March Madness Day 14
March has been crazier than I ever expected it to be. I thought getting 30,000 words would be a breeze compared to the 50,000 I did in November, but it's proved to be a harder challenge than I imagined.
As of right now I've written 12,000 words. I'm almost halfway there and halfway through the month. I can do this right? But the thing is, I'm easily distracted. My house is a mess, or the book I'm reading is too good, and I just can't put it down.
I know, my excuses are lame. I can be better. I need to be better. So here's my question for you -
Are you struggling to write as well? If so what are you doing to push through it?
Everyone have a great Wednesday, we'll see if I get any writing done seeing as I'll be hosting 11 eight-year-olds for scouts in a couple of hours. Heaven help me.
As of right now I've written 12,000 words. I'm almost halfway there and halfway through the month. I can do this right? But the thing is, I'm easily distracted. My house is a mess, or the book I'm reading is too good, and I just can't put it down.
I know, my excuses are lame. I can be better. I need to be better. So here's my question for you -
Are you struggling to write as well? If so what are you doing to push through it?
Everyone have a great Wednesday, we'll see if I get any writing done seeing as I'll be hosting 11 eight-year-olds for scouts in a couple of hours. Heaven help me.
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Good luck!
Also, Write or Die and #wordmongering help a lot. :)
That's enough motivation right now. But there is always Mountain Dew. :)
Good luck with your writing. There are so many distractions, sometimes it's impossible to stay focused.
I've been trying to schedule a few hours a day to work on the house and then allow myself a few hours at night to write. It's coming along, but not as quickly as I'd like.
I have been feeling that it's super hard to get through my novel with so much going on. The time I would normally dedicate to writing is filled with internet research/blogging/and what not. Which isn't a good excuse. I need to go somewhere without internet.
I'm also trying to write in a journal as much as possible so I can actually say I'm editing my book. All the rewrites go in there. Too bad I have to write an essay over spring break or I could dedicate that time to my book. :/
Good luck with writing!! Or finding the time, and pushing away those distractions!
12,000 words in two weeks is pretty good, challenge or not. Those pesky, pesky books being too good. You should make a satirical complaint to the author!
What I wouldn't give to receive a complaint like that from someone. Ha ha.
Anyway, good luck. c:
Perhaps they'll entertain themselves and you'll have time to write??
HA! :)
and 11 little boys is craziness! good luck!
which is worse? 11 8yo or 8 11yo? (basketball pizza party last wknd, ha!)
One way to push through is to give yourself mini-rewards. You can encourage yourself to write as much as you can or give yourself a goal then when you meet that goal, you can grab one of your distractions and read a limited amount of pages then stop, repeat and do it all over again. Reading can be awarding in more than one way.
I'm determined to finish my revisions this month. My tricks to staying focused is to write first, everything else later. (You know, within reason. You should shower (at least a couple times every week, right? Eat something. Feed your family (if you're opposed to eating out every night). Otherwise, I say write first!
Good luck!