Today’s word count: 2,041
Total word count: 40,110
Daily average: 2,228
Projected total: 66,850
Chapter 7. That’s about all there is to say. Oh, and archaeology is still fun to write after 6 years. I think that about covers everything you need to know for today.
Today’s word count: 3,051
Total word count: 38.469
Daily average: 2,262
Projected total: 67,886
So that’s finally done. Chapter 6 seemed to take forever, but I finished it, and now it’s time for the threads to come together. Whew. Took long enough, didn’t it? Chapter 7 starts tomorrow; not much left after that.
Today’s word count: 2,380
Total word count: 35,418
Daily average: 2,213
Projected total: 66,408
Well, this was an eventful day. More than halfway through Chapter 6, and I had to juggle everything else in the world. The Roku problems from yesterday resurfaced, and somehow they were caused by my brother playing the new Pokemon game?!? Water’s still not drinkable, I’m barely holding on, and my most optimistic character is having a crisis. So this month is going great!
Today’s word count: 1,225
Total word count: 33,038
Daily average: 2,202
Projected total: 66,076
Stopping early again, because I just can’t write when everything around me is breaking down. Even Amy the Eternal Optimist isn’t enough to salvage this day. I know where her chapter’s going, though, so I should be able to make up for this tomorrow. Assuming I have clean water, a working TV, and maybe a little bit of good luck every now and then.
Today’s word count: 1,666
Total word count: 31,813
Daily average: 2,272
Projected total: 68,170
Another short day, but I just don’t feel like writing today. So I finished Chapter 5, and the finish wasn’t even that great. But that’s one character I don’t have to write for a long time, which is good enough for me. We’ll see how I feel tomorrow. Chapter 6 is Amy, and as you know from my previous Otherworld adventures, if Amy can’t cheer me up, nothing will.
Today’s word count: 1,898
Total word count: 30,147
Daily average: 2,319
Projected total: 69.570
Still in Chapter 5, and I’m remembering why Jenn is my least favorite Otherworld character to write. I just don’t have much to say for her, and I don’t have time to throw a curveball. Well, I’ll figure something out. Besides, the big stuff happens after this chapter.
Today’s word count: 2,470
Total word count: 28,249
Daily average: 2,354
Projected total: 70,622
Another day, another chapter. Yesterday, I finished writing my favorite character in this series. Today, I started on my least favorite. Either this will be a struggle, or I’ll speed through it in an attempt to get past her. We’ll see tomorrow, I suppose, but I’m effectively at the halfway point of the story now.
Today’s word count: 2,344
Total word count: 25,779
Daily average: 2,343
Projected total: 70,306
Chapter 4 is done, and it ended on an…ominous note. Funny how writing my favorite character felt like such a drag, but it was also a good place to put a few things I’ve needed to say. That’s how writing works sometimes, isn’t it? “Write what you know.”
Today’s word count: 2,350
Total word count: 23,435
Daily average: 2,343
Projected total: 70,305
Still in Chapter 4, and it’s almost as cold in the story as in the real world. Brr. I should have this one done by tomorrow, and that’ll be the halfway point of the 50K. The midpoint of the book will be a bit after that; I’m tentatively projecting this one as 57,000. But my plans never work out, so we’ll just have to wait and see where the story goes.
Today’s word count: 2,006
Total word count: 21,085
Daily average: 2,342
Projected total: 70,283
After yesterday, I could have stopped early today. But not when it’s one of my favorite characters. So we’re into Chapter 4, and I think that’s the last of the catch-up work. Everything else is present and future. Or so it seems.