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I didn’t reach my February writing goal
last month and it sort of bugs me. So far, I’m not doing too well this month
either. I guess that means I need to modify my goal to 250 words per day rather
than 500. When I get so focused on writing posts and comments, I tend not to take
time to let go and just write. Writing to publish a post every day is a
different feeling, a different sort of goal or deadline. I need to spend more
time putting words on paper but then I start feeling guilty about delaying doing
the dishes or laundry or whatever. It is often during a free write at home or
in a moment when I’m writing along with my students that ideas come and
sentences leak out and flow. For me, volume is important. I need to get a lot
on the page so I can cross most of it off and find the heart of what I want to say. My daily word count is more of a formative dipstick than anything else. I’ve noticed that the higher my daily word count, the more satisfied
I am with my writing.
