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WELCOME TO ALL those plucky writers who are participating this week!
This is the place to post your check-ins for Wed, July 25 and/or Saturday, July 28.
To learn more about this event, mouse over 10K Days in the blog menu above.
If you’re participating from overseas, feel free to start according to your own time zone. This check-in page is posted the evening before the event so you can. 🙂
DON’T FORGET TO TAKE REGULAR BREAKS!
You’ll regret it later (when you’re feeling fried) if you don’t take regular breaks. Even if you’re on fire with your writing, take your scheduled breaks.
Every two hours is recommended. Breaks are also for posting check-ins.
WHAT SHOULD YOU POST FOR YOUR CHECK-INS?
TIP: If you don’t see your comment right away after posting, try refreshing your screen.
1. You can mention your word count if you want to. If you’d rather not, please comment about your progress thus far.
2. You can also describe what you’re working on.
3. Feel free to mention how you’re feeling and how the day is going for you.
4. It’s always fun to hear what people are drinking, snacking on or listening to.
DON’T FORGET TO log out of forums, Facebook, Twitter, email, etc.
Go gettum, Tigers! – Milli
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Ah, the simple pleasures of being the first to mark the blank page.
Perhaps there is something to be said for living just on the right side of the UTC meridian (even though Ireland is a little to the east of Grenwich!
Anyhow, here I start.
Word count is currently zero (LOL), but all I can do now, is to go upwards. ;-)))
For anyone else joining us today, may I wish you the best of luck.
Slainte
TheIrishman
Twitter: fearofwriting
Liam, it’s about an hour before bed-time here in Ohio. I’m not normally awake when the first writer posts his/her check-in, so this is kinda cool.
Happy writing! And good luck with your seminar.
Hi,
Almost 4 hours! And I have managed just 1562 words. Not very good really. Still, it is the best I can do.
Boy, do I hope you all do better than that!
Anyhow, time to go beddy buy buys.
Tomorrow, I will try to do better.
And for everyome else, I hope you manage better than me.
Cheers,
TheIrishman
Twitter: fearofwriting
Cheers, Liam! 1562 for starting your second book is a momentous occasion. 🙂
See you back here on Saturday?
Twitter: dream_mancer
Hey all!
The night owl is getting started late, although its 3 am so maybe early is the key word. I have written 1,211 words, all small stories as told by my dad since he just got back from a mission trip to India about 4 hours ago. I was asked to take his journal and other trip members’ journals and compile stories to go in a small booklet for others to read. So yay for a writing project? I know what I’ll be doing for Saturday!
Since I won’t be back until MUCH later, good luck to all! I’ll be cheering you on mentally!
(Excuse any errors. My iPhone and I have a love/hate relationship. The autocorrect officially hates me.)
-Laura
Twitter: fearofwriting
Laura, a booklet compiling everyone’s experience in India sounds like a fun and fascinating project!
Knowing me, I will probably still be here when you reappear MUCH later. Especially since I got up late so I’ll probably write till even later than usual. See ya then!
Twitter: zografispaula
hello! Midday in Sousse, Tunisia and getting started on my writing. Had great intentions of starting earlier, but he Universe had other plans for me… anyway the rest of the day is mine!! so onward . . . I’ve got topics set out for 4 different ebooks to use as giveaways on my website . . . all about creativity (loosely) so my goal is 2500 words each. . . we’ll see what happens!
Will be back in a couple hours to check in — happy penning, tapping, typing everyone!
ciao for now — Paula
Twitter: zografispaula
90 minutes into it, checking in . . . about 600 words on the first topic — the Care and Feeding of the Creative Self . . . so far writing longhand, it’s easier on my sore shoulder and I think better with a pen n hand anyway 🙂
I’ve decided to shift topics after each break (unless I am really on a roll)partly to get something done on each of the 4 and partly to keep it fresh (I hope!)
How’s it going for everyone else??
~Paula
Twitter: fearofwriting
Paula, your ebook projects sound creative! Love the title of your Care and Feeding ebook. Let me know when you put those up on your site and I’ll tweet ’em.
Hope the longhand is working out well for you. I’m about to do some journaling longhand, so you’ll have a buddy for that part. 🙂
~ Milli
Twitter: zografispaula
Thanks Milli I will- I hope to have them up mid-August — I’ll definitely let you know 🙂
Twitter: fearofwriting
I’m here! Finally. But it looks like one of those days where everyone starts late. I’m starting late because I was excited about the 10K Day and couldn’t fall asleep for a long time. I slept in so I wouldn’t be groggy today.
It’s a gorgeous sunny day, I’m about to make a big yummy cappuccino and get started with some journaling.
~ Milli
Twitter: zografispaula
Another hour, and picking up speed 🙂 another 350 words on the original topic and about 250 for Imagination is Key — outlining the idea and the Eleven Exercises to stretch the Imagination . .. I think I will continue with that,and flesh out the 11 roughly before moving on . . . since I got a later start than I wanted, I’m not sure I will manage 2500 on each booklet, but I hope to reach 1000 on each, that will make for good momentum I think . . .I think I need a snack!
Twitter: fearofwriting
Paula, you’re making me hungry!
Sounds like good progress creatively, and also because longhand is slower. I’m intrigued about the 11 exercises. Happy writing!
~ Milli
Twitter: zografispaula
settled on peach yogurt with walnuts . . . and, yes, I admit it, a piece of dark chocolate 😀
The way I type I’m not really sure if longhand is slower -LOL- the 11 exercises . . . I think I have some interesting Imagination stretchers in there . . . stretching MY imagination to come up with some fresh ones 🙂 Now back to the notebooks!
~Paula
Twitter: pattistafford
Whew! I’m not the only one who’s late. However, I may be the only one not writing. LOL. I did write a little something about living with an ADHD muse, but it didn’t get her to focus. She’s in overdrive today and pulling out all the stories she thinks I should be working on. We can’t pick just one, can we?
Anyhoot, I’m going to attempt some free writing, but no clue what it will be about. Maybe I need one of those thinking cats on? LOL
Hope everyone is having an awesome day!
Twitter: fearofwriting
Patti, put your thinking cat on and then relax while your ADHD muse takes control. Sounds like she’s the one who’ll be doing the writing. Have fun!
xoxo
Twitter: zografispaula
I think a thinking cat is a wonderful idea 😉
Twitter: fearofwriting
Paula – This morning Patti tweeted a hilarious picture of a lady working at her computer with a white cat sprawled on her head. And the cat DOES look like a cap! 😀
Twitter: danapittman
Good morning. I’m getting a late start but I’m here. Coffee is brewing and I’m trying to wake my foggy brain. 🙂
WORD COUNT: 0/10K
Twitter: fearofwriting
Dear Ms. “I’m Late” Confessions –
We were all late today so you don’t even get to feel guilty. You’re just one of the crowd. LOL!
You know I love teasing you. But I’m also sending you love as you plant your butt and put a smile on that pretty face and then write, write, write your way to heaven. 🙂
xoxo
Twitter: danapittman
LOL! I need all the teasing, encouragement, and pushing I can get.
Thank you my friend. Now, let me get to work before I find myself sleep at the wheel. 🙂
Twitter: cjtreggett
Good morning all,
LOL Patti, I just saw the ‘thinking cat’ pic from a link Milli tweeted; really good one!
I’ve managed to get my morning pages written (approx. 350 words)when I first got up. Longing to just stay with my journaling, but alas, duty calls and I’ll have to take care of some client-related biz for an hour or two…
I was staring at the picture at the top of this post, and decided I, too, am going to take myself and my writing notebook to a local beach (about a 15 minute drive from my house) as soon as I can get away and get some uninterrupted writing time in. If it’s too crowded or noisy there, then off I will go to one of my favourite quieter spots along the river. Always plenty of shade and quiet inspiration to be found there.
After that, I’ll come home to tap-tap-tap away on the keyboard and hopefully make some decent headway on a few pieces I’m working on.
I’ll check back in later. Hope all of you have a magical writing day!
Twitter: fearofwriting
Carole, the beach sounds divine!! What a great idea. I’m glad the picture at the top of this page helped you think of that. Wish I could join you on that beach. But at least I have a gorgeous day to savor through my window. And I can walk in the park.
Good luck getting your client stuff out of the way so you can indulge in your creative self.
Twitter: zografispaula
The Thinking Cat picture was great! I saw it on facebook this morning 🙂 I started out writing on my balcony which overlooks the sea, but it got too windy (as it often does mid-afternoon) so I retreated indoors — but still have the “soundtrack” of wind and waves 🙂
Twitter: fearofwriting
Paula, a balcony overlooking the sea in Tunisia. I’m breathless! If you ever feel moved to write about that for my travel blog (http://milliverstravels.com) please feel invited. 🙂
Twitter: zografispaula
I’d be delighted . . . I’ll be in touch about that, I promise 🙂
Twitter: fearofwriting
630 words of journaling that flowed out of my purple pen and got me all relaxed. Now time for some brekkie and then I’ll be journaling again.
Everything’s experimental today – no agendas on what to write. I’ll let my journal shine a light into which tunnel(s) I’ll be excavating today. 🙂
I’m late, but I’m here! I also won’t get to write just yet. I need to fix something to eat for my mom and myself, then I need to do a 20-minute walk (once I’m done walking for the day, I will have walked 10 miles!). And, as usual, I have other stuff to do. Most of my writing will be tonight.
So far, I’ve done some roleplay, which is technically writing. After all, I write from my characters’ points of view! 🙂
I also have a couple of new characters I want to explore in a scene–a fight scene, actually–well, partially, at any rate. And I need to do some brainstorming. So as is usual of late, it will be more of a planning day with a little writing. My goal isn’t to reach 10K, but to work more on development–although fitness-wise, it WILL be a 10K Day. 😀
~L
Twitter: zografispaula
sounds like a great CREATIVE day, Lois!
It is, thanks! 😀
Twitter: zografispaula
SO happy! 800+ more words on the Imgination ebook and I think I have the complete bones of it now!!! YAY *munching grapes* (yes I do eat pretty much all the time when I write)enjoy your Brekkies, Milli!
Hi all,
Just got to 2014 words, but now I have to leave for the seminar.
Maybe I will be able to put down another 1k when I get back.
Otherwise it is going to be a monumental effort to get to get to a total of 10k by Saturday 😉
Good luck to you all.
Cheers
TheIrishman
Twitter: fearofwriting
Liam – Congrats on the 2014. I know it sounds like a long way from 10,000 . . . but sometimes showing up and doing what you can is the same as making your desired word count. We’ve ALL had 10K Days where we felt like tortoises. But it’s all good over time. It looks like you’ve joined us as a “regular” so now it becomes more of an eternal quest than a monthly tally. 🙂
Twitter: fearofwriting
Brekkie’s over and now I’m ready for some more journaling.
My first journaling session relaxed me so much I almost feel too lazy to write. BUT there’s a huge smile of anticipation on my lips as I contemplate opening my journal again, so maybe “boneless like a cat in a pool of sunshine” can be successfully combined with gently pushing a pen across the page. 🙂
Twitter: runningonheavy
Hi all! I’m finally getting started on my 10K Day! Better late than never, right? Hope everyone is having a productive day of writing so far!
Twitter: cjtreggett
Yay, glad you made it! Was thinkin’ ’bout ya earlier, about how much I appreciate and admire you and your writing 🙂 Have a good one, m’Dear. Hugs.
Twitter: runningonheavy
You are sooooo sweet!!! Gosh!! I blushed when I read this 🙂 Hope you are doing super duper fantastic!!! <3
Twitter: fearofwriting
Hi Valeka! Great to see you here. (Saw you earlier on Twitter for our #journalingbuds check-in.) Hope you’re having fun over there in Austin and receiving lots of magical words.
xoxo
Twitter: runningonheavy
Hi there!! I just realized that I didn’t do an update during the day! Goodness! I did manage to do some journaling and I wrote a blog in addition to some writing on a short story. All in all, I did about 4500 words. Not my best but considering all of the distractions I had yesterday, I’m pretty happy with that!! 🙂
Twitter: fearofwriting
4500 sounds pretty awesome for a day full of distractions! Thanks for coming back to update us. Hope the short story was fun to work on.
xo
Twitter: danapittman
UPDATE: Word Count 2k of 10k. I’m moving slow but warming up. 🙂
Twitter: fearofwriting
Hoorah on the 2K. Warming up the frying pan so those jumpin beans can JUMP. 😀
Twitter: danapittman
Yes…I think I’m almost warm. LOL!
Twitter: zografispaula
Hello again — I’ve been writing longhand for about 6 hours now (with breaks)and have accumulated around 3000 words for my efforts, good starts on 3 of the 4 ebooks. Yay for 10K Day! My hand is tired and the sore-shoulder has started to throb, so I think I may be done for the day . . . but I’m delighted with the results especially considering my late start.
If my shoulder is up to it I’ll drop in on Saturday and see if I can pull another 3K together 🙂
Thanks everyone for the positive writing energy! I’ll stop by later and see what you all got up to with the rest of your day.
ciao ~Paula
Twitter: fearofwriting
Paula, 3K and a good start on 3 ebooks is a handsome result for the day.
You must have rubbed off on me with your six hours of longhand. I normally start my day with journaling and then move onto the keyboard for the bulk of it – but I’m over 4 hours into my writing day and still longhanding it in my journal. And lovin’ it!
We’ll look forward to having you join us again on Saturday. You fit right in here. 🙂
Twitter: fearofwriting
Got so immersed in my journaling I lost track of time. (Love when that happens.)
I’m on 2730 words and it’s 2 pm – but not sure I’m ready yet to move from journaling to the keyboard. Gonna make some more coffee and see what I feel like next.
Twitter: cjtreggett
Wow, 2700+ words is great, Milli. Hand not cramping in protest yet? I’m enjoying the handwriting today too and want to stay with it a bit longer before working at the computer.
Twitter: fearofwriting
My hand hasn’t even though about cramping. It’s been a dreamy experience and I’m often not even aware of pushing the pen. Plus I found a wonderful purple pen in my pen holder than glides like butter across the page.
Twitter: zografispaula
Hi –Just checking in before bedtime here to see how everyone’s doing — glad I inspired some longhand writing today — there is still something magical about pen on paper . . . especially with the right pen– and your purple one sounds ideal, Milli!
night everyone, see you Saturday ~Paula
I got some background written for one of my characters. After my shower, I’ll move on to the second. I’ll write the third character’s background tonight, along with a scene (at the very least, the beginning of a scene).
And I reached my 10-mile goal, so I feel great about my fitness level, too! 🙂
~L
Twitter: fearofwriting
Doubly awesome, Lois!! 😀
Thanks, Milli! 😀
Twitter: cjtreggett
Bonjour!
I’m back home. Had to stop in the middle of writing up a storm in my journal by the river due to getting quickly parched and headachy out there on this hot summer’s day.
Anyway, I’m presently still at only 1,510 words, but I got to have some fun and take a few photos and cool off my footsies in the water too 🙂
Twitter: fearofwriting
Carole, writing up a storm sounds absolutely wonderful! (Except for the parched and headachy part.) Your feet must feel fabulous after being dunked in the cool water. I’m jealous. 😀
Twitter: cjtreggett
I wish you could have been there with me. It’s a magical little spot. Tranquil. I did have a bit of company;there was this seagull who stood on a rock not far from my own perch at the water’s edge. Was hilarious when a few of his/her friends flew by calling out for him/her to follow and he squawked in reply, “No! Even though she doesn’t have any junk to feed me,I’m gonna hang out near this cool human for a bit. She needs me to pose for her quintessential ‘bird on a river rock on a perfect summer’s day’ photo.” 😀
Twitter: fearofwriting
LOL! That reminds me of a gull we saw last time we were at Niagara Falls. I’ll show you the photo after the 10K Day is over.
Twitter: danapittman
I have a class to teach today. I’m heading out but hope to return later.
WORD COUNT: 3.5K of 10k
Twitter: fearofwriting
Goody on the 3.5K! Enjoy your students. 🙂
Twitter: fearofwriting
Still journaling, interspersed by lots of daydreaming. 3430 words. I’m going to take a break for a while and browse through a catalogue. I like looking at the colorful pictures.
Twitter: pattistafford
Sounds like everyone had a fabulous day. I wrote in my journal and that’s about it. My muse was so unruly that I ignored her for a change and did some housework. I needed to do it anyway. We’re having company Saturday evening so it’s hard to focus on anything else—we don’t have much company. It’ll be a new experience. LOL.
I may read or do more hand writing tonight. Will just have to see. 😉
Twitter: fearofwriting
Patti, we haven’t had company in ages either. If we had my house might be cleaner. 😀 Enjoy your company on Saturday.
xo
Twitter: fearofwriting
Was feeling saturated last time I checked in so I took a longer break. Relaxed and looked at some pictures, cleaned up the dishes, took a cool shower, made a cup of tea. Now I’m feeling more eager to get back to it. I’m the only one home today so no dinner obligations: I’ve got the whole evening to dabble in my journal. Bliss.
Twitter: cjtreggett
I’m really having a relaxed,fun afternoon/evening and definitely in the groove again on the back verandah. I put aside the pen and paper and brought my laptop out there, found me a really nice script font, and away I’ve been working. I really have to watch using the backspace and delete keys too often, though 😀
Currently at 2,598 words and want to continue, but I gotta take a break for supper.
Twitter: fearofwriting
Yay for the relaxed, fun afternoon/evening and the 2598 handwritten and pretty-script font words! 😀 Enjoy your supper. (You just made me realize I’m hungry. :D)
Twitter: cjtreggett
‘key dokes, I’m a callin’ it quits for today. Final tally: 3,663 words. I started writing a screenplay tonight(410 words so far). First time trying that and I like it 🙂 Take care everyone.
Twitter: fearofwriting
Carole, exciting about the screenplay! And your lovely 3663 words for the day. Wow, you stayed way later this time than you usually do for the 10K Day. Cool. 😀 Twas fun having you here. My feet are still tingling from you dipping yours in the river. 😀
Twitter: cjtreggett
I think this is the very first time I’ve felt relaxed throughout the whole 10k day (after I took care of the clients’ biz this a.m.). I was really happy out on the back verandah after supper typing away but it got really dark and I got a bit bleary-eyed so I knew it was time to pack it in 🙂
Twitter: fearofwriting
It’s a great feeling, eh? I’ve been so relaxed today sometimes I’ve been almost too lazy to write. It’s so precious (in this day and age) having a whole day of feeling relaxed while doing something we love.
I’m so happy you were able to stay connected to yours despite having to do some client work this morning. xo
Twitter: fearofwriting
I’m on 3990. Still leisurely writing in my journal, in between deep contemplations of the mysteries of life.
P.S. Hey, Laura, if you show up any time within the next 2 hours I will probably still be here. 🙂
Twitter: cjtreggett
You so rock, Milli. Thanks for hosting/leading yet another marvelous 10k day xo
Twitter: fearofwriting
Thanks! That resonates with the self-love and deeper place of acceptance I’ve found today via my journaling explorations.
Twitter: fearofwriting
Ended on 5950. What a journey it’s been.
~.~.~.~.~.~.~
Laura, if you happen to arrive after I log off: Happy Writing!
Twitter: dream_mancer
I was writing, but I completely forgot to check in, which makes me sad. My brain was so not focused yesterday!
I’m going through and reading comments now. I’m glad I wasn’t the only one who got a late start and had some off moments. It seemed to be catching!
Twitter: fearofwriting
LOL, that’s the 10K life for ya! Never a dull moment.
Oh, it was so much fun to read all your updates. Congrats everyone!
Unfortunately I was running on three hours sleep yesterday. That led to only writing a quick few-line blog post and making my new blog background look the way I wanted it to 🙂 It took several hours, so at least I got that out of the way.
I now have two birthday lunches scheduled for the weekend… while I thought I’d have Saturday to enjoy some writing time, yesterday I got filled in with the new plans (one of the lunches got moved up to Saturday so there wouldn’t be two on Sunday).
*sigh* wish I didn’t have to go to either… Well, anyway, what I really wanted to say was:
I’m wishing everyone an amazing 10K Day for Saturday!
Twitter: fearofwriting
Estrella. I’m sad that your 10K Day opportunities this month didn’t pan out. I know how tough the severe lack of sleep can be, and birthday lunches are usually not negotiable. 🙂
I did wonder about you yesterday, so thanks for coming back to let us know what happened. And thanks for the bright wishes for the Saturday 10K! I hope it works out better for you next month.
xoxo
Thanks, Milli! I was thinking about you guys all day long and wanted to make sure I dropped in to say hi and not make you worry 🙂
And you know what? Birthday lunches should be negotiable… (Maybe it’s a writer’s thing, but I know I’d like nothing more than for everyone to give me a day of solace; why doesn’t everyone else?)
Twitter: fearofwriting
I hear ya. If we introvert writers ran the world, things would be different. There would definitely be more oases of peace and quiet – and days of solace. 🙂
We should rise to power, I think!
(now make sure no one sees this comment *laughing* We don’t want any of the extroverts to discover our plans, right?)
Twitter: fearofwriting
So psychic the way you said this! Go see my latest tweet on @fearofwriting (about a friend’s “political update”), which I was tweeting at the same moment you were saying “rise to power.” You’ll love it!
I LOVE that! 🙂
I now have a new blog post up, very much inspired by this conversation we had here –> LOST in the Writing World http://goo.gl/A4lQv
Twitter: dream_mancer
So how’s this for a completely super late check-in?
Yesterday was crazy, but I did end up writing 6202 words. Between traveling, unpacking, and just general life being wonky, I didn’t remember to check in until about 2 am and I was crashing anyway.
Hopefully Saturday I’ll be better about checking in!
Twitter: fearofwriting
Hi Laura – Better late than never! I was wonderin’ bout ya. Fun to hear you wrote 6202 words even with all that going on.
See you Saturday! (you won’t forget ;))
Twitter: fearofwriting
WELCOME TO JULY’S SATURDAY 10K DAY!
I’m not an early-morning person, and I know we have a few new people starting today, so I’m posting this on Friday night to say Welcome and Happy Writing!
I’ll be joining you as soon as I wake up and get my groggy little head in gear. 🙂
~ Milli
Hi everyone,
Just starting now!
Got up rather late, and it does not look like it will be a very productive day 🙁
I have to take the kids shopping and to tenis, then in the evening I have to help a friend fix their central heating boiler.
I think I will be lucky to beat Wednesdays rather weak 2k.
Still every little counts.
Will post more when I have a word count worth mentioning 😉
Good luck, everyone.
Cheers
TheIrishman
Twitter: fearofwriting
Hi Liam!
Glad you can join us today in between your other commitments. Hope what writing time you’re able to carve out feels enjoyable for you.
~ Milli
Twitter: zografispaula
Good afternoon/morning/evening 🙂
I’m starting midday-ish again, but I’ve had a lovely relaxing morning that included coffee-cocoa milkshakes, so life is good and I’m ready to write 🙂
I think I finally figured out how to begin the 4th ebook, so that is what I shall do . . . still working longhand (cranky shoulder is still complaining– it wants a week off-from everything)
Hope you find some writing time today Liam, in betwixt and between!
~Paula
Twitter: fearofwriting
Good Morning All,
It’s a lovely cool morning after rain yesterday calmed the heat. About to have coffee with my husband before he leaves for a business trip. Then I’ll start my writing day, as usual, with some journaling.
~ Milli
Hi everyone. It’s 5:50 am, pacific time, out here on the west coast. To the delight of my cat, Tilly, I got up at 5:00 and fed her, and then had a good breakfast. Now I’m sitting her with my notebook, and a big cup of tea. I’ve decided to write in longhand…
Twitter: zografispaula
Bravo, Andrea, for such an early start — I’m sure that Tilly is one happy kitty!
Good morning! It’s beautiful outside, much to my dismay – somehow it’s easier to write more when it’s gloomy outside, at least for me.
Word count so far is 546 words, only from my morning pages, but I have the whole afternoon ahead, seeing as I’m trying to get all of the errands out of the way this morning.
Good luck all 10Kers!
~ Peter
Twitter: fearofwriting
Good Morning, Peter,
I’ll try to send you some of the gloom we’ve got going on here today. I usually prefer sunshine when I write (keeps me feeling cheery) but today I’m glad for the coolness of the cloud cover and the wet ground.
Congrats on your morning pages word count so far. Sounds like your afternoon will be perfect for lots of writing.
~ Milli
Twitter: zografispaula
Hello again *waving and stretching* – taking a check-in and stretch break… I’ve already managed ~600 words on Navigating Change . . . considering I was completely blocked on this one Wednesday, I’m quite pleased 🙂
Happy writing to all!
~Paula (working on the balcony overlooking a blue-green sea today)
Twitter: fearofwriting
Paula, that’s terrific about the momentum you’re building on the 4th ebook. Maybe you couldn’t write that one until you’d worked on the others first?
Enjoy that blue-green watery view. 🙂
Twitter: zografispaula
Actually I think I need time away and a couple of annoying conversations with people who don’t get it 😉 LOL after a particularly tiring phone call this morning, I realized how I wanted to approach the topic!
Twitter: fearofwriting
Marvelous. (I’m chuckling.) And perhaps timely for me. Annoyed about somebody who doesn’t “get it” (in this case, about objectivity vs. subjectivity/creativity) is the exact feeling I’m having right now. I think I’m going to run with that feeling and see what I get. Thanks! 😀
Twitter: zografispaula
ooh, I bet that will be juicy!
Twitter: fearofwriting
It was juicy and satisfying. 🙂
Hi again everyone. I’ve written two pages. Writing in longhand is so much slower of course, but I’m open and curious about the process. I’m trying to be fully present to the experience, without putting any pressure on myself. Go slower and deeper…
Paula, that’s lovely that you are working on a balcony overlooking a blue-green sea. Sounds like you’re making great progress.
I’m working in our den, which is dark and cosy. The cat is in the corner, sulking because I won’t let her up on my lap.
Good luck everyone!
Twitter: fearofwriting
Andrea, the dark and cosy den sounds like a writing womb.
Was curious about your spelling of “cosy” (my husband always teases me when I spell it the Aussie way, even though I’ve lived back in the States for 15 years) so I checked your profile. Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Uncanny! I was just saying to Brian *yesterday* seemingly apropos of nothing: “One place I really want to visit is Victoria in BC.”
I’ve been there once, when I was 12. Our ocean liner departed from Victoria when we moved from Great Falls, Montana to Australia.
Hi Milli. I hope you can come back to Victoria sometime for a visit. It’s a small, quaint city in a lovely setting. Easy access from Seattle – you just take the Clipper ferry…
Now, if I can just figure out how to write in my notebook with a purring cat in my lap!
Twitter: fearofwriting
Finally about to get down to it. Coffee time with my husband was longer than usual (he was only home for two days in between biz trips) and then I decided to get breakfast out of the way. Now I’m alone in the house – my favorite way to be for a 10K Day – and about to immerse.
Twitter: fearofwriting
I’ve got 560 words of journaling completed but that relaxed me almost too much. I’m feeling sleepy and lazy and unmotivated – yet there’s so much juicy stuff I want to work on today.
Going to make some more coffee and see if I can wake up a bit.
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marinate in that juiciness and then let it turn into succulent prose 🙂
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almost 5pm here in Tunisia . . . Checking in with ~2000 words on the new ebook — sailing through this first draft, it feels great . . . I’m going to try to get in a couple more hours here . . . hopefully finish this draft and then if there is time go back and add to one of the Wednesday topics.
Sounds like things are really flowing for you Paula!
It’s just after 9:00 am here in western Canada, and I need to stop for another break. I’ve been drinking tea but I need some coffee now. I’ve written 8 pages, about 1500 words I’d estimate. I think I’m done with this chapter – I’ve written everything I can think of. Some of it’s crap, but there’s also some good stuff.
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Yay for 1500 words . . . I know you know . . .even the crap parts serve a purpose, if nothing else holding the space to make the golden bits possible 🙂
p.s. I love Victoria, too, it’s where my husband proposed to me 🙂
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So I finished up the entire first draft of Navigating Change (about 2500 words)and went back and reread everything I wrote on Wednesday– not feeling very motivated to add to it at the moment and we’re going out to dinner in about an hour, so I think I’m going to call it a day, writing-wise.
Thanks for holding this space, Milli — I produced over 5K towards 4 ebooks, two of them feel like complete first drafts– so I am thrilled!
I hope everyone got exactly what they needed from today . . .
ciao ~ Paula
That’s excellent Paula! You’ve inspired me to keep going.
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Paula, congrats on the first draft of your Navigating Change ebook and the 5K words! Awesome about the two complete first drafts as well.
Hope that dinner was yummy. Ciao! Till next time.
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Ha! I remembered to check in!
Getting a late start, but that’s typical for me on a Saturday. I wake up before noon and I’m a grouch the rest of the day.
I plan to hit a lot of little writing projects, mostly journal entries and India recaps for dad, but hopefully I can knock out 10K!
-Laura
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Laura, sweet. Sometimes a bunch of little writing projects is just what a Saturday calls for. Have fun!
~ Milli
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1680 words of journaling. Dredging up something old but much-needed that got buried 8 years ago (something I need for my writing and my creativity in general), so not surprisingly I’m now hungry and tired.
Fittingly, it’s pouring rain outside, with claps of thunder. Off to forage for a snack.
Congrats Paula! Sounds like you made excellent progress!
My afternoon has just about started – I’ve made it to 1,900 words, without too much trouble. I’ve started a novella which I plan to finish within the next day or so – I’m using the Lester Dent plot formula to pull it off.
Keep going! Sounds like everyone is having a productive day so far 🙂
I’ve written 14 pages (about 2450 words) and I’m going to stop for something to eat since my hand is sore. It’s going well though. I’m getting lots of ideas…
Nice work Andrea! I’m always duly impressed with people that enter writing challenges longhand – I could never do that (to myself, to my hand… 🙂 )
Well, the weather’s finally turned gloomy enough for me – it’s pouring buckets here, and isn’t suposed to stop for the next six hours. I’ve got a hot mug of tea next to me – very picturesque, I’m sure. I’ve made it past 3,000
Keep it up everyone!
Thanks very much Peter. I don’t think I could write much more…I’m stopping now at 18 pages, approximately 3150 words! Two chapters for my middle-grade novel. I’m thrilled.
Thank you so much Milli, for such a wonderful experience. I’m looking forward to participating in more 10K days.
…It’s nice and sunny here this afternoon. I have to go and get ready; my husband and I are meeting friends and their 15 month old daughter at the petting zoo. A good reward!
Thanks again and all the best to everyone!
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Andrea, lovely to hear about the two chapters added to your middle-grade novel and the 3150 words. Pleased to hear you’re thrilled with the results of your first 10K Day. We’ll look forward to having you with us in August. Have fun at the petting zoo!
~ Milli
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Peter – Congrats on the gloomy weather and the buckets of rain. We’re having more of that here, too. Whoo hoo on the 3,000 words! Sounds like you’re smokin’.
~ Milli
Hi all,
2063 words. Not happy. I did not even make 5,000 over both days!
Still, I did manage 2k per day.
Next time I will HAVE to try harder.
Sorry, to everyone I let down (Esp. myself ;-).
I do hope you all mange better than me.
Best of luck, to everyone else that dedicated themselves to this, and sorry to have let you all down.
Cheers
TheIrishman
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Hi Liam,
I totally understand the disappointed feeling when you had expectations of more. But nobody here considers you a let-down. 🙂
It was great to have you back this month and I hope you can join us again in August. Until then, may the wind be in your sails for your second book.
~ Milli
P.S. 2063 words actually sounds pretty good considering all the demands on your time today.
Thanks Milli,
You always know what to say.
Thank you!
You *are* the wind behined my sails!
I can only try, try to do better.
Thank you, for your support.
Slainte
TheIrishman
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I lost track of my word count but I’m still here. Anybody else still here? Laura?
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Hi, I haven’t forgotten about the 10K Day. Unfortunately, I unexpectedly worked overtime today and haven’t been able to go online. I did write the first draft for my first novel in my notebook (during the pause). I feel sad because I wasn’t able to participate like I planned, but I believe I have three more hours do some more writing, and something is better than nothing. I’ll check-in one more time 🙁
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Hi Jasmine,
Thanks for the check-in. Sorry to hear your day didn’t go as you’d hoped. But it sounds like you’ve done well anyway, working on your novel during your break. Three more hours sounds hopeful for more progress and I’ll look forward to your next check-in. (If I’m bed when you post I’ll be sure to look for it in the morning.)
Good luck! ~ Milli