Happy New Year, everyone!

New Years resolution time.

One I’m going to try to keep.

So, I am not a fast writer. I live in awe of some of my friends and fellow writers who can knock out an outstanding 80,000-100,000 word first draft in 30 days, or even 60 or 90 days. Even if I didn’t see patients four days a week, I don’t think I could do that. That’s just not my process. But, I believe I can write more/better/faster than I have before.

I’m currently 18,000 words into the third and final Pawn Stratagem book, King’s Crisis. I want to have a first draft done by 31 May 2019, as I owe the finished book to my publisher 3 months later. That averages out to around 18,000 words per month or around 600 words/2 pages per day. I’ve never written that fast, but I’m going to give it a shot. Encouragement over the next few months is much appreciated and I will do my best to make it happen. Don’t be surprised if I’m chiming in with word counts and motivational speech from time to time – doing so helps keep me honest and, more importantly, working.

So, what resolution/change/idea do you hope to implement in 2020?And who else wants to join me on this crazy “New Book by June” plan?