Today’s word count: 2,409 words

NANTUCKET total word count: 69,816 words

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Day 4 of my goal to make my writing a priority. Yes, I worked on NANTUCKET before I blogged or worked on my paying deadlines. And yes, it feels good, as I type this post this before I go to bed, knowing my writing is already done for the day. It felt good most of the day, actually.

I think I might have a little bit of a problem here, though. Yesterday, I posted that I am falling a bit behind on my work deadlines.

Well, I was supposed to be working on an assignment today. And no, I didn’t. At all.

I think, though, that this is more a post-holiday ennui thing, and has nothing to do with making my writing a priority. I mean, it’s only an hour that I spend writing. I have all those other hours (well, minus time spent on things I have to do, like email, Twitter, eating, family time, writing blog posts) in which to do my work.

I always have a tough time slipping back into work mode when I get back from holidays. After two lovely weeks with no work and no deadlines, it can be difficult buckling down and getting back to work.

The really lovely thing, of course, is that obviously neither writing or blogging feel like work to me. There was a time when I wasn’t so sure about the writing, at least. Now I know. Despite the fact that I didn’t write during my two weeks of holidays, I’ve had no problem slipping right back into writing.

I’m really pleased about that. I must admit, though, that I did wonder if I’d blown my newly write-every-day habit.

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