1,000 Words a day: Its all in the turning points

Summer of 1958, Liaoning Province, Beipiao County, Under Elms Village, Longtan Farming Commune, taking a break from work and “leap-horsing” in the fields. Thanks to Tianya via VirtualChina.org

Okay, time to get freakin' serious about writing. McKee repeated the line that a professional writer will clock a thousand words a day. In other words, the writer sees his work the way the accountant, the policeman, or any other day-wage earner sees his work. Or at least he tries to.

Today: brainstorming chapter 4. (I still have only a vague idea of the thrust of this chapter;og more after I learn more about the academic antagonists) Also more writing to come in the form of translation.