How to write a short story in a week, Day 2

Well, I only got about two hours worth of writing done yesterday, and I may only have an hour today to finish to brainstorm draft. I went to bed last night not knowing how I'd finish the story. Fortunately it came to me today. I had intended to read the brainstorm this morning and start cherry picking the good ideas. That will have to wait until tomorrow. Sometimes brainstorms can take a couple of days. In two hours I only managed 1,600 words. With luck, I'll get to 3,000 words today.
Why set a word count goal? One, the more you type, the faster your fingers get, and two, it allows you to flesh out some ideas as they occur to you, and allows you to explore interesting side notes of the story. Yes, when you're pitching a novel you may only get a paragraph, or less, but when planning it you need to spend the time to savor it. Jay Lake once told me that it's better to read a novel in a short story than read a short story in a novel. The third thing about the word count goal is that it will give you more source material to work with as you sculpt the story. The more original genius you put on the page, the better you'll be.