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Saturday, March 04, 2006

Plan B (Negative)

Last night I was chewing on an idea with my brain. (Relax, that's perfectly normal for me) Then, after more chewing, more thoughts, and several hours of inner debate, I made a decision.

I'm going to finish writing the first draft of Ninth Grade Sucks before my agent gets back from the London Book Fair on March 13th.

Crazy? Maybe. But, I did the math after yesterday's word count and it works out to 1,600 words a day--a perfectly feasible goal, especially with Vlad. (If it were Dillon, there would be no way I'd tackle this goal--I don't enjoy setting myself up for disappointment) I'm not sure why I'm nervous--maybe the whole Wonderland/Dillon thing has filled me with self doubt. When I wrote Black and White/A Whisper of Need, my minimum was 2,000 words a day, and I met that goal each time, usually surpassing it.

But it's time to suck it up and dive in there fangs first. I'm a writer, for cryin' out loud. This is what I do.

Wish me luck, minions.

4 Comments:

Jackie said...: Best of luck, Heather -- but I doubt you'll need it. So maybe you should store it for a rainy day...; 11:53 AM
Heather Brewer said...: Thanks, Jax! I'll put it in my desk drawer. ;); 8:21 AM
Jackie said...: All is quiet in Heatherville, save the tap, tap, tapping of fingers on keys. In the hush of the night, if you listen closely, you can hear the muffled cry of a young man's breaking voice:

"Being a vampire is hard enough! Now I've got to deal with PUBERTY too? ARGH......"; 6:10 AM
Heather Brewer said...: LOL! You know Vlad well, Jax. ;); 6:13 AM

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Saturday, March 04, 2006

Plan B (Negative)

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