Number of words yesterday: 5500
Favourite sentence: “In the hour of the hag, she woke.”
Pretty things: a froth of blossoming vines; a former lover in South Africa; aubergines
Horrible things: thumb + exacto blade; a mummified baby found in a mass grave in Greenland
Contribution by Famous & Important Canadian Writer encountered in coffee shop: “green plastic Easter grass”
Contribution I made to Famous Writer’s short story, in exchange: correct spellings of “transcendent” and “its”
Distance from finish line: still 20,000 words (it’s a moving target)
Cups of coffee: 3
Workouts: 0 (boo–lazy)
End-of-day rewards: Zombieland, Rueda, new Clutch album, cocoa-chili pasta with sweet potatoes, zucchini, corn, tomatoes, leeks and toasted pepitas (because my genius burns through carbs like nobody’s business)
Today’s Agenda:
- Chin-ups, push-ups and curls (1/2 hour)
- Water plants (10 min)
- 6000 words (12 hours)
