The 25-Day Novel Challenge: Day Eight

WORD COUNT: 32,024/75,000

We are now on Day Eight of the 25-Day Novel Challenge. Gotta admit, today has been the hardest day for me so far. I think I’ve hit a rough patch in the book, one that worries me a little, but I know if I just keep going things will get better.

Simply put, I know that my feelings have no real correlation to the quality of my writing. I’ve felt good about books that aren’t good and have felt bad about books that have done well. It relates to what I wrote in an earlier post about how mindset can affect our productivity.

And anyway, if it DOES turn out to be crap, I can always revise it at a later point. Most of the time, though, when I reread a section I was sure was terrible, I find out that it really wasn’t so bad after all or maybe that it just needs a few minor fixes here and there to make it shine.

Anyway, that’s all for now. According to MyBookProgress, I am almost halfway through the novel now, which is great. Onto Day Nine!