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70 Days of Sweat Challenge

I wish I could say I did it. I wish I could say that I met my goal and completed the rough draft of my novel.

I can't.

Although I started out strong and definitely made progress, I fizzled. School started for both me and the kidlets. I started exercising on a regular basis (I know! The shock!). Of course this meant that something had to give. Unfortunately, it happened to be my writing. I lost lunch hours to homework. I lost evenings to exercise, helping the kids with their homework, or inept housecleaning (seriously..my house is a wreck).

Only recently have I been regaining momentum. After I finished reading the last few pages of my reading assignment on my lunch hour, I pulled out the WIP and actually managed to get a couple hundred words.

At the end of the 70 Days of Sweat my WIP total word count is 61,086. This means I gained a total of 23,424 words. It's better than nothing, but I really wanted to get my 60K or more. I wanted to finish my rough draft.

I am disappointed in myself.
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  1. Tammy6:26 AM

    Do not be to hard on yourself, once you get a system down with the kids, school, exercise; you will complete your book draft in no time.

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  2. Krista Heiser8:17 AM

    Thanks, Tammy. A vote of confidence is always appreciated.

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  3. Matt S8:25 AM

    Those are legitimate reasons to give up writing time! It's not like you said, "The new season of Lost started, so I can't write" or something to that effect -- you have obligations that have to take a higher priority. Don't beat yourself up for being responsible.

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  4. Krista Heiser8:44 AM

    I know, I know. Still it would be nice to get the rough draft done. I really want this Christmas present to be all shiny and pretty in time for holiday.

    Mind you...this was supposed to be last year's Christmas present for my sister-in-law. So it's already several months overdue.

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  5. Matt S12:08 PM

    Well, if it's any consolation, I told my sister I'd draw her a picture for Christmas about three years ago, and it's still incomplete. You're not that far overdue by comparison.

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  6. Anonymous12:29 PM

    Your only human. Things happen. You are a responsable enough that you can pick up right where you left off, and you are creative enough to not lose the story.

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  7. Unknown8:18 PM

    Do not be disappointed. You wrote over 23,000 words in about 2 months. That's about 23,000 more than most people write in a lifetime. The Challenge was more about getting a kickstart and being comitted than a number. Don't get hung up on the word count. And do not downplay your progress. Keep the momentum going and keep writing!

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