November 1st has finally come! I waited patiently all day, even exercised after work, made and ate dinner. I was biding my time until I can go to the Second Floor Office and begin my novel. I'm not going to lie, while I was eating dinner I was having doubts that I would be able to spit any words out at all. I had no idea, no first line that comes spilling out. I'm usually good at first lines.When the time came, I took a minute and said a quiet prayer, that Jenna and the other characters will show up, the scenes will reveal themselves. Then I sat and stared at the blank page for a couple minutes, trying not to think "Crap, this isn't happening." But then it did. The first sentence came. Then the first paragraph. About an hour and a half later my first scene was written. I was laughing, I was excited and a little heartbroken. Perfect!
Today's word count: 2,226 words. The average daily word count to get to the minimum of 50,000 words is 1,666. I'll admit it, I like the little cushion I made for myself tonight!
way to go! I know just how difficult that blank page can be, but you did beautifully in conquering it!
ReplyDelete~ Jayce_Grae
PS. I do morning pages too!
Thanks Jayce! It was a lot of fun :)
ReplyDeleteI can't believe how many people know about Julia Cameron and her tips and tricks! I feel like I must have been living under a rock. Glad I have her now though!