1,913 words today.
20,129 for January.
112,444 for the completed draft.
Friday, January 31, 2014
The Home Stretch
Man, I was SO wiped out last night. I was yawning my face off by 9:00, and barely made it to my bed. I feel a little silly being so dramatic-- after all, Joely finishes like three books a year and I don't recall her ever whining about it as much as I am-- but this whole week I have truly felt like I am in some kind of altered state.
Okay. So today is probably another 2K day. I have to tutor for one hour, and wrangle The Son for a few hours in the late afternoon, but other than that I have all day to write. First up, I need to finish climax 1:
a) back up and add a few lines of set-up to the previous chapter 10:52
b) write a few paragraphs of action leading up to the big dialogue exchange 11:41 --breaking for lunch now.
c) add attributives and beats to dialogue 3:45 975 words so far today.
Once that's done, I have one more shortish section to write.
Deep breath...
Okay. So today is probably another 2K day. I have to tutor for one hour, and wrangle The Son for a few hours in the late afternoon, but other than that I have all day to write. First up, I need to finish climax 1:
Once that's done, I have one more shortish section to write.
Deep breath...
Thursday, January 30, 2014
Done for the Day
Finished the dialogue for climax 2.
1,931 words today. (Yikes!)
18,216 for January (Not too shabby.)
110,531 words in the draft. (Holy Shit.)
1,931 words today. (Yikes!)
18,216 for January (Not too shabby.)
110,531 words in the draft. (Holy Shit.)
One More Chapter to Go
I finished climax 1. 1,242 more words on it today. Great googly-moogly.
That finishes up chapter 24. I've lost another chapter since my last shuffle, so the next one is the last I need to write for this draft. It consists of two sections: climax 2-- which is considerably shorter than climax 1, thank dog-- and a wrapping-things-up section.
Plowing ahead with the dialogue for climax 2. The scene is practically all dialogue, so if I can get it done today I'll be in good shape.
That finishes up chapter 24. I've lost another chapter since my last shuffle, so the next one is the last I need to write for this draft. It consists of two sections: climax 2-- which is considerably shorter than climax 1, thank dog-- and a wrapping-things-up section.
Plowing ahead with the dialogue for climax 2. The scene is practically all dialogue, so if I can get it done today I'll be in good shape.
Plan for the Day
I'm abandoning word count goals; I'll definitely write more than 500 words today and tomorrow, and what matters now is completing sections.
Today I need to finish climax 1, and then write all the dialogue for climax 2.
I just dropped The Son at school and had my breakfast; now I'm going to clean the kitchen, start a huge pot of bone broth, write a few work e-mails, and then get going.
Today I need to finish climax 1, and then write all the dialogue for climax 2.
I just dropped The Son at school and had my breakfast; now I'm going to clean the kitchen, start a huge pot of bone broth, write a few work e-mails, and then get going.
Wednesday, January 29, 2014
1/29
541 words today.
16,285 for January.
108,600 for the draft.
I'm tired and grouchy, and annoyed that anyone has the gall to expect anything of me this week beyond finishing the draft. I'm a joy to be around, really.
Tonight I was trying to explain to The Husband how I feel, and I said that it's like I've finally reached the end of an exhausting and frustrating day-long car journey, only to discover that the directions were wrong and my destination is actually another 30 minutes away. It's not that big a deal-- I know how to get there, and everything will fine once I do-- but I'm exhausted and starving and my ass hurts and night is falling, and I just want out of the damn car.
On the up side, I think some of what I'm writing this week might actually be awesome.
16,285 for January.
108,600 for the draft.
I'm tired and grouchy, and annoyed that anyone has the gall to expect anything of me this week beyond finishing the draft. I'm a joy to be around, really.
Tonight I was trying to explain to The Husband how I feel, and I said that it's like I've finally reached the end of an exhausting and frustrating day-long car journey, only to discover that the directions were wrong and my destination is actually another 30 minutes away. It's not that big a deal-- I know how to get there, and everything will fine once I do-- but I'm exhausted and starving and my ass hurts and night is falling, and I just want out of the damn car.
On the up side, I think some of what I'm writing this week might actually be awesome.
Tuesday, January 28, 2014
100%...
...or it would be, if I weren't running long. *SIGH*
1,023 words today.
15,744 for January.
108,036 for the draft.
Good progress today-- finished all the dialogue and most of the attributives and beats for climax 1. The scene probably has another 500-1,000 words before it's completed, though-- there's an action-y gunfight bit at the beginning that I haven't written yet, and I'm not sure how long it's going to turn out. It features the return of a character not seen since the opening, which I just decided last night was the way to go-- still making at changes at this 11:59 hour!
Tomorrow I'll probably only have time to do 500 words, but Thurs. and Fri. I should have basically all day. I'm feeling confident that I can get it done on schedule.
1,023 words today.
15,744 for January.
108,036 for the draft.
Good progress today-- finished all the dialogue and most of the attributives and beats for climax 1. The scene probably has another 500-1,000 words before it's completed, though-- there's an action-y gunfight bit at the beginning that I haven't written yet, and I'm not sure how long it's going to turn out. It features the return of a character not seen since the opening, which I just decided last night was the way to go-- still making at changes at this 11:59 hour!
Tomorrow I'll probably only have time to do 500 words, but Thurs. and Fri. I should have basically all day. I'm feeling confident that I can get it done on schedule.
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