It’s mid afternoon, and I’m done for the day. I’ve edited the zombie book and written 1105 words on Penal Earth.

Penal Earth is definitely nearing its end now. I’ve got a few loose threads to tie up and a couple little doors to leave open and then this draft should be done. This is the last draft I’m doing. Yes, I’ll be going through and doing an edit but no more re-writing of this one.

I’ve ticked off the zombie edit on my whiteboard. I’d really like to be ticking off Penal Earth as well by Wednesday. If I do that it’s half my writing goals ticked off for the month, but I’m tempted to leave Black Blood for another week or two and see how letting it rest will let the ending evolve. I’m not entirely sure how I want to end it and I’m hoping a little break will help me flesh it all out.

When I was making the changes on the zombie book and found that I’m not always agreeing with what I’ve red penned. If this isn’t a case for leaving something for a little while then I don’t know what is. I’ve always said when asked for advice about what to do when a story is finished to put it away for a while but I always fail at that, myself. Today is further proof that I need to do better at sticking to that advice and not being as impatient.

I’m feeling a little burnt out at the moment and am going to spend the rest of the day chilling out. I’ve got an early tomorrow at work so I’ll be writing a little after that. Hopefully I don’t need to crash out like I did yesterday, but we’ll see.