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Huh… I guess that makes sense.

Ok, I have to leave at nine, so I’ll try to get up at 5 and write as much as I can, but I might not get up at five because I’ve developed an immunity to alarm clocks and actually get up earlier without them.

@kate-flournoy Okey dokey. So I want to incentivize two actions. Action 1 is already being incentivized by a book of mine. I’m already decided on that. The question is about action 2. I don’t want to reuse that same free offer since then if a reader completed action 1 and got the book, why would they complete action 2?

@kate-flournoy I edited two chapters and then wrote a 210 word short scene for EB.

I’d like to write tomorrow, but I have an event I have to attend. Maybe I can wake up early though, and I don’t think it will take up all day.

@kate-flournoy You writing tonight?

Bookmarks aren’t a bad idea, but digital readers don’t need them.

@kate-flournoy @emma-flournoy Ok, I guess I didn’t make this clear. In this situation, I’m already giving away a book of mine for something else, so if I want to incentivise people for both actions, giving away the same book isn’t an option. I could write a third book, but that’s very impractical.

@kate-flournoy I wrote 523. It’s strange. I feel like it takes me a half an hour to write hardly anything, and then the last half hour it seems like I’m flying.

Okay.

@kate-flournoy @dragon-snapper I’m writing tonight.

There’s a good chance. It’s a classic. Are you not part of the Columbus library system? Are you dying? Do you need help?

Be strong. Press on. Everyone who competes for the prize is temperate in all things.

@kate-flournoy No, there’s nothing you’re doing wrong.

I wish I had more data, but as far as I can tell, this is a presage case of nihilcocamalendrum, which develops in patients that are not consuming enough chocolate. I advise chocolate at least 14 times a day for three weeks before reevaluating your case.

Hmm… There must not be enough of them. I’ll need to write worse stories so I’ll have more questions.

Have you been taking breaks from writing recently or engaging in more instant gratification activities recently? (i.e. movies, social media)

@kate-flournoy Probably because of all the distractions I’ve been sending you.

Hmm, here’s a spin-off of Emma’s idea. Maybe it could be a portal to another world, but sometimes it will just lead you into a special room. Then, whatever’s in the special room could be the key to solving the conflict in the other world.

@emma-flournoy Yes, basically, though I believe it was written in the same time period as the author lived in. It’s a pretty recent novel. I’m not sure, but I think early 1900s, or maybe mid. It takes place in South Africa.

Ok, good news. I wrote 600 words, which is getting better.