Tag Archives: 2017 goals

Happy autumn!

Posted on September 22, 2017 by Erin

Also known as “birds will start flying into the window any day now” season. No words.

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Almost equal 

Posted on September 21, 2017 by Erin

Autumnal equinox is tomorrow. I’ve always loved fall, crunching leaves under foot, sipping cider… not so much the growing dark, but we can’t have everything. Wrote 262 words today, in addition to freelance works and having the kids home from … Continue reading →

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Friday! And progress has been made

Posted on September 15, 2017 by Erin

Slight hitch at the beginning of the day, as we ran out of milk. Had to make eggs for the girl’s breakfast. So I ran off to the store after getting her on the bus to school. First time in … Continue reading →

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Distracted faction

Posted on September 14, 2017 by Erin

I started tracking! Or, well, I started to start. Except I forgot some categories I wanted to use (like “social” and “personal”), and I stopped tracking after I actually started getting anything done. We’ll see how tomorrow goes. So what … Continue reading →

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Slowing down again

Posted on September 13, 2017 by Erin

Last week went even better than I’d thought, with several days over 1,000 words. This week is being more of a struggle — not sleeping as well, trouble focusing, barely eking out a hundred words or so each day (119 … Continue reading →

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Weird split

Posted on September 6, 2017 by Erin

I was talking to our son today about current conditions in our country — specifically, the west is on fire, whereas the southernmost regions are reeling from Harvey or braced for Irma. Further north, we’re getting all the rain the … Continue reading →

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Big joys and small joys

Posted on September 5, 2017 by Erin

Big joy: The OPPM was released to SFWA’s membership today. Yes, it had the caveat that it’s always a work in progress, and will be updated in the future, but it’s out! Another big joy: I got good words today. … Continue reading →

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Summer reprise

Posted on September 4, 2017 by Erin

Today, I did the same thing I did most of the summer — saw my husband off to work, then went back to bed. May have been a mistake, given the current time and the fact that I can’t do … Continue reading →

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Doubling up!

Posted on September 3, 2017 by Erin

In this case, I have doubled from 112 words yesterday to 226 words today, all written while my daughter was doing soccer practice. I must have looked a little odd sitting there in my camp chair, left hand wrapped around … Continue reading →

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Turn of the month

Posted on September 1, 2017 by Erin

Happy September! And so the first week of the school year has passed, and the early stages of fall are upon us. I got 114 words today. I also totaled up my August work, and I’m not terribly thrilled with … Continue reading →

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