I have ended my writing for this calendar day, and I am pleased with my progress. Regarding not just for today but for this week and during this challenge as a whole. As I have stated on multiple occasions (at least, I think 'multiple occasions' qualifies), while the...

Well, folks... I am cautiously optimistic that I'm on a roll. Even with a mini supply run and even without writing a couple hours between midnight and 4am, I still managed a 5,000-word day. The best part is that I don't quite feel as mentally tired as I did yesterday,...

Hello! I'm writing this not too long after I finished writing for this calendar day (i.e. October 25th). I could've written a little longer, but my mind was already starting to feel like mashed potatoes. So... I took that as a sign. I did not write as many words as I...

Day 8 of my Q4 Challenge was Monday, October 24th. And it also happened to be Mom's birthday. I had an excellent day writing. It was my single highest daily word count since I've started the challenge. I've had days with higher word counts, but not anywhere close to...

Day 8 of my Q4 Challenge was a beautiful day. One in which I did absolutely no writing. None. Zip. Zilch. Nada. I spent most of the day dozing and resting from a bout of insomnia that hit Saturday night.Daily Word Count: 0Weekly Word Count: 0Remaining Words to 25,000:...

I don't know if you can see the day I'm posting this, but if you can't, I'm writing this on October 25th at around 2:45pm. Whoops... Anywho... October 22nd ended the first week of the Q4 Challenge, and overall, I'm pleased with the progress I made. I wrote every day...

Today was a pretty good day, all told. Just not for writing. As with my 633-word day this week (which I think was Monday?), I had a very productive and good day over all, but didn't get much writing accomplished. I got some writing in, but nothing Earth-shattering....

One of my professional role models--Dean Wesley Smith--refers to the Critical and Creative Voices. The Critical Voice is the parental voice that exists solely to keep you safe. It's the voice you develop either through your parents' intervention or touching a hot pan...

Good evening, and welcome to my update on Day 4 of my Q4 Writing Challenge. I'd love to say that I absolutely crushed my goal today, but if I did that... I'd be lying. I didn't do as poorly today as I did Monday the 17th, but I only hit about 63% of my target word...

It's the end of Day 3 of my Q4 Writing Challenge, and I did a lot better than yesterday. Much, much better than yesterday. I still had some errands that had to happen, but despite them, I made solid progress. I'm really liking this challenge, so I definitely think...