Joshua Thorin Messer

So I missed updating the blog a few times…six days straight. My apologies. I managed 3900 words today and after counting up all my handwritten work (an estimate, necessarily) and verifiable typed pages, I have a new, encouraging grand total of 39, 804 words towards my novel. As the goal is 50k and there are still 11 days left, including this weekend (two job-free days) and next weekend with a staggering four job-free days, 96 completely unstructured hours, in which to finish, I can glide in with less than 1000 words a day from here on in.

I hope I can keep a sense of urgency around this and finish strong. This week has been difficult until I gave myself permission, again, to just write like a crazed person, without regard to quality or perfection or structure or plan. Just write, let shit flow, let it come without censor or judgment or editing or criticism. There’s plenty of time for polishing the turd once I’m done shitting.