Monday - day 5

OK, so Sunday was a struggle (only 400 words between visitors). I had plans to add another 400 words in the evening, but couldn't get started. I was torn between re-reading some of the background information and actually writing. Of course, the background information and research won. I was worried that some of the stuff I was writing was factually incorrect, so i needed to check some of the details.

Of course, with another day's perspective, I realise that everything I am writing is factually incorrect! This is supposed to be a novel, not a recounting of real fact. But, because I have interviewed someone who was there at the time ... I feel a need to tell the stories correctly against the backdrop of history.

Anyway, I think I'm gradually getting over this problem. I felt the same again today, and delayed starting writing until very late in the day. But when I chose a rather minor episode to describe, the words flowed easily. I guess this is using avoidance to combat avoidance. And it seems to be working.

So total words today was 1341. Total yesterday (as I missed the blog) was only 869. But the total is now 8651 words, so I remain slightly ahead of target.