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.
Today’s word count: 3,973
Total word count: 19,079
Daily average: 2,384
Projected total: 71,546
Talk about bouncing back. Chapter 3 is done, and I’ll admit that I indulged a bit. But now the setup work is done, and the story is moving along. People are coming together. Plans are made. And the other world awaits.
Today’s word count: 1,328
Total word count: 15,106
Daily average: 2,158
Projected total: 64,740
Still in Chapter 3, but it’s raining, it’s cold, and I got a later start than I’d like. I might come back to this today. If not, I’ll just have to take a below-average day, but everybody deserves a break once in a while, right?
Today’s word count: 2,522
Total word count: 13,778
Daily average: 2,296
Projected total: 68,890
Finished Chapter 2 and started on Chapter 3. This one’s starting to get fun, even if there’s no real action yet. I just like this part of the story-building. Lots of character interaction, dropping hints, and getting things ready for a big payoff in the future. That’s my favorite kind of writing.
