WRITING NOVEL

I am writing a novel this weekend. I started seven hours ago. I'm going to try and sleep as little as possible. I'm using RedBull and 81% dark chocolate to keep me awake. Daylight is coming now.

I have around 4700 words. I would say that the first 1/4, maybe 1/5 of the novel is done. It will be short, but not too short, because of some things I'm doing with space and layout. I'm trying not to worry about length. I feel like I'm leaving things out, maybe 'big' things, on purpose, to leave a void. I like voids.

I want to finish the first draft by Monday morning. I want to finish the final draft by June 31st. I want to get the book published by June 31st, 2009.

We'll see.

UPDATE: I'm eating a carrot. I slept for 4 and 1/2 hours. I need more caffeine.

UPDATE 2: I finished. I didn't drink any more caffeine. I should maybe call this post WRITING BOOK or WRITING NOVELLA. The book should be about 140 paperback pages. It feels like a prose poem. Writing and finishing was cathartic.

I plan on waiting two weeks then coming back to it and working some more.

UPDATE 3: Catharsis combined with 90 degree weather is bad for me. I feel alone and unhappy. I'm probably grieving the loss of the book. I don't have it inside me anymore. Ignore this update.