Peaks and Pits: Our Weekly Accountability Thread
Saturday Accountability: Week 2
→ This week’s goal: Break out of Act One and take the first irreversible step into Act Two, where new stakes begin to unfold.
→ Word target: 23k words by the end of the week.
→ Looking for some daily accountability? Join the First Draft November Chat to post your daily word count and connect with your fellow writers.
We’ve officially stepped out of Act One and into the upside-down world of Act Two. The rules are changing, the stakes are rising, and our protagonists are starting to lose track of what day it is (and let’s be real, we are too).
At this point, the story can feel both thrilling and a little unhinged—like it’s growing faster than you can catch it. But that’s a good thing!
Today, let’s pause and check in with each other.
Share your peak and pit of the week.
→ Your peak might be a scene that surprised you, a line you loved, or simply showing up to write when you didn’t feel like it.
→ Your pit might be realizing that writing in the kitchen was a terrible idea (the dishes are suddenly a welcome distraction), or that you doomscrolled TikTok on Thursday instead of working on your novel.
Drop both your peak and your pit in the comments below, then reply to someone else’s. Celebrate their wins, commiserate with their chaos, and remind them (and yourself!) that this stage is supposed to feel messy. You aren’t supposed to know everything or fully understand your own story.
We’re in this together, friends. Keep going!
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