Comments on: Day Twelve http://catauniversity.com/challenge/day-twelve/ Write better... Tue, 24 Jan 2012 04:17:11 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Linda http://catauniversity.com/challenge/day-twelve/comment-page-1/#comment-353 Linda Tue, 13 May 2008 19:43:15 +0000 http://catauniversity.com/?p=144#comment-353 Congratulations, Marcy! I'm on 17,793 words (did 4k yesterday) and I also have a finished story, which clocks in at 36, 253 words. I started it April 22 so *technically* I wrote it in a month LOL. Off on holiday tomorrow for 10 days, but I'll be taking pen and paper with me to continue working towards my 25k for May! Congratulations, Marcy!

I’m on 17,793 words (did 4k yesterday) and I also have a finished story, which clocks in at 36, 253 words. I started it April 22 so *technically* I wrote it in a month LOL. Off on holiday tomorrow for 10 days, but I’ll be taking pen and paper with me to continue working towards my 25k for May!

]]> By: Gail Barrett http://catauniversity.com/challenge/day-twelve/comment-page-1/#comment-350 Gail Barrett Tue, 13 May 2008 10:43:10 +0000 http://catauniversity.com/?p=144#comment-350 May is always a hectic month. I'm not sure why that is. OK, you self-perceived slackers. I know we are fixated on the word count here, but a better question is -- did you waste writing time? If you truly did the best you could given life's distractions, then there is nothing to beat yourself up about. If you squandered your writing time, :( then it is time to get your butts in gear and get to work! :guns A little squandering is okay from time to time (and necessary to refuel our enthusiasm), but a little can lead to a lot so easily.... No excuses today!!! And speaking of excuses -- I received a package last night -- the edits for my November book just showed up! But I'm on a deadline for my WIP so I can't take any time away from my writing. I'll have to do the edits in the afternoons when I'm generally too tired to write. Yet another adjustment! May is always a hectic month. I’m not sure why that is.

OK, you self-perceived slackers. I know we are fixated on the word count here, but a better question is — did you waste writing time? If you truly did the best you could given life’s distractions, then there is nothing to beat yourself up about.

If you squandered your writing time, :( then it is time to get your butts in gear and get to work! :guns A little squandering is okay from time to time (and necessary to refuel our enthusiasm), but a little can lead to a lot so easily…. No excuses today!!!

And speaking of excuses — I received a package last night — the edits for my November book just showed up! But I’m on a deadline for my WIP so I can’t take any time away from my writing. I’ll have to do the edits in the afternoons when I’m generally too tired to write. Yet another adjustment!

]]> By: Nicola Marsh http://catauniversity.com/challenge/day-twelve/comment-page-1/#comment-349 Nicola Marsh Tue, 13 May 2008 10:21:23 +0000 http://catauniversity.com/?p=144#comment-349 Weekends are my wind-down time too, so don't be too harsh on yourselves. We all need to recharge our batteries to keep the words flowing. Some days are tougher than others... sometimes we need to do this :read rather than :write It's all part of feeding our creative souls :) Weekends are my wind-down time too, so don’t be too harsh on yourselves.

We all need to recharge our batteries to keep the words flowing.

Some days are tougher than others… sometimes we need to do this :read rather than :write

It’s all part of feeding our creative souls :)

]]> By: Nicola Marsh http://catauniversity.com/challenge/day-twelve/comment-page-1/#comment-348 Nicola Marsh Tue, 13 May 2008 10:19:08 +0000 http://catauniversity.com/?p=144#comment-348 Congrats Marcy! Enjoy the new bundle of joy in your family :hug Congrats Marcy!
Enjoy the new bundle of joy in your family :hug

]]> By: Lara Santiago http://catauniversity.com/challenge/day-twelve/comment-page-1/#comment-347 Lara Santiago Tue, 13 May 2008 05:05:44 +0000 http://catauniversity.com/?p=144#comment-347 And next in the Olympic hammer/mallet throwing event is...me with a total word count of only 7,540. A sad 178 words today. :pound Sigh. I want to write. I do. May is a busy month for non-writing activities in my life. Lara And next in the Olympic hammer/mallet throwing event is…me with a total word count of only 7,540.
A sad 178 words today. :pound
Sigh. I want to write. I do.
May is a busy month for non-writing activities in my life.
Lara

]]> By: Emily Veinglory http://catauniversity.com/challenge/day-twelve/comment-page-1/#comment-346 Emily Veinglory Tue, 13 May 2008 02:00:35 +0000 http://catauniversity.com/?p=144#comment-346 Okay, 6093. My turn, pass the mallet. Okay, 6093. My turn, pass the mallet.

]]> By: Cassandra Gold http://catauniversity.com/challenge/day-twelve/comment-page-1/#comment-345 Cassandra Gold Tue, 13 May 2008 01:19:49 +0000 http://catauniversity.com/?p=144#comment-345 Will a hammer work, Emily? :pound I think I'm in the same boat you are. I need someone to come crack a whip over me until I get to work. Will a hammer work, Emily? :pound

I think I’m in the same boat you are. I need someone to come crack a whip over me until I get to work.

]]> By: Emily Veinglory http://catauniversity.com/challenge/day-twelve/comment-page-1/#comment-344 Emily Veinglory Tue, 13 May 2008 01:03:46 +0000 http://catauniversity.com/?p=144#comment-344 5881, sigh. I need less encouragement and more beating with a broom until I write something. 5881, sigh. I need less encouragement and more beating with a broom until I write something.

]]> By: Cassandra Gold http://catauniversity.com/challenge/day-twelve/comment-page-1/#comment-343 Cassandra Gold Tue, 13 May 2008 00:30:58 +0000 http://catauniversity.com/?p=144#comment-343 Glad to hear I'm not the only one behind. My weekend writing plans went straight down the drain! I only managed about 600 words all weekend ( :censored ), taking me to about 7,200 total. I'm going to try to buckle down this week... Yay, Sandie! You're more than halfway done! :clap Glad to hear I’m not the only one behind. My weekend writing plans went straight down the drain!

I only managed about 600 words all weekend ( :censored ), taking me to about 7,200 total. I’m going to try to buckle down this week…

Yay, Sandie! You’re more than halfway done! :clap

]]> By: Sandie Hudson http://catauniversity.com/challenge/day-twelve/comment-page-1/#comment-342 Sandie Hudson Tue, 13 May 2008 00:14:38 +0000 http://catauniversity.com/?p=144#comment-342 I didn't get any writing done on Sunday, too busy running around visiting Mothers (I have three), as well as having my grandson's birthday. Saturday I did manage another 1,772 words which brings my total 12,809 up to Sunday night. Happy wrwiting everyone. Hugs Sandie I didn’t get any writing done on Sunday, too busy running around visiting Mothers (I have three), as well as having my grandson’s birthday.

Saturday I did manage another 1,772 words which brings my total 12,809 up to Sunday night.

Happy wrwiting everyone.

Hugs
Sandie

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