to strangle some of the characters I hadn’t seen in a while
• Felt very grateful for having recorded the draft of The Aldersgate
• Felt slightly embarrassed by some of the glitches/trip-ups in said recording
• Successfully completed potty training with the three year old
• Wrote a total of five other articles for various freelancing jobs
• Wrote a very long post, deleted it, and started a bulleted list instead
• Realized I’m embarrassingly behind on holiday gifts/planning/etc.
• Still, still, walked away immensely grateful for being a writer, for knowing writers, and for having an outlet for the stories in my brain