Fresh Start

I think I know part of why I was feeling bogged down and not writing as much as I wanted to now. I just finished doing a read-through of the draft thus far, and there were a lot of inconsistencies. I went through and corrected those yesterday and today, and I wrote almost eight hundred words today. That isn't the most record-breaking day of writing I've ever done, but it is getting myself pointed in the right direction again. That feels better. I have also been reading more. My memory isn't as strong as it used to be, which makes reading long novels rather intimidating for me. (kind of ironic, considering the task I am undertaking - to write a novel. At least when I am writing, I can have notes and reminders on my desktop, waiting for me to need them!) I finished one novel the other day and started another one today. It has been a long time since I've read just for fun, and it feels good to go back to it. I know that reading more will strengthen my writing too. Steeping yourself in language and expression is a good thing to do when you are writing.