Got nearly 3,000 words of backstory today. Again, getting to know the characters. I suspect more of the rest of this 50k will be backstory. They’ll be easy to pull out, because I’m using Tigger, Mallory’s cat, as the POV character for all the backstory. It isn’t really Tigger telling … Continue reading →
That’s a few more than two thousand words for today. They are backstory words about my characters, but they are good, good words for the long-term goal of this book. I had some very exciting progress in getting to know my characters this morning. Exciting enough that I just might … Continue reading →
Words have eluded me today. I added less than a thousand to the total today.* About half were garbage filler words, the rest were spent mostly exploring the villain for the story. In the draft so far, he only appears on stage once, and that’s when he gets caught. He … Continue reading →
Not a great day for words today. I got a few garbage words. Maybe looking back on this, should I decide to edit, some of the character discussion I’m doing as filler may come in handy. If not, I’ll be burning lots of words to keep warm this winter.
Continue reading →That puts me a couple of days ahead on the NaNo timeline. Just under two thousand words for today.
Continue reading →I’m past the half-way point. Most of today’s words are “garbage” words. Filler to get the count up. But I’m also trying to find a spark for the story. What could I possibly do with it that may bring it some redemption? Zette suggested retelling the story from another character’s … Continue reading →
Got it done. Badly, but it’s done. This is the first manuscript I’ve ever worked on that I couldn’t wait to finish it so I could delete it. I find that pretty funny.
Continue reading →That’s enough for today. I’ve finished the first pass through the novel. Now I’m going back to the beginning and trying to flesh out the thin scenes there.
Continue reading →That puts me at half-way for NaNoWriMo but not quite half-way for a book with a word count goal of 60k. I had fun with the character rebellion yesterday, and that helped move the story along. I’m at the usual point where I have to wonder why I ever thought … Continue reading →
There we have it. Two thousand words today. Well, forty words shy. No matter. My characters rebelled and plotted my assassination. They took matters into their own hands and performed unspeakable acts with one another. Apparently, they were completely dissatisfied with my handling of things. That’s fine. I am completely … Continue reading →