Tag: nanowrimo

So that’s that. Chapter 2 is done, and no storms, except the one that’s moving in on the characters. (Insert evil laugh here.)

And now I’m at an impasse. It’s a good thing that I have a little bit of a buffer built up, because I’ll need some time to think about where to go from here. I’m sticking with my original plan: 8 chapters, 7 POVs. That much is set. What order I go in (and who gets that all-important 2nd chapter) will be decided soon.

I’m shooting for slightly over 50,000 words on this one. Episode 1, when I wrote it in 2013, came out to a little more than 49,000. Let’s hit the mark this time, why don’t we?

This session’s word count: 2,412
Total word count: 13,822

Well, I didn’t get that 3rd post out yesterday. For tonight, I’m dodging the raindrops and hoping that those thunderstorms the forecasts keep calling for can stay away. (I’ve had a few…bad experiences mixing computers and lightning, so I don’t even bother. If it looks bad, it’s time to shut down.)

I’m most of the way through Chapter 2, and there’s a lot of lonely night left to go. I’m taking a short break, though, because I’m tired of sitting here. I want to finish the chapter today, so I hope I’ll make at least one more post.

This session’s word count: 1,157
Total word count: 11,410

I’ve got the radio turned to classic rock tonight, and they played “Silent Lucidity” earlier. In my mind, that’s the ending them to Before I Wake (here that, Hollywood?), and that got me in a writing mood.

I think I’ve got the glitch figured out. Turning off “tearing prevention” seems to have helped (knock on wood!). So things are a little better. I’d say I’m halfway through Chapter 2 and, more importantly, over the 10K mark. We’re in 5-digit land, baby! And there’s still more day to come. I might even have a third post in a few hours.

This session’s word count: 651
Total word count: 10,253

Once again, it’s after midnight, so it’s a new day.

I worked some more on Chapter 2, and I hope to add to it a bit through the wee hours. I’ve been having a couple of computer glitches (something to do with KDE compositing and vsync and Radeon drivers, I don’t know all the details) which have hampered my pace, but I have nothing but time. Expect another update before noon.

This session’s word count: 731
Total word count: 9,622

I started writing late last night, so I figured I’d roll it into a single post.

Chapter 2 is in full swing. I still haven’t gotten out of the exposition phase, but things are developing. It’s a different POV, but one I can empathize with, which makes the whole thing go faster. I’d say I’m about a third of the way done with it. And that means I’m running out of time to figure out where the story goes from here.

On the off chance that I write some more this morning, I’ll throw in a “late morning” post or something. Otherwise, see you tonight or early tomorrow.

This session’s word count: 2,177
Total word count: 8,891

I’m ready to go to bed.

I finished Chapter 1. I won’t say it’s the best thing I’ve ever written, but it’s not supposed to be. It’s pretty much all worldbuilding, setting the stage for the rest of the story. I’m still not sure what that story is, but I’ve got time to work that out.

This session’s word count: 1,518
Total word count: 6,714

So I’m feeling a bit better, and I’m definitely more rested. (I slept till 4:30 PM!)

I finished the penultimate scene of Chapter 1, and I plan on completing the chapter before I go to bed. It’s all still exposition and worldbuilding at this point, but the story is coming together.

I’m ahead of the pace for now, and I hope to keep it that way. My weird sleeping schedule means I’ll lose a day somewhere before the end of November, so it’s important that I keep moving.

This session’s word count: 828 (Seems silly to call it “today’s” count at this point.)
Total word count: 5,196

I was going to write more, but my stomach was upset, and now I’m getting too tired. Still, I got a little bit done, and I’ll have more time after I wake up. Chapter 1 isn’t done yet, which is good, because I don’t actually have much planned after that.

Today’s word count: 495
Total word count: 4,368

I told you I’d be back.

I slept really late today, and that’s probably going to be the case for the rest of this week, so I’ll likely be doing these “split” updates the next few days. I’ve been writing some more on Chapter 1, and I’m close to the 3/4 mark. Maybe I can finish it late tonight. If not, it’ll definitely be tomorrow.

Today’s word count: 1,086
Total word count: 3,873

It’s after midnight, so this counts as a new day, right?

I got bored, and I’m not sleepy, so I wrote a bit more. It’s not much, just finishing the scene I was in yesterday evening. If nothing else, it’s that much less I’d have to write later. This all but finishes the first half of Chapter 1, and it gives me time to think, so I’m calling it a win.

Whatever I write after I wake up will probably go in a continuation post tonight.

Today’s word count: 950
Total word count: 2,787