As of Tuesday night, I was at 10250 words. The challenge is really working for me, since summertime when the kids are home it's hard for me to find the time to get on the computer. Having a daily goal to work toward has forced me to find other ways to write, and I've been sitting on the couch with a notebook every morning for a few hours, while I watch the news.

I finished a short story on Tuesday night and submitted it…and Total-E-Bound has offered me a contract. This is a story I was originally writing as a Halloween story, but I waffled on it for too long and missed the submissions deadline at two different publishers. The challenge gave me the push to finish it, and I'm glad I did.

For anyone doing the challenge, how is it going for you? Are you meeting your personal goals?