It’s been a good week. Work is busy but not overwhelming, and things at home are wonderful. We’re all settled in to our new house and really enjoying it. We quickly developed a routine, too. Although I have a gorgeous office, I spend most of my time in hubby’s office, curled up in a corner of the leather couch, with a blanket, the cat, and my laptop. I get lots of writing done while he works, and we still get to hang out together.

So, on the writing front… I started a new project last weekend, tentatively titled RISE AND FALL. Originally, I thought I’d write something for EC’s “Dance of Desire” call for submissions, but I’m not sure that’s really what I’m writing. I’m developing the project organically, and at this point I couldn’t tell you if it’ll end up being 15,000 words or 50,000 words, super spicy or mild. I’m letting the characters tell the story and take me wherever they will. As my good friend Isabella Jordan says, I’m “writing fearlessly” — and absolutely loving it.

I guess I’m rediscovering the joy in writing for the sake of writing. Not writing to a deadline, or to a call, or to someone else’s idea of what I should be writing. I’m not worried about where I’ll sell the story, or when I’ll have a new release out. I’m just writing.

I plan on setting the draft aside for at least a month when I’m done, because I’d like to come back to it and edit with fresh eyes. That’s something else I’ve always wanted to do but never had the time to when writing to a deadline.

I’m averaging between 1000 and 1400 words about 6 nights a week, and I’m amazed how quickly that all adds up. 1000 words never felt like much to me before (especially since I used to write 3-4k a night in my most productive days — but even then, I only wrote about twice a week, so I ended up with the same number of words I’m getting now).

My goal is 250 words, 5 nights a week. I’m not pressuring myself to produce, but I always end up with more. And with the 250 word goal, I don’t feel overwhelmed, and I never think, “Oh, I don’t have time to write tonight.” 250 words takes me about 15 minutes. I’ve ALWAYS got 15 minutes. If I stop there, great. If not, even better.

So… yeah. A good week.

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