It just feels like I’m having the same stupid week every week for the past three weeks at least.
Here’s the stats for last week:
Writing statistics for the week ending 25 October 2025:
Words: 3,247
Days writing: 5 of 7.
Days revising or planning: 2 of 7 for 120 minutes.
Daily Writing Goals Met (500+ words or 30 minutes of planning/revisions): 5 of 7 days.
I think I’ve been coming down to my basement, fiddling around at my desk, and getting distracted. That’s the long and short of it. I’ve been looking forward to finishing books up, but I keep expecting someone to write it for me, it seems. If there was a time where I can understand the temptation to feed an idea into ChatGPT and have them write it for you, now might be that time1.
I’ve had this idea of a sci-fi horror project in a little river town on the Mississippi River in Iowa, much like the ones I’ve lived in most of my life. I feel like it’s calling to me. At this point I want to write it more than anything I’ve got in my head, in my hard drives, or on my bookshelves. I don’t even have a prospective publisher for this, but I have the urge to make this even if I have to self-publish it.
At this point, I’m not sure if I’m going to make the goal of 225,000 words written for 2025. At the end of this week, I’m going to take a look at how much I’ve written and how much I’m off pace. If I miss my goal this year, at least I’m going to go down trying.
Better luck next week for me.
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