Motivation Station . . .

Is definitely a closed train depot at my house. Maybe not so much closed indefinitely, but down for repairs. I went to see "The Nutcracker" with my daughter tonight because A) she'd never seen the actual ballet, just the Barbie version of it, B) it's a great Christmas tradition and C) it's my favorite ballet in to watch in the world. When I was a kid, I wanted to be a ballerina, but, well, that meant I had to work at it and I was a pretty lazy kid when it came to most sports and any athleticism. I spent most of my life, wishing I had the guts to at least try it out and see if I liked it. But I didn't. So now I watch the dancers in awe, wishing I had the motivation, desire and drive to want to do something that bad and it got me thinking. There aren't many things I've done in my life that bring out that inspiring drive in me. Just two very simple things: baking and writing. A very odd combination, but apparently for me, it works.

Motivation's a Killer

I joined this writing a book in a month thingy, because as you all know, I've been trying to finish a book for as long as I've been writing. Since I was 10 to be exact. So that's my goal for the month of November, which is going to prove to be a busy one for me, I think. I've also started classes to get my bachelor's, so I'm also going to school part time. I'm pretty proud of myself right now. Now all I have to do is win the lotto and I'll be all set. Ha! Me win the lotto! Good luck with that. I'm trying to finish at least one of the two books I've been working on. I'm not doing too bad if I say so myself.

This is my word count for the book I've called "Homecoming":

And this is the word count for "Breakaway":

I'm pretty proud of both of them and I've grown pretty attached to both of stories.

Writer In Training- Take One

I am a writer in training. Yes, I admit it. For years I've been writing and for years I've been saying I want to be published. And honestly, I'm sick of saying and not doing. So this is my blog and how I'm going to manage that. I've decided start with a schedule, since that's the only way I think I'll ever get anything done. My goal is to write at least 30 minutes a day and at least 1,000 words a week. I guess we'll see how that goes.