I've already run into trouble.

[betweensunandmoon]

Depression has been hitting me hard lately, so no 50,000 words this year. I've decided to take the advice of one of my favorite writing YouTube channels and aim for 25,000 instead. It's a lot more manageable, but I'm feeling a little guilty about it, just like I felt guilty about quitting my job after one month even though it was too physically demanding. College is on hold until in-person classes come back, so I don't even have that to focus on.

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[igenlode]

I have zero intention of ever attempting either 50,000 or 25,0000 words in a month; aiming for a minimum of a hundred words or so in a day on a work in progress is enough stress, and as the years go by my average speed only seems to go down. And the idea of deliberately setting yourself free by allowing yourself to write badly provided that you write large amounts is completely alien to someone who goes back and micro-edits Facebook posts ;-p

(It's past eleven pm, and I haven't made any written progress today; that's quite enough guilt added to all the other things I haven't done...)

[igenlode]

How did the month pan out?