Another day, another 7 pages. 12-14 more days like this and the 6th draft should be in a good place.

Think writing is an exciting job? Here’s what a full writing day ( when a full one is available ) looks like in my apartment:

Each writing day starts with a review of the first 50 pages and about 1/2 hour of tweaks. A review of the last 3 days worth of work follows immediately after, lasting about an 1 hour. This provide focus and preserves continuity, mostly by keeping me in touch with what actually is on the page. Most writers think they are a lot more skilled than they are until confronted with their recent work. The next 5 hours are reserved for all new material. Somewhere in there there’s some snacking and lunch. After dinner there its time to review the days work.

And then it’s blogging time.

One thing I’ve learned through the revision process is that Hemingway was right. First drafts are s***. Or in my case, the first 3 sucked wind.