Benchmarks

 

I hit over 50,000 words in the first draft of Miraculous Conception. I feel like a rock star. Usually I need the help of NaNoWriMo to get that many words on the page. And actually, I probably should still give some credit to NaNoWriMo. This was a failed NaNoWriMo project one year. I wrote about 25,000 words. But I was super pregnant and my in-laws were in town for a long time. I choose to spend time with them instead of writing the ending of a book when I didn't know how it ended. 

But now I know. 

I'm getting so excited about this book. And I'm making insanely great progress. 

I keep showing up and the words keep showing up. 

It's amazing, really. 

Start writing, no matter what. The water does not flow until the faucet is turned on. 

-Louis L'Amour