there's a reason they're called "dead" lines

With a hat tip to Rhythms of Grace, I have discovered a word meter to keep track of my writing progress. (Unlike Marilyn, I haven’t had time to figure out how to put it in my sidebar.)

Okay, I know how many total words I need by October 1, 2005. Here’s my progress:

[meter no longer works & link has been removed]

Five months to go. I think I can, I think I can, I think I can.

Update at 3:03 p.m.: FYI, the above meter (I purposely removed my word goal as that’s my info only) is for more than one project due by October 1. Sigh…