Well, that took for-fucking-ever, but I finally finished writing chapter four today, adding 3500 words to the total so far. 25,500 / 100,000(25.5%) 25% complete? I’m in AWE of that. I started this project September 10th. I cannot believe how well it’s going, how I’m still obsessed with it, how I keep having ideas not […]
I should really never, ever, ever drink soda. Drinking soda = migraines. I can handle diet sodas better than regular soda. The sugar (and high fructose corn syrup) just kills me. Every single damn time. (schnaucl: this is not your fault. I was an idiot last night. I should have ordered a bottle of water
Five things that made me happy today: 1. Writing, or rather, rewriting. I found it difficult to get into the rewrites this morning. However, once I figured out that section A needed X, while section B actually needed 123, I got into them much more. 2. My darling schnaucl, as always. 3. up_your_peach — because
Writing went a bit slower this morning. I think it went so quickly last night because I was merely writing out a section that I’d already thought a lot about, and had written in my head, more than once, while this morning I was in the section beyond that. Some unexpected things turned up, but
It’s official. I’m officially now working on this new novel “Harp of Stars” and nothing else. It’s been a month and I’m still completely obsessed with it. So obsessed, in fact, that I went to a coffee shop tonight and started handwriting chapter four. Now — I rarely if ever write at night. But for
Spent the day working on chapter three. Finished writing it, then typed it up. It did turn out to be a really short chapter. I’m not sure if I’m just going to beef up what’s there on the page, or if I need to add another scene or two. I like where this chapter ends,
Working, working, working. . . Did about 3000 words today on chapter three. I’m really happy with it. I think it’s going to be a shorter chapter though, maybe only 4000 words total. Famous last words — the last time I thought that it would only take 1000 words to finish up a chapter I
I finished typing up all the handwritten words today. I was very close in my guestamite — four hand written pages really does equal about 1000 words for me. Here is the word count so far: 14,800 / 100,000(14.8%) I plan on finishing the rewrites to chapter one today, if I can, and sending it
Am heavy into rewrites with Chapter one. It’s grown from about 4200 to 4800 words, and I figure by the time I’m finished it’ll be around 5000. These are slow words, carefully chosen words, words splintered and polished and reassembled until the mosaic they form flows from one end to the other. I’m making sure
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Rewriting chapter one today. Have I mentioned that I love this world? Because I do. I really, *really* do. One of the main reference books I’m using for this novel is “The Tough Guide to Fantasyland” by Diana Wynne Jones. There are some common fantasy elements in this novel — like a harp, a sword,