Before my day job, the apocalypse

Writing apocalyptic fiction before work, every day

Photo by Sean Mungur on Unsplash

I was on my honeymoon when I decided to write a novel about the apocalypse. I’d always wanted to write something novel-length but doubted I could. As we drove along on our road trip, ideas on structure, character, and plot kept bubbling up. It felt right. And I spent many hikes stumbling over rocks and tree roots while typing notes into my phone. When we got home, I started writing.

I’ve signed a contract with myself to write at least 1,000 words a day and to keep a daily writing log. I’ve also decided to share my writing log on a weekly basis. This is the first one, here we go!

Thoughts from the first 21,647 words

Ok, I didn’t start keeping a log until the end of week two, when I’d written over 11,000 words. And I didn’t decide to share my logs until last week, so this log dump represents 12 days of writing rather than seven.

Madness induced by language

I talk and write a lot at work. Sometimes I have to argue about words or particular stylistic choices. I hate those arguments because they’re hard, not because they aren’t worthy.

Some nights after work, I feel possessed and defeated and like a different…