So there’s your proof. One day, 5000 words.
Chapter 14 done, and we’ll be heading back to Shade tomorrow. Kellis is still a step or two behind him, but that’ll eventually change. Honestly, I don’t know how much longer I can keep this up. I don’t even know if I want to. But I’ll keep riding the wave as long as I can.
Previous word count: 60,072
This session’s word count: 5,001 (New record!)
Total word count: 65,073
Daily average: 3,615
Now it’s just getting ridiculous. Another day down, another chapter done, and I’ve broken 60K on the 17th. It doesn’t get any more believable, folks, trust me.
Chapter 13 is in the bag, and the Nocturne is now moving to his penultimate destination. (Yes, I used that word correctly.) I haven’t yet decided what’s next. Maybe I’ll keep following his journey, but I might instead switch back to Kellis. Her story is about to get very interesting.
Previous word count: 55,228
This session’s word count: 4,854
Total word count: 60,072
Daily average: 3,534
Now begins the endurance section. We’re past 50K now, so the goal is pushing that number as high as it’ll go.
Chapter 12 is now done. We’re back to Shade’s story, and he’s just now coming into his own, finally reaching his true potential. Yay. Next up, he’ll be butting heads with his rival, and then we might get the big reveal. At a chapter a day, that might come long before Thanksgiving. Amazing, isn’t it? I’m still finding it hard to believe.
On a technical note, I think I’ve finally figured out why I’m able to write so fast on this one. I’m not using scene breaks! Usually, I’ve got those things everywhere. They work great for, well, breaking up scenes, and my scenes typically run about 1000 words or so. They’re natural stopping points, but I’ve made a conscious effort to take them out of Nocturne. They don’t fit with the 1st-person style. They also don’t fit with me finding a place to stop for the day, so I’m finding myself wanting to write more and more to finish the chapter. Something to keep in mind, I guess.
Previous word count: 50,499
This session’s word count: 4,729
Total word count: 55,228 (50K complete!!!)
Daily average: 3,452
This update is brought to you by the letters F, T, and W. Put them in whatever order you wish.
Today is the 15th. Look at that. Just look at that. 15. Fifteen. As in the halfway point. I can’t even explain it anymore. I’m just going with it.
Previous word count: 45,892
This session’s word count: 4,607
Total word count: 50,499 🎉 🎊🎊🎊 🎉
Daily average: 3,367
I’m not even tired this time.
Chapter 10 is now complete. Call it the end of Act II, as it concludes the arc started around Chapter 6. Shade’s back on the move again, heading for the major plotline. He’ll have to wait a while to find it, however, as Chapter 11 will cut back to Kellis. That’ll be a nice change of pace, especially considering what kind of pace I’ve been on the past couple days.
Previous word count: 41,238
This session’s word count: 4,654
Total word count: 45,892
Daily average: 3,278
Wow. Just…wow.
Sometimes you get in a groove. That’s really all I can say. Chapter 9 is done. The Nocturne did his good deed for the day, and we’ll start to see the fallout of that next time. Other things to note about this day: this might be the longest chapter I’ve ever written, at 7,715 words; that may top all the Otherworld chapters in length. And I now know I can write 5K in a day. Technically, it’s only 4,991 this time around, but what’s nine words between friends? Anyway, I think I have truly reached my ultimate limit.
One final note: since I wrote all this after midnight, I’ve switched the daily average back to whole numbers of days. That’d be 13 today.
Previous word count: 36,249
This session’s word count: 4,991 (new record!)
Total word count: 41,238
Daily average: 3,172
So the whole circadian rhythm thing is out the window, but who cares? I made some progress on Chapter 9 through these early hours. Call it halfway done now. Shade is really starting to come into his own, and he’s beginning to realize his true potential. And I’m sitting here hoping that my keyboard will make it to the end.
Previous word count: 33,520
This session’s word count: 2,729
Total word count: 36,249
Daily average: 3,151
I’m finally done with Chapter 8. Had a bit of a technical problem with my computer earlier today (updates -> reboot -> wifi stopped working; unplugging and plugging back in fixed it), but that’s solved now.
And so is the knotty bit of trouble I’ve been wrestling with in Nocturne. Chapter 8 ends with major plot, and Chapter 9 (I’ll start it later( will be more of the same. It’s that “writing inertia” thing I’ve talked about before: now that the story’s moving again, it’ll keep going of its own accord.
Previous word count: 31,579
This session’s word count: 1,941
Total word count: 33,520
Daily average: 3,047
I…didn’t sleep well yesterday. I want to write more before I go to bed, but I’m just too tired. So Chapter 8 will have to wait another day for its completion. Sorry for no big details this time around, but it’s getting hard to concentrate. Good night all.
Previous word count: 29,609
This session’s word count: 1,970
Total word count: 31,579
Daily average: 3,008
Stage 5 of grieving is all about acceptance. Chapter 8 of Nocturne is all about plot. I’m in the middle of both right now.
Closing in on 30K now, and I feel like I’m starting to stumble. Maybe that’s because of…recent events. Maybe not. I will say that I’m not exactly “feeling” the story like I did for, say, Otherworld. Then again, I had the same feeling about this far through Before I Wake, so it might not mean anything. We’ll just have to keep on persevering in these rough times.
Same deal as yesterday: if I write more before midnight, I’ll change the daily average as needed. For now, it’s over 9.5 days. (Next time I design my own planet, I’ll make sure to give it a shorter day than ours. Maybe then I can keep to a better schedule.)
Previous word count: 26,773
This session’s word count: 2,836
Total word count: 29,609
Daily average: 3,117