Almost There

My word count sits at a happy 42.6K right now. I'm . . . almost . . . there!

We're leaving the day after tomorrow for our trip and tomorrow I'm going to be gone all day so I still have quite a ways to go today towards my final word goal. And in between now and tonight when I go to bed, (really I won't be going to bed until "today" becomes "tomorrow" but you get the idea,) I have to pack, clean the house, do some laundry, school, and write several thousand words. Yikes!

So what is my battle strategy you may ask? I'm dropping every last responsibility in favor of writing. Just kidding! My folks have given me some leeway this month, but not that much! Haha. Seriously, though, my real strategy is to use Write Or Die.

I was dubious and more than a little scared when first looking at this thing that makes you write and if you stop blasts you with car horns or crying babies. *shudders* But having that convenient little timer constantly ticking down on you really does help you stay focused in. I have averaged around 450 words in ten minutes when using this.

The only bad thing about it is that I feel my quality is lessened and my words are less thought out, but hey, it's a first draft, right? I just remind myself, quantity, not quality. Quality comes later. Honestly though, not to sound too boastful or anything, I think it's going to be one heck of a first draft!