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Catherine Elcik's avatar

CATHY'S WEEKLY R.A.P— July 30, 2023

RECKONING—Read the novel for manuscript mart. Did manuscript mart! Did Muse. Did not get through my chapter.

ANALYSIS–I got a bit distracted by marketplace stuff but the news was good--both agents I sat wtih asked to see the novel when it's done. Now I just need to finish the damn thing!

PLAN–(7/31- 6/6)- Deep focus--putting in daily work. Draft of chapter 28. Read Omnibus. Stretch is a draft of chapter 29. 7/31 and 8/3 are deep dive days for me.

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I've been off the RAP bus for a few weeks due to travel / illness / a pile-up of "real world" work (the pesky kind that pays the bills) / nagging self-doubts over whether this is the "right" book for me to be writing / uncertainty about anything beyond the book's overall set-up / conceit. But when I *do* actually write, and stop thinking about the bigger picture stuff (both in the book AND in my sense of my writing life / career / etc.) I have fun! So....that's good? Anyway. I'm determined to get back on the horse. Or bus. Or whatever it is. So:

PLAN: Daily work, one hour. Also, getting up a little earlier, because it really does help to start early when the world is still sleepy.

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