New Beginnings

St. Patrick's Day is the mark of a new beginning for me.

As of today, Haleigh and I are racing to the finish line of our manuscripts. It was decided late Friday night and into Saturday and then finalized yesterday that we will pace ourselves to be finished with our manuscripts by the end of July. August at the latest to enter in the Golden Heart in November.

Why are we doing this to ourselves?

Haven't quite figured that out yet. Last night I cranked out 11,000 words. To add to my count, so I'd say I've got quite a substantial lead on Ms. Haleigh. That puts me at a little over 20k babe.

I've gotta read over it tonight *ducking from Hal pitching pencils at me*. I know we said we were going to shut the editor off, but you know me. I just can't.

So here's the deal. We've decided that we will do 500-800 words a night. 3,000 words on each night of the weekend. If we don't keep up our end of the bargain, it is your duty, as a righteous reader, to pester, harrass and generally make fun of us until we get to it. There is no room for procrastination and each week we are to report our progress. I'd say I'm reporting in on every Monday. But we know how I am with promises...

Look for Haleigh's postings at the link on the right hand side. And wish us luck!