I downloaded a great little program that allows me to set countdowns and timers that hover on the screen. So I can have a countdown to deadline and a timer to inspire me to write.

Today’s challenge is to set the timer for 30 minutes and just write. Close all your other windows and just write. No editing. No going back. Just write.

If you’d like to respond with a wordcount, that’d be neat.

And if you don’t have time today, try it first thing tomorrow.

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