Last 2 days’ word count: 2,795
Total word count: 21,787
Daily average: 1,675
Projected total: 50,277
You read that right. I wasn’t feeling well yesterday, so I wrote a little and then fell asleep before I could post about it. Suffice to say, we’re about halfway through Chapter 2 now. Mostly just treading water until these allergies leave me alone.
Today’s word count: 1,279
Total word count: 18,992
Daily average: 1,726
Projected total: 51,796
Ugh. Today was awful. I slept late, my head’s been hurting, and it’s almost impossible to keep my focus. So just one expository scene today. I hope I’ll pick back up tomorrow.
Today’s word count: 2,768
Total word count: 17,713
Daily average: 1,771
Projected total: 53,139
Wow. Didn’t even realize I’d written that much today. Chapter 1 is down, and it ended with a big reveal, namely that I finally did break down and start making an alien conlang. Yep, the not-really-bad guys now have names that aren’t necessarily pronounceable by human mouths. Oh, and I got some good technobabble in, too!
Today’s word count: 2,121
Total word count: 14,945
Daily average: 1,660
Projected total: 49,816
So close to pace. We’re doing great, though, and Chapter 1 is almost done. With luck, I’ll finish it tomorrow. And I get to start what I’ve been dreading since I finished Beyond the Horizon: an alien conlang!
Today’s word count: 2,196
Total word count: 12,824
Daily average: 1,603
Projected total: 48,090
More work on Chapter 1, and I’m moving the action around. Tori is fun because of her sheer exuberance when it comes to anything space-related, while Lucas is always down to earth, even when he’s on a different planet. So contrast, which is necessary for the story I’m building.
Today’s word count: 2,166
Total word count: 10,632
Daily average: 1,518
Projected total: 45,565
Into Chapter 1 now. For Orphans novels, that means back to rotating POVs, which really makes things a lot easier. And we start out with a lot of exploration. I love exploration. I swear, I could write an entire book like that. No real action necessary, just people exploring a new land, finding things no one has seen before. Maybe nobody else would read it, but who cares?
Today’s word count: 2,251
Total word count: 8,466
Daily average: 1,411
Projected total: 42,330
Much better. The prologue is finished, and Sora had her time to shine. I will admit that this is the first time in Orphans that I’ve used outside input to direct the story. My brother read Innocence Reborn a couple of months ago, and he said Sora was his favorite character, despite the fact that she only really featured in about five scenes. So, when she became one of the finalists for the On the Stellar Sea prologue POV, I really had to give her the role.
Today’s word count: 988
Total word count: 6,215
Daily average: 1,243
Projected total: 37,290
Yeah, the numbers are miserable, but I’m not faking them, unlike some people. Still in the prologue, still shaking off the effects of the election. I’ll pick up my pace, I promise.
Nocturne was not nearly this nerve-wracking, I’ll have you know.
Today’s word count: 618
Total word count: 5,227
Daily average: 1,742
Projected total: 52,270
Stopping very early because I’ve been told the voting lines are long. Fingers crossed that we get some good news tonight.
And a note: I’ve had some serious phone issues this week. If you’re trying to reach me (or wondering why I haven’t reached you), bear that in mind.
(Update: Miscalculated the projected total. I guess I should apply for a polling job at Fox News.)
Today’s word count: 2,175
Total word count: 4,609
Daily average: 2,304
Projected total: 69,135
Not too bad today. I’m calling myself halfway through the prologue (Orphans chapters are long), and my biggest problem is that I didn’t have enough ideas for it. Writing from a ten-year-old’s perspective is refreshing, though. And fun.