Some of you are going to find this funny. Well not really funny, but you may laugh at me for it. My goal is to write 1,000 words a day on my Work In Progress (WIP). Right now that is a cozy mystery with a ghost story intertwined.
I have a thing about ghost stories because I own a haunted house. Not just any haunted house. I own the infamous Haunted Hill House Manor When you are exposed to ghosts a lot you start to pick up some of their stories which can be frightening, but also enlightening.
You can learn about things that happened around the house 100 years ago. You can learn about people that everyone has forgotten because they weren't famous. They just lived ordinary lives. A lot of times I write about those ordinary lives. But I often throw in some excitement for the sake of the reader. Because they are ghost stories, there is always a death involved which can prove to be exciting.
I haven't been hitting my goal of 1,000 words a day. I've been lazy. I've been spending time promoting the books that are already published. And promoting the house which provides me with the lion's share of my inspiration. I also spend a lot of time on twitter and FB promoting. I've decided I'm going to try a TV ad. I'll let you know how that goes.
For now I'm going to get back to my goal for the day. If you see me back here, ask me if I've reached my goal for the day. That's right, shame me into working on my novel. Is that asking too much? Of course, it is. Do it anyway.
