Sunday, January 22, 2012

Weekly Update - 1/22/12

Not much to report on this week as I've managed to once again waste seven good days of potential writing. That said, I'm committed to finishing the stubborn second chapter in the next 24 hours which should let me move the progress bar on The Sevensong up at least 1%. If that unlocks some major output as I get into the third chapter it may go higher.

As I said last week, I'm not hung up on what should happen, I'm just not happy with how my brain wants to describe it at the moment. I have a hard time just writing and knowing that I can come back and revise better description and dialogue. There's a perfectionist in me that wants it to be brilliant the first time, but I have to remind myself that even those whom I consider to be the best authors rarely put out brilliance in a first draft. Everyone revises and edits, and I am no different. I just need to let the words come, and worry about making it perfect later.