milestone Archive
I literally just wrote this article, finished the whole thing, and as I was selecting my keywords, WordPress crashed and lost the whole thing. It’s not like losing a book, or even a chapter, but it’s still annoying enough that …
So, I have been a little disappointed in myself this week for the lack of progress I made during this self-quarantine. Aside from the day job, I had zero distractions besides what I imposed on myself, and yet I barely …
Between an extra session yesterday evening and a productive morning today, I pushed my word count for the non-fiction book over the halfway point of 20,000 words. Some of those words are notes that I’m going to overwrite as I …
In today’s writing session, I generated about 700 new words about a specific search technique, but those words replaced over 3,000 is my original messy and repetitive draft. I’m calling that a win! I got across everything that I think …
Over the past few days, with my new focus on matching my actions to my goals of finishing books and moving toward an independent income, I have been doing much better in the mornings. Even on the days that it …
I finished the third chapter of my non-fiction book today and even though the writing itself was a little tough, it feels good to hit that milestone. It’s not quite halfway, but I am filling out the outline and making …
Today, I put the finishing touches on the first draft of Chapter One of my non-fiction book. Although I haven’t been numbering the days on this particular project, maybe I should go back and do that. I’m curious about how …
Today, I crossed 12k words in my story, with a target of 120k. One tenth of the way. I hear about professionals finishing books in a month or less, mere weeks, in some cases. Heck, people talk about 10k+ days. …