I had a good last month and a decent week before last week … but this weekend was pretty much rubbish. Hence the photo with this story. Before I was inconsistent but at least produced some work; this previous week I was inconsistent and unproductive.
The numbers:
Writing statistics for the week ending 7 February 2026:
Words: 2,695
Days writing: 4 of 7.
Days revising or planning: 1 of 7 for 60 minutes.
Daily Writing Goals Met (500+ words or 30 minutes of planning/revisions): 4 of 7 days.
As for why I’m dawdling, I think it’s because I’ve let distractions get over on me and I’m trying to distract myself when I don’t necessarily need to. I feel much better about myself if I remain productive.
The project I started this last Halloween I’m calling (for now; I’m so superstitious of working titles) The Land, The River, and The Waste, an environmental horror tale set in a little Mississippi River town in Iowa.
On that project, I’m now past the 31,000 word mark. Halloween 2026 would be a good, solid deadline for the first draft to be ready, but maybe I can get it done even earlier.
Have a good week everyone, and all you writers keep writing.
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