There are just four days until the last day of this session of A Round of Words in 80 Days. As you’d know if you’ve been keeping up with this blog, I jumped in on this session super late, so I gave myself a very easy goal: by June 23, finish a rough draft of a short story I was discussing with some of the girls I work with for a potential short film project. Which means I have basically four days to write the damn thing because I haven’t had much time to write much of it.
In my defense, it’s the weekend, when I work the most, and I worked a thirteen hour day yesterday (thus the reason for no post yesterday). That hardly leaves room for writing. Still, I managed to get myself mostly ahead on the novel I’m working on this month, to leave more time today and through the next few days to finish the short story. Plus, I had a bit of a writer’s block with it, but I’ve pull forward and got some momentum going to get it chugging along toward the ending.
If anything, I figured as long as I just finish it, even if it isn’t very good, that’s what counts. Following the quote I posted the other day, I may not be a good writer, but I’m an excellent rewriter, and there will always be time to brush it up and make it better. I’ll get there. I’m not doing as well at this point as I was hoping I would have been, but there’s still time.
Now off to work on that for a little bit before I call up certain men in my life to wish them a happy Father’s Day and thank them for all they’ve done for me. And a Happy Father’s Day to any fathers reading. My father is a remarkable man who has molded me into the bright, inquisitive, and (most of all) intensely creative person I am today. If it wasn’t for his love and support and frequent sharing of the things he loved, I don’t know who I would have become, but it wouldn’t have been me, and, really, I kind of like me. So, thanks, Dad. You’re the best.
L.S. Engler 
I work on getting it down – rewrite later – sounds like you’re doing alright – 13 hour day – um – know that one!!!
best of luck with next four days
Thank you!
I guess one good thing about thirteen hour days: they help you better appreciate the ones where you’re not working thirteen hours!
Good luck getting the story done. But if you don’t, no need to fret. ROW80 is very forgiving. :0)
Haha, yeah, you’re talking to a girl who has signed up for NaNoWriMo three times and never made it once, so I definitely have no shame in not finishing.
But it would be nice to change that.
Just finishing is important. That way at the very least you’re done, can take a break and breathe, and be energized by the fact that something is finished to get to work on edits! Good luck this week!
Thanks for the luck! I’m definitely going to try to put the petal to the metal these next couple days, even if it means pulling an all-nighter on the 22nd. I haven’t done that since college, so it could be interesting.