Trying to write a book in 30 days. Day two

The real thing. No sales copy or the made-up stuff. This is my day-to-day process.

If you are here reading this this means you are either interested in reading about somebody, that’s me, writing a non-fiction book in 30 days or you want to see whether I can actually do it. To be completely honest, I have no idea if I can do it. I just thought it would be a nice challenge. And one that seemed like fun. I hope you will continue to follow me and my writing.

Day two

Just woke up. It’s Sunday February 2 and when I look outside it’s been cold outside overnight. The grass is completely white and the world is even more frozen than yesterday. I’m sitting here straight from bed as I love to write when everybody is still asleep.

It's 8.20.

Written 506 words before breakfast. It’s 8.53. It’s time to get some breakfast and pop into the shower.

The world still looks amazing and white and might even take a walk. After all, it's Sunday and there is nobody around.

Now after having breakfast and walking the dog. I am back at my desk. It’s now 10.54. Much later than I wanted but there you go.. I guess I had been resisting to sit down because in the last part I got stuck… I wanted to share too many stories at once and had to think about that.

I need to realize that I am telling this story to one reader and they need clarity.

Onward.

Back to the writing.

Worked through some previously written chapters. Took out some typo’s and worked on a new chapter. Wrote 498 words. Right now I feel good. It was able to get onto the paper that I wanted to share. The thought that is stuck with me most is that I want to be as authentic as possible. Use my real voice. So I do my best to be the person I am… and always hearing the nagging voice inside me telling me that: You should be more like… or like….

You really think people will like what you write.

To me the best way to get past this is to keep saying to myself. Be who you are… I have seen writers who are terrible hit Best Seller lists. So really it’s not up to me.

I love to write and I will continue to do so.

It’s now 11.32

I will put my doubts aside and continue to write some more.

Will come back later to this.

I wrote 616 words and then I decided to call my eldest daughter. We had a lovely conversation and she shared her week with me.

The call lasted 17 minutes. She was getting on the train and I started to get back to my writing again.

Finished the piece I was working on. Done. I took some time to read what I had written before and made some adjustments. Not many just added some sentences here and there.

It’s 12.03 now… and while I wait for my husband and daughter to come back from the stables I will work until lunch. The stables are across the street from our house and this is where our horse lives. We love that it is so nearby as we ourselves have no stables or the space to keep horses. So we are lucky to have this.

Get back to writing at 12.05

Wrote another bit and was able to get my point across. Helping to write sections like this helps me get my writing on track and my mind able to get my point across. I tried writing a long time ago… I was sitting at the kitchen table for days on end. Pushing myself to write. I had to write so many words a day… actually less than I am doing now… but the way I wrote them it felt excruciating.

Now words flow easily and by the time I am finished I’m not exhausted.

So whatever I am doing here works for me…

It’s like I am reflecting on what I do every single break. Freeing I should call it.

Right now my total word count is 1555.

So I have about 500 words left to write.

It’s now 12.26 and I'm going up to the stables… the sun is out and I’m eager to see the horse.

Now it’s 14.21 and we enjoyed the lunch we had together. The sun is still out and I really want to go outside and enjoy the first rays. This is magic and feels so nice on the skin. The horses were all sunbathing too so I want to enjoy the sunny afternoon.

My husband is walking the day and I will write until he gets back. Once he gets back we are heading towards an easy afternoon.

My aim is to write 500 more words. Good words. Words that make sense. So here we go.

I just wrote 789 words in one sitting. Very pleased with myself. It went very smoothly and I love it when that happens. This is because I am writing about a subject that is sooo damn close to my heart. I find it very hard not to pour the words onto paper. It’s like everything is already there and all I have to do is open the floodgates.

So these words were indeed good. I have not done any revising or reading back what I have just written so it could be crap but it felt good.

Going outside now. Enjoy the sun on my face. And just be. Sometimes that is enough.

Words written today 2339.

The end of the writing sessions for today.