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