I finished typing up the first draft of the third novel. Here’s the final, first draft, word count:
–Harp of Stars is about 102,000
–Harp of Light is about 90,000
–Harp of Fire is currently 92,275 words
I generally write short, second draft is generally 10-15% longer.…
I finished Harp of Fire this morning, the third novel in this trilogy. Or at least the handwritten part.
w00t!!!
The current draft of chapter 17 is approximately 4800 words, but I also realized that I forgot to include something important in the middle of the chapter, and that will absolutely push it to over 5000 words when I type it up.…
Finished chapter nine today. Handwriting it, that is. Still have to type up these three chapters (7, 8, 9.) I’m disappointed with myself, and how far behind schedule I am. I just didn’t write a lot in August. (To be fair, I did work for the day job almost every weekend in August, and quite a few in July as well.)…
So I didn’t make it to the Clarion West party tonight. Instead, I ended up writing about 1500 words of the first scene of chapter three. I’m pleased with it. …
I’ve never really done this before, but I thought I’d try a little snippet from what I wrote today. NOT FINAL EDIT — probably too much description at this point. My first draft is always shit. …
Yesterday, after I finished the outline for the novel, and this morning, I experienced a weird anxiety. While I was some what excited to start writing, I also felt nervous about it. I finally told myself that it was okay to feel anxious about jumping off a cliff, because that’s what writing first draft is like for me.…
Ah — novel land. I went to bed thinking about the novel last night. I woke up thinking about it. It has consumed me quickly this time, no faffing about, will I, won’t I fall into complete, utter obsession. Nope, just dove right in.…
I’ve had way too much caffeine this morning. My hands are shaking and my stomach’s a mess. HOWEVER. I’ve also had a lovely, lovely brainstorming session. I’ve figured out the high points of the first nine chapters of the next novel (Harp of Fire.)…
Friday night I started getting lots of ideas for the novel — started really living it. It feels so nice to be in that obsessive place again.
Saturday I wrote a lot, especially for me. Sunday I did about 1500 words.…