Daily Writing Updates in 100 Words or Less

  • Independent Study: Day One

    Writing Time: 5h Today was the first day of my independent study, a three and a half week period during which I have no academic obligations other than to work… Read more

  • A very short session and a very long one

    March 8 Writing Time: 30min I worked on “Beyond the Walls” again, but it was one in the morning and the story’s at a point that I can’t improve it… Read more

  • I’m writing a poem?

    March 5 Writing Time: 2h I guess I’m writing poetry again. I worked on an old poem that I gave up on six months because I was having too much… Read more

  • Almost there…

    Writing Time: 2h Word Count: N/A (revising) Still working on “Beyond the Walls.” I drafted an ending today — we’ll see how I feel about it tomorrow. Everything finally clicked… Read more

  • More “Beyond the Walls” Revision

    Writing Time: 2h Word Count: N/A (revising) I continued to revise “Beyond the Walls” tonight. My last post suggested that I’m focused on the ending right now, but that’s not… Read more

  • Looking for an ending to “Beyond the Walls.”

    Feb 28 Writing Time: 2h Word Count: N/A (revising) Feb 29 Writing Time: 2h Word Count: N/A (revising) March 1 Writing Time: 35min Word Count: N/A (revising) I’ve spent the… Read more

  • Mid-week update

    Feb 25 Writing Time: 1h Began revising old nonfiction flash pieces. Feb 26 Writing Time: 2h Revised old poetry and nonfiction flash pieces for a contest. Due tonight. Feb 27… Read more

  • Editing Beyond the Walls

    Writing Time: 1.5hr Word Count: N/A (editing) I’m editing “Beyond the Walls.” I have a long way to go, but I’m excited about where this story is going. Read more

  • Finished With a Draft

    Writing Time: 1h Word Count: 272 words + editing I finished a draft of “Beyond the Walls” today, printed it out and marked it up. Lots needs to change. Read more

  • Open Writing Session

    Writing Time: 1h 10min Word Count: 414 words I joined an open writing session in the basement of Worner center this afternoon (basically just five people sitting around, eating snacks,… Read more