100 Posts and Going Strong

Confession: I didn't accomplish a thing in writing today. I thought about faking something, but when you stoop to lying on your own blog, you've gone beyond mortal help.

Reading:

• "L. DeBard and Aliette: A Love Story," by Lauren Groff
  
• The House of Mirth, by Edith Wharton
  

Writing:

• "Ferian Fetlock Catches a Cold" - Outline 85%
  

Revising:

• "The Revenant"
• "Cora and the Sea" - Third draft 50%

I was so scared at the beginning of this project that I would fail. Every other time I've tried to write something on a regular basis, it hasn't worked. So what's different about this time?

Well, the Blogger software is really easy to use, so that removes one stumbling block. I can get to it from anywhere, which removes another. But that's not really it.

Part of it is that I was finally in a place in my life where writing was a priority, and this blog is a reflection of that. Had I started it a year ago, it probably would have failed. The project I did start a year ago failed, so why should this blog be any different?

But also, this blog has kept me going in tough times over the last 3+ months. Without it, I think I would get swept along into the day-to-day routine that I would forget about writing for a period of time, and when I got back to it, I'd be rusty again, and have to start from scratch.

Well, that's not happening any more. I might not accomplish stuff every day, but every day I'm reminded of what there remains to accomplish, and that's the most important part.

Publication Status:

• Submitted: 5
  
• Accepted: 1
• Rejected: 1
• Pending: 3