20,001 Words: A Writing Odyssey

I just now cracked 20,000 words on this story, which means I’m about 1/5 the way through the novel (give or take 10,000 words). Barring delays and other natural disasters, I just might finish the first draft by January. I would be quite happy with that.

Right now in fact, the novel is sitting at exactly 20,001 words.

I spent part of Black Friday sitting at Starbucks, writing, while my daughters wandered the mall looking for bargains. Bear in mind this was between 5:30 and 7:30 am. We came home, ate a bit, and proceeded to fall dead asleep until late this afternoon. So now here it is 12:30 am on Saturday and I am wide awake.

I have a question. Besides my buddy Tim, does anyone even read this blog anymore?