(As in, finish in 8 weeks, not write the whole thing).

Today (yesterday, it’s 3am) I wrote zero words. I also did zero reading. This is how most of my days have been going recently.

However, I did have a conversation with my local writing buddy about just how hard you need to work when writing a book. The reality is that I have not been working hard enough. I hope I have it in me to work harder. They say you have to treat it like a 9 – 5 job. I have not been doing this.

Today I have also lessened my workload significanly by deciding that reading a nearly 400-page book is not necessary. I do hpwever still have to read a 500-page book.

At the moment I’m supposed to be writing about Edith and Freddy’s trial (it took place exactly 100 years ago, 6th – 11th December 1922). This involves reading the trial transcripts, which according to the text-to-speech function on my laptop, will take approximately seven hours. I have been putting it off for three days. Why? Because I find reading hard.

I’m also currently reading two books read by Freddy and Edith to try to help me understand them better, and one of the books played a part in the trial. Am hoping to make a decent start on the trial transcripts later.

Currently Reading: Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone – J.K. Rowling

Favourite Track: Heaven Knows – Five for Fighting