So ends the streak.
I’m cutting it a little short today, because I slept late, I’ve got stuff to do tonight, and there’s no way I can finish what’s turning out to be a longer chapter than anticipated. I hate it, but that’s the way of things sometimes.
On a more positive note, the story is starting to shape up, and at just the right time. See, last night, I was rereading Before I Wake. (I like reading my own stories. That’s half the reason I write them.) As I read it, I noticed something. One of the most emotionally powerful moments in the book came in Chapter 8. One of the most pivotal scenes in Nocturne also came in its Chapter 8. Lair of the Wizards starts getting serious in Chapter 8. The children of Innocence Reborn grow up in Chapter 8. Cam’s deeper mystery in The Shape of Things begins in Chapter 8. I don’t know how it worked out this way, but it does, so it’s probably for the best that I’m giving this particular part of The Soulstone Sorcerer a little extra work. Because it will continue the pattern.
This session’s word count: 3,348
Total word count: 38,167
Daily average: 4,770
Last year’s cumulative total: 25,079