Procrastinators Anonymous

We procrastinators are a strange breed. Really, there is no complex explanation behind our thumb-twiddling-til-deadline ways. As Kesha so shrilly put it, simply 'we are who we are'.

I've had exactly 365 days to write this novel. I frittered away an embarassingly large amount of this year, thinking, "It's fine. I've got time." Too much time, apparently. I know I could have written this book in six months or less. I would have worked harder and faster, and not waited around until December 1st to stop talking about it and maybe actually put my nose to the grindstone. But, at least, now I'm motivated to work on the book every day. Right? *heavy breath* Right.

One month - just a single month left in my year-long writing journey. I have sixteen chapters to edit (fourth draft), my new plot twist to slip into the story, a possible rewrite of the entire ending (due to the new plot twist), juicy morsels of description to add, and a potential character flaw to give my main character... I foresee many late nights in these next 28 days.

But I will finish.


Novel Update: 28 days til query letter...