05 December 2018

#WIPWednesday

Words!

I wrote words this week! It was such relief to get my fingers moving on the keyboard again.

My latest essay saw some more success this week, too, which was a much needed boost to this writer's self-esteem.

The essay was featured on TODAY Parents on Thursday. Then, it was shared on the official TODAY Show page on Friday (and again on Monday) and also on the Kathie Lee and Hoda page on Sunday. Both of those were a first for me! Those shares (plus a lot of love from my family, friends, and Facebook page fans) launched this piece up to my top three, in terms of social media reach.

The other query I mentioned last week received a response, as well. The site is interested in featuring the piece. Plus, they invited me to become a contributor! I submitted my first post for review yesterday.

A few days ago, I also decided to submit a query to have a different piece syndicated on another site I have not yet worked with. It can take up to a month to get a response from them.

It was payday on Medium and I got paid a few more bucks for my member stories in November. I do not have a huge following over there, I write infrequently, and I prefer to unlock my stories after two months, so even earning just a few dollars is really quite exciting.

As an essay writer, I feel the year is ending with a bang!

The novel's word count is now at 16,349 and, you know, I'm good with that.

I am well off the mark for the goals I originally set for myself, but the important thing is that I just stick with it and keep making progress. I can re-adjust my word count goals as many times as I need to, the real goal is to see it through to completion.

The challenges of the past couple of weeks are calming down (thank goodness) but I am not going to set myself up for failure and disappointment by expecting to make-up any ground the rest of this month. Between the holiday festivities and the kids' upcoming winter break, I know I will continue to fall short when it comes to writing every day. I'd just like to continue to be able to show progress each week.