In today's video below I give a quick update on where I'm at, why I'm not worried about the word count of a first draft, and where my focus will be for the next few weeks. Also, a few thoughts on these words from John Steinbeck on his 79th day of writing the first draft of Grapes of Wrath: "This book has become a misery to me because of my inadequacy..."
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