I have decided to get focused on the book and to do that publicly. I am going to start posting words counts which are only a proxy for progress, but it is a meaningful proxy at least through the end of the rough draft. I am following the MORE approach from the book Published by Chandler Bolt. I am using some of the resources from the self publishing and published book web sites to plan and make progress.
The MORE process is
- Mind map
- Outline
- Rough draft
- Edits
One of the steps he suggests is a 30 day rough draft commitment. I am modifying that. I restarted my first draft last Saturday. I am committed to finishing my firrst draft by the end of June. Then I will start my rounds of editing and revising. I am sharing the rough material with paid subscribers to my substack. Join me if you want follow my progress closely. Pay if you want to be right on top of it.
As of breaking for dinner today, I have 4 chapter plus a start on chapter 5, for a total of 13,630 words. I feel good after almost a week. I may opst the mind map and outline later.
Embrace Joy.
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