Word Count.

Welcome to “Word Count,” the six-days a week blog where I am tracking my progress to finishing the draft of my first novel.

The idea for the novel came to me about twenty years ago. I wrestled with the idea for a few months, picking it up, putting it down. When I saw friends finish their novels, I felt both envious and motivated. I gotta do this, I told myself.

But didn’t.

Notebooks of ideas sit on my bookshelf, waiting. Are those words disappointed or patiently waiting?

Today, I wrote 1297 words.

Someone told me to write 1000 words a day before lunch.

That’s the goal, six days a week through December 31.

Total word count: 26,083. (including the Table of Contents).