Carley Fortune

One a year, one a year. Um, and that is like plenty. Cause I spend, yeah, I spend four months drafting and then I step away from it for a couple of weeks and then I start revising by my, like on my own. Um, and that takes like a good chunk of time before I, so I just turned in the first draft of my fifth book to my editor and, Um, so would you have a release date for like 2026? Yes. Yes.

One a year, one a year. Um, and that is like plenty. Cause I spend, yeah, I spend four months drafting and then I step away from it for a couple of weeks and then I start revising by my, like on my own. Um, and that takes like a good chunk of time before I, so I just turned in the first draft of my fifth book to my editor and, Um, so would you have a release date for like 2026? Yes. Yes.

One a year, one a year. Um, and that is like plenty. Cause I spend, yeah, I spend four months drafting and then I step away from it for a couple of weeks and then I start revising by my, like on my own. Um, and that takes like a good chunk of time before I, so I just turned in the first draft of my fifth book to my editor and, Um, so would you have a release date for like 2026? Yes. Yes.

That's right. Yeah. We don't have a date yet, but yes, yes. That's the, that's the plan. Oh, I love that.

That's right. Yeah. We don't have a date yet, but yes, yes. That's the, that's the plan. Oh, I love that.

That's right. Yeah. We don't have a date yet, but yes, yes. That's the, that's the plan. Oh, I love that.

I think in your case, I would tell myself that nobody is ever going to read it.

I think in your case, I would tell myself that nobody is ever going to read it.

I think in your case, I would tell myself that nobody is ever going to read it.

Anyone. But like, I think for you as a passion project first. Yeah. Just write, just write, assuming nobody's going to read it. Just write it as like the thing that you, the story you want to tell without all, you can edit anything, right? You need the words first. Right. You can make adjustments. You can improve it, but you need to have a first draft done.

Anyone. But like, I think for you as a passion project first. Yeah. Just write, just write, assuming nobody's going to read it. Just write it as like the thing that you, the story you want to tell without all, you can edit anything, right? You need the words first. Right. You can make adjustments. You can improve it, but you need to have a first draft done.

Anyone. But like, I think for you as a passion project first. Yeah. Just write, just write, assuming nobody's going to read it. Just write it as like the thing that you, the story you want to tell without all, you can edit anything, right? You need the words first. Right. You can make adjustments. You can improve it, but you need to have a first draft done.

And so whatever you need to do to give yourself permission to do that and space and confidence to do it, whether that's like, I am going to give myself an hour twice a week to work on it, or I'm going to give myself a word count goal. For me, I was like, I'm going to finish it by the end of the year.

And so whatever you need to do to give yourself permission to do that and space and confidence to do it, whether that's like, I am going to give myself an hour twice a week to work on it, or I'm going to give myself a word count goal. For me, I was like, I'm going to finish it by the end of the year.

And so whatever you need to do to give yourself permission to do that and space and confidence to do it, whether that's like, I am going to give myself an hour twice a week to work on it, or I'm going to give myself a word count goal. For me, I was like, I'm going to finish it by the end of the year.

And I figured out that in order to get an 80,000 word manuscript done by the end of the year, I needed to write 388 words a day. Oh, wow. So that's what I did. I just wrote 380 words a day. Sure. And it got done. And then I think having – it is so lovely to write with, like, no anticipation of anybody reading it. True. And then read a lot. Like, read widely, which you do.

And I figured out that in order to get an 80,000 word manuscript done by the end of the year, I needed to write 388 words a day. Oh, wow. So that's what I did. I just wrote 380 words a day. Sure. And it got done. And then I think having – it is so lovely to write with, like, no anticipation of anybody reading it. True. And then read a lot. Like, read widely, which you do.

And I figured out that in order to get an 80,000 word manuscript done by the end of the year, I needed to write 388 words a day. Oh, wow. So that's what I did. I just wrote 380 words a day. Sure. And it got done. And then I think having – it is so lovely to write with, like, no anticipation of anybody reading it. True. And then read a lot. Like, read widely, which you do.

And I found writing my book – I felt so, like – I felt so rebellious about it because it wasn't for my job and it wasn't for my family. It was just for me. And I think sometimes it can feel really hard to do things that are just for us. And so we need to kind of like – the first step is figuring out how to like claw – out some of that time and like the permission just to have fun and do it.

And I found writing my book – I felt so, like – I felt so rebellious about it because it wasn't for my job and it wasn't for my family. It was just for me. And I think sometimes it can feel really hard to do things that are just for us. And so we need to kind of like – the first step is figuring out how to like claw – out some of that time and like the permission just to have fun and do it.