FORWARD IS FORWARD, NO MATTER HOW SLOW
It’s Day 20 and my novel is currently 14,342 words. You might think that I would be frustrated or discouraged with my progress. You might think that I should be worried.
I am not.
I actually still feel pretty good about it.
My novel has taken a few turns since I started to draft. I recognize this as a good thing. The characters are telling me where to go, not the other way around. It’s their story. I am following their lead. It is all coming together.
Instead of spending the last few days drafting, as I had intended, I’ve been reorganizing. I’ve been adjusting some of the plot lines and changing the nature of some of the relationships. A few new characters have presented themselves in the process.
The novel is already a different novel than the one I set out to write at the beginning of the month. This one is better. It’s stronger. It’s on its way.
~Melissa
Melissa Morris Inoa🌱 
It’s good to hear someone so positive about their writing. I managed to hit 13,000 words of my first draft last night and even though it’s taken me such a long while to get there I’m really happy that I’ve got that far.
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