The Good, Bad and Good Again

It's time to start a new week.  Last week was pretty good, but not great.  Some goals were met while others were completely ignored.  We saw two movies, "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" and "Transcendence."  They were both okay.  Just okay.  One you had to think, so be well rested before you go, and the other you could just leave your brain at the door.  I'll bet you can guess which is which.

Starting with the good, I managed to write everyday, staying above 300 words a day with a daily high of 517 words.  All total, I managed to get 2479 words down last week.  It seems that 300 is my fallback goal when I'm busy or tired and the world is falling apart around me, or if I'm just falling asleep at the keys.  That minimum needs to move up at least fifty words a day.  It's something that I think can be managed, so that's the new daily goal.  Starting now.

Moving from the good to some not so good, let's talk about my short story in progress.  Two weeks ago I made a run at getting it ready to head out into the wild, only to fall flat on my face.  So, of course, I took the whole of last week off from even looking at the thing.  That needs to change this week.  As bad as the editing is hated, the story needs it, and it needs to get out of the house.  So, I'll take another run at it this week and maybe even decide on a title.  What's a story without a name after all.

On a positive note, I moved up a level on The Magic Spreadsheet this past week.  I now stand at level 8 which is something that I'm pumped on!  That means that my daily word count goal is up to 600 according to the spreadsheet.  That's a goal that I may never reach, by the way.  It's a good thing that only 250 is needed to keep the chain alive which is the most important thing to me.  That's why I always get at least 300.  There's just something about getting at least one level up from the minimum that makes me happy.  <:-)  350 this week though, so look out Magic Spreadsheet, I'm picking up some extra points starting tonight.

I hope everyone out there has a great week.  Don't forget to get your writing done.  Every day if possible and look me up on Twitter @curt_mercer.  See you there!