Each day I'm going to describe how far I am getting, in terms of words. 110,000 words ought to finish the book. I will be counting only firmly self-edited content that is put to bed, as I am mostly reshaping words at this point and not plot or character development. I'll record the number of words from the day before and the total number of words so far, as well as the chapter I am moving through. I will update every day.
In addition, I'll be working ahead on later chapters while editing, as I find this helps keep the whole book fresh in my mind.
Basically, I'm going to record each day how much real writing I've done. I won't be counting the rework of chapters that haven't reached the best of possible quality, only the actual distance the finalized (pre-outside editing) number of words that I have written. But as I say, I usually write for a bit, then I edit when I start to tire, before quitting for the day.
This is my plan for torturing myself. I am making progress on the book but not as much as I'd like; and as the method has nothing to gain by my being dishonest (if I claim words I haven't written, sooner or later I will have to pay the price anyway, so I might just as well write all that I claim, or confess daily that I'm not writing), I expect that this will be a motivating factor in my day.
Everyone who knew I was writing today was kind enough to not comment and let me have at it. From that I sense a strong support from my fellow man. Thank you. I will not let you down, however much this hurts.
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