Total words: 0 (getting a late start today!)Manuscript total: 12,832 Yesterday, I had a lockdown first: I was so busy all day long that I forgot to blog! Between class in the morning (which ended with a delightful conversation about mullets, led by our professor), to social engagements (from six Read more…
Total words: 0 (I haven’t started yet today)Manuscript total: 11,035 I’m a registered Independent and have been since I first voted at age 18. Granted, I’m left-leaning and I vote Democrat 90 percent of the time, but I have voted Republican in local elections and I reserve the right to Read more…
Total words: 1,190 (and hopefully there will be more today)Manuscript total: 10,661 After my trip to Costco yesterday (and I agree with Jen that it was a bit of a hellscape), I thought that perhaps I would never have to go shopping again in my life — or at least Read more…
Total words: 585Manuscript total: 9,577 You know it’s truly the apocalypse when Chore & Errand Day happens on a random Tuesday because… well, why shouldn’t it? Tuesday is now officially just like any other day of the week, or, as someone said in the Lesfic Marketing Alliance group that I Read more…
Total words: 2,297Manuscript total: 8,992 I like writing the words “manuscript total” each day and watching the word count grow. Just a few days ago, my word count was just over 1,000. Now, thanks to the lockdown, I’m rapidly approaching my first 10,000 words for this project! Of course, some Read more…
Total words: 813 (but I do plan to write more later today)Manuscript total: 6,483 First, an Adele parody that will hopefully make you smile. And with that out of the way with… happy Sunday! I realized that this Sunday feels *almost* like any other Sunday. That is to say — Read more…
Total words today: 1,124Manuscript total: 4,366 I’ve been re-reading Viktor E. Frankl’s seminal work, Man’s Search for Meaning. My progress has been slow; I read a page or two or five each night, which is why I’m only about two-thirds through despite reading it since early February. I think it Read more…
Total words so far today: 1,090Manuscript total: 3,242 Apparently, I needed to be reminded that I thrive when I have routines, projects, and to-do-lists to focus on. Oh — and also, that reading the news obsessively during a time like this is a quick route to depression. I had been Read more…
Total words written today: 1,104Manuscript total: 2,152 of 150,000 (estimated) I just did the math and… I realized I only have about five or six weeks left of my master’s degree program! Yippee! I “go back to school” today, unlike many across our nation, after a one-week spring break. It’s Read more…
(A bunch of random things in this post today! Some COVID-19 related and some not). I know a lot of people are feeling down right now. Some people are anxious about COVID-19; others are anxious about the notion that they might have to stay indoors and away from friends and Read more…