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So, This Is Kind Of Tough.

I have a deadline, okay?

Well, in my head. In my head I have a deadline. It really has no bearing, no consequences, other than me being disappointed in myself. My drafting deadline is July 31st, although I'd love to be done before then. I have twenty (twenty one, including prologue) chapters and three months to write them, which means that I need to write seven chapters a month. That's a little less than two chapters a week.

However, I like to plan ahead, so I round up. Two chapters is somewhere around twenty pages, so that's 2-3 pages a day. One week of May has passed, and I have written a grand total of seven complete (ish) pages. That's a little bit less than the twenty I was striving for.

My lack of writing isn't due to lack of time, and it's not even due to lack of energy. It's purely lack of motivation. That's really, really odd for me. Never in my writing career, no matter how short it may be, have I not wanted to write. I've always wanted to write. Always. My theory is that I'm just crashing from the high that is publishing a book, but I'm not sure. Does uncertainty make me anxious? You betcha, my dude.

I'm not stressing. You're stressing.


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