I've had a bit of a shock

Something troubling has happened: I have found a Judith McNaught book that I don't like. I shall first show you a picture of the cover to soften the blow because it's so damn pretty...and goes with the rest of my collection so it ain't going anywhere. It tells the story of Ramon, a sexist, medallion-wearing, tyrant and Kate, our sweet gullible, racist heroine as they navigate the unnecessary dramas of their love story. I am a diehard Judith fan - her books got me through one of the hardest periods of my life when I was housebound with a really bad skin condition but this one almost feels as if it was written by someone else. Regardless, I shall not let it get to me and instead admire it from afar as it gathers dust on my bookshelf never to be touched again. In other news, it's been a great writing week so here are my word counts for the last seven days:

Saturday 3rd September 2016
924 words. I may have written hilariously early to fit everything in but nevertheless, I had a great time.
Sunday 4th September 2016
897 words.
Monday 5th September 2016
859 words. Within the hour I had to write I had a lot of disruptions and in turn felt I couldn't get into it as much but I was still very happy with what I wrote.
Tuesday 6th September 2016 
805 words. Today those nasty symptoms of self-doubt reared their ugly head but this time, not only did I tell myself to just ignore them, but I knew EXACTLY why I felt that way - I had once again put too much pressure on myself to fit in as many words as humanly possible into the hour allocated for writing and wrote at a time that was just plain silly. I have to say though, what I wrote wasn't that bad and a lot of the ideas and parts etc I actually really liked.
Wednesday 7th September 2016 
878 words. Back to normal. No self-doubt. No stopping me.
Thursday 8th September 2016
1,131 words. Great writing today.
Friday 9th September 2016
636 words. I didn't write for the full hour today as I have so much to fit in but it didn't take away from the fact that I had a BALL!

Lastly, I just want to include a link to one of my new favourite speeches EVER made by Kate Winslet at the Baftas this year. I couldn't have found it at a more appropriate time and it definitely helped me through a rather tough situation this week. The speech can be found here and prepared to feel empowered.

Until next time - I'm off to burn my bra.