Hit 10,000 words on a draft this morning and felt nothing

I've been writing this fantasy novel off and on for two years, and when I finally crossed 10,000 words yesterday I expected some kind of spark. Has anyone else had a milestone feel totally flat until you look back at it weeks later?

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the_charlie7d ago

That 10,000 mark just feels like a number until you are at 40,000 looking back.

max_ross7d ago

Yeah that's rough, I've been there. It hits you later when you least expect it.

rubyk867d ago

Oh man, I know what you mean @max_ross. I was driving home the other day and out of nowhere this song came on that I hadn't heard since like 2019 and it just hit me like a truck. It's funny how your brain just stores all that stuff away and then bam, you're crying in your car over a sandwich you used to get with someone.