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Drafting stats for last week.

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M: -23 words
T: 147
W: nothing
R: 6
F: -33

Some weeks are like that. That’s how it goes. It’s been good to learn I can tackle my work as I see fit. I get to decide — not some set of writing rules or someone else’s approach.

I can edit as I go. I can circle back to move forward. I can skip a day when my alarm doesn’t go off. I can do what works for me.

(I’ll add I’m drafting this book almost entirely* in one to two-hour morning sessions. That’s it. Loving it.)

*Those bigger word-count numbers you see at the top of this chart are from my annual writing retreat.

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Jasper and the Riddle of Riley’s Mine is $4.49 on Amazon right now (paperback version). If you don’t yet have a copy, now’s the time to scoop one up!

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