Welcome to THE CHECK-IN, where you can get a sneak peek into my writing progress every week! Read on to find out what I’m working on and how things are progressing in my world.
Here’s the breakdown:
- Lonely is the Night – 10K more! 10K more! I made crazy good progress last week, just like I hoped I would! Not sure that I’ll be able to finish this draft by the end of my “retreat” – in fact, I’m sure I won’t, but that was always a pie in the sky kind of plan anyway. All that matters is I’ve gotten a helluva lot closer and feel much more confident about saying that I’ll get this bad boy polished off before/by the end of the month!
I’ve really impressed myself this past week. I’ve gone from struggling to writing 500 words a day to writing 2500 words a day multiple days in a row. That’s awesome! And it was hard! And I should give myself credit for that!
I am a chronic self-flagellator, however, and find it almost impossible to cut myself some slack and recognize my own achievements. I seem almost addicted to looking at the negatives, of all the things I didn’t manage to do, and beating myself up for that rather than holding up for praise all the things I did manage to do — and do well.
If you’re the same way, I feel for you. I see you. And consider this your permission slip to pat yourself on the back and celebrate yourself. YOU are incredible. Every day. No matter what didn’t get done, there is so much good that you DID do. Go you.
LESSON OF THE WEEK: CELEBRATE YOURSELF.