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Point Check
Plot/Pacing Concerns I feel like I’ve smoothed over most of my halfway-there concerns. Plot/pacing is actually moving along quite nicely. Things are set to amp up considerably, at least in one of my...
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Paying off Debts
I feel like I’m at a point in the book where some of my storylines are beginning to pay off. Characters are reaching their breaking points, are forced into making hard decisions (or having those...
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Runner’s High
This must be how runner’s feel once they’ve hit that endorphin-induced high. Almost 10k words today. I’m to the point where the story seems to be coming out of me on its own. Every time I stood to...
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Pushing Ahead
Today felt like my productivity was absolutely dismal, yet I still managed to crank out 3k(ish) words. One “world” arc is almost complete–at least for this book, there are to be 3 total in the...
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Plugging Along
I’ve slowed my pacing again. My writing is also less vivid and a bit dry. While I’m tempted to take a short break I also want to keep working, even if it’s one day at a time (at 1000 words a day). I...
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Signs of Promise
Nearing the 100k mark. Whew! I’ve been knocking a few thousand words a day, though the pace is considerably slower, at least now. No issue there. Kindle has this great feature where you can upload...
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Sliding
As you can see, I’m nearing the 100k mark (which was my goal for draft 1). I’m not sure how far I’ll go over that, but I do foresee me doing so. If I follow my outline to the letter, I have 10 more...
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Road Bump
The word count is still moving but I am stuck on my second narrative arc. It’s not enough of an arc, not enough of a crisis. So, I need to battle this out in my wee lil’ brain before I finish the...
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Last Call
Well, I’m nearly done. I finished the two “climactic” chapters (E’zreal and Aldeshar), piddled around on the final character chapter (Wen). All that’s left is to finish Wen’s (which will give us an...
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I have officially conquered the first draft. Final word count: 110,645. That means I have about 15k in terms of additional material (during revision). I think I can do it. Tomorrow, I’ll add in all...
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