What's Up Wednesday/Ready. Set. Write!

First off, on a slightly unrelated note, this is my 100th post on Always Write! I made this blog a few years ago and have had so much fun talking about books and writing. Here's hoping for 100 more posts! :)

Now, on to What's Up Wednesday!

What I’m Reading

I just finished THE MOON AND MORE by Sarah Dessen, and since there’s no better time to read her books than summer, I picked up THE TRUTH ABOUT FOREVER for the 849758943709437^th time. This is the book that really made me realize what I wanted to accomplish as a writer (and that I could actually do it). So this book is close to my heart and I love it just as much every time I read it. <3

I’m also working my way through ANNA KARENINA. I started it last summer and read 300 pages before falling away from it once school started. I’m picking up where I left off (after refreshing my memory with a few online summaries). Let’s see if I can make it to the end this time!

 What I’m Writing

I’m participating in Ready. Set. Write! The idea of the challenge is to set attainable goals for yourself all summer and update others on a weekly basis to hold yourself accountable. This came at the perfect time because my WIP is just starting to get off the ground and gain momentum (Wow…no pun intended…my story is about airplanes…). So, dun dun dunnnnnn, here are my goals for the next week:
-Write at least 3,000 words for my WIP, The New World. (I’ve been trying to do 500 a day, so this leaves some wiggle room for a day off or a lower word count day)
-Fill in gaps in The New World outline where necessary. (The last third of the book has a bare-bones outline, if that.)
-Write at least four entries in my journal. (I’m trying to keep a running log/journal of my life, just for me, to keep me self-aware.)

 

What Inspires Me Right Now

I’m still riding the tail end of my Sarah Dessen-inspiration wave I wrote about last week. I’m also having such a fun time writing my WIP this week because some of the scenes are based on my own life. It’s fun to relive my past and have the power to alter it as I see fit.

What Else I’ve Been Up To

Working 8-5. Contemplating a classic Disney movie marathon for this weekend. Pinning up a storm on Pinterest. Trying to exercise regularly so I’ll have rocking-looking arms and legs by the end of the month, when I’ll be wearing a strapless bridesmaid’s dress in my friend’s wedding. (This basically means I do pushups during commercial breaks while I’m watching TV, but whatever works, right?)

 

What about you? What does your Wednesday look like?