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I'm writing my current novel (code-named Dreaming the Dead until
I can figure out a real title for it) at what can only be
called a comfortable amble.

I'm doing a consistent 250-500 words five nights a week.  If you've
been with me for a while, you've discovered that my usual novel
pace is around 1500 words per day, and that I have on more 
occasions than I care to remember run at 3000 words per day---
the sort of speed that makes a whole lot of writers think
"I could never do that."

Thing is, you don't have to.

I'm already over 20,000 words just doing my casual amble.  And
I'm having a wonderful time with the writing.

I realized late last week that writing THIS way, with consistent
small word counts, is the perfect way for folks who have never
finished a book before to discover that they can.

And because I'm in this for the very long haul (I estimate DTD
will run around 250,000 words in first draft and may expand to
300,000 words) I'm going to be the ideal pace rabbit for writers
who need a bit of a boost to sit down and write regularly, but
who look at the real grind of regular high wordcounts and the
high pressure that goes with them and shudder.

I'm going to be doing this for a WHILE.

If you'd like to do it with me, I put together a little page
on my blog.  Writing diary.  

This isn't a course, it isn't a class, and it doesn't cost 
anything.  This is simply something I think will be motivational
and fun and will help you finish a book, if that's something you
want to do.

If you're interested, the "rules" are here:
http://bit.ly/writeabookwithme

Don't post to the rules page.  That'll fill up too fast and become 
impossible to follow.

Instead, post to the top post of the Write A Book With Me thread, 
which you'll find here:
http://bit.ly/wab-discussion


And because of a number of people who either can't use or who 
just don't like PayPal and who requested some other way to pay
for the Think Sideways course (and eventually for the stuff at
Shop.HollyLisle.com, I'm looking into another payment processor 
to add to PayPal.  I need to know if anyone has had either 
good or bad experiences with the few options I have.

If you're one of those folks, here's the thread:

http://bit.ly/not-paypal

My older son is home on leave for just one more day before he
has to go back to the Air Force and then off to the desert 
again.  So I'm keeping this short.

Keep writing, and write with the best you have in you.  And 
never give up on your dreams.

Holly