Hello, all.
For a while, I thought I hadn’t put out much of anything new this week, but after totaling up all the words and what-not, it turned out I was not horrifically behind on writing this past week.
Those totals:
Writing statistics for the week ending 5 April 2025:
Words: 4,010
Days writing: 5 of 7.
Days revising or planning: 6 of 7 for 630 minutes.
Daily Writing Goals Met (500+ words or 30 minutes of planning/revisions): 7 of 7 days.
This has to be the most time I’ve done for revisions for any week this year – not that much of a surprise as I am deep into revisions for my new book, The Yank Striker’s Journey. I wrote about it in the last monthly newsletter – I’m planning on its release for June of this year. This also means paying attention to a lot of things not having to do specifically with writing, such as publicity, contacting media, bookstores, etc., etc., I would prefer not to, but I want people to know my book’s coming out.
As a reminder, I’m currently pushing myself to write 225,000 words this year, which I came very close to in 2024 but it would be a new record for me. I’ve written at least 200,000 words a year for the past several years and I’ve made it just about every time.To keep on that pace, I have to write an average of about 4,327 words per week and 18,750 per month. It’s a big ask, especially for someone who is doing this part time like I am.
That’s it for now. Everyone take care of yourselves.
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