Want to know a secret? I haven't showered in thirteen days! I've been that determined to work on this project. If I haven't been sleeping or job or eating or taking care of and playing with Tammy, I've been writing.
I look terrible. I've dry-shaved every few days. That and brushing my teeth have for the most part been my only hygiene.
But what has come out of that has been amazing.
Twelve chapters written this past week! But it must be emphasized that these were smaller chapters than most of what have been composed so far. Still, I'm very happy with the progress made.
I'm still writing this book out of sequence. But as of yesterday my life from birth up to winter of 2002 has been chronicled as thoroughly as is feasible for a project like this. And I've also got 2016 on through the present day written about.
Also, the book is split into eight parts. Other than a few chapters still needed for the one about my college years, and the very last chapters, there's only one part left to be written. All the others are complete.
I'm striving to keep the manuscript within 150,000 words. As of last night it's at 90,000 written. Sixty thousand remaining to use on one part sounds like a lot, but this part, titled "Years of Heaven, Years of Hell" is absolutely the biggest of them. Sooooo much happened in this period. It's going to be tough to pack it all in. I think the episode involving the newspaper may be two chapters.
I'm not making myself out to be a saint in writing this. I'm already coming across as a very horrible person. But that's just the truth of it all. I'm only writing about what happened, and trying to be as honest and forthcoming as I can be.
No writing today. I'm taking a break. And there is my "real life job" that must be tended to also. But I think I've earned a day's rest, after writing most during most of my free time for the past two weeks.
Okay, me go shower now. And play with the dog. She's earned a new toy for putting up with me as she has.
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