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Twenty-Minute Challenge

by JM

hiking1.jpgDay two.

Remember yesterday when I said I didn’t think the twenty minutes every day wouldn’t have much influence until I had done if for more than one day?

Well, day two has turned out to be quite eventful in that I’ve decided to scrap what I’ve been working on and start over.

I like the idea, but I just plain don’t like what I’ve been writing before. I don’t like the main character (which isn’t essential to writing a novel but helps) which is causing problems. I also feel like I’m jumping around too much, which is partially reflecting how restless I’ve been feeling lately and also how much I have been avoiding committing to the plot. (Ironically, my main character is having commitment problems as well. Go figure.)

So, after getting today’s twenty minutes of writing, I’ve decided on a complete overhaul.

How interesting.


Posted in Writing Exercises on June 26th, 2007

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2 Responses to “Twenty-Minute Challenge”

  1. Richard Says:
    June 27th, 2007 at 3:41 am

    Got in 2.5 hours today and maybe 400 words written. At this rate it’s going to take years to finish my novel.

  2. JM Says:
    June 27th, 2007 at 5:51 am

    Sometimes it takes forever for the words to come, and sometimes they come faster than you can write them.

    I’m just impressed you sat down to write for that long. Well done.

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