At first, I was going to do Laurie Halse Anderson's 15 minutes a day writing challenge for July. That sounded like a minor miracle to someone who's been away from writing for what seems like forever. Nobody tells you that when your book comes out, you become an *author/press agent* and you don't get to write anymore. Bummer.
But then my friends in the African American Children's Book Writers & Illustrators threw down the gauntlet--write two pages a day for two months. I took the challenge, and selected to resurrect my dormant middle grade novel. While I'm not writing every single day, it all evens out. Some days I'm doing research, some days I'm at the library, and some days I have a pencil in my hand writing for my life. But most importantly, I'm thinking about it every day and looking forward to my next writing session.
We just finished Week 5. My count so far: 67 pages.
And the process has been rewarding already. I'm looking forward to revising it when I'm finished because I already know where it doesn't make sense, doesn't have enough meat, and needs the story arc fixed. This book may get finished yet!
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