6 posts tagged “wordcount update”
48,382.
It took me a long time to get around to finally writing tonight. But there it is- another thousand or so words. All Matthew's point of view tonight. Tomorrow I'll focus on villain stuff.
But now, I gotta sleep.
Word count is now 46,506. It's about 150 less than where I "should" be, but that number is pretty negligible, so I'm going to ignore it and call it a night.
Epilogue is written! So, now comes some fill-in scenes. I need a lot more dangerous stuff to put in, because I decided rather late in the story who the villain would be, and didn't have time (or so I thought) to go back and insert villain scenes. So I'd been writing like the scenes were already written. BUT, now I have some time, because the story is "ended" so that'll be my project for days 29 and 30.
And then, on the evening of November 30th, I'll input the whole of this rather ramshackle and more-disturbing-than-I'd-anticipated story into the NaNoWriMo word counter, watch it go up to 50,000 (or above... hey, it could happen!) and then gather my super-sexy WINNER certificate. YAY!
You know, when I start writing just after watching Pushing Daisies, my "voice" sounds a whole lot like Jim Dale. Neat.
My wordcount is 45,116... BUT... I also essentially wrote the last scene in the book!
Woops. I mean, sorta woops. I know there is a ton more to add to the story... but it will require going back and re-writing, and re-writing always means deleting, and... well. That's just dangerous to do, this close to The End.
I do still have an epilogue to write - there are some loose strings from other characters that I'd like to wrap up. It's possible I can wrangle 5,000 words out of that...!
Anyway, I'm feeling very good now. I'm right on track, and I have no doubt that, even if it's just writing "behind the scenes" things for the next couple of days, I'll make it to my 50,000 word mark. The point is, I've written a full story. Getting a whole story, with a real beginning, middle, and ending has always been my biggest problem. Too often I'll have a great beginning with no middle, or a middle with no ending...
And the other thing is, I like this story. I really, really do. Despite how horrible a lot of the writing is, I think it really has potential as a stand-alone story. I don't hate it so much I want to just delete it once I've won NaNoWriMo! And, hey, I might even attempt to do the re-writes that it needs, and after that, I might even show it to people! Whoa! I know, crazy, isn't it??
Word count is at 43,303!
Just a few words behind, but no matter. It's way past my bedtime, and things are veering off track because I'm too tired to wrangle my characters into doing what they're supposed to be doing. Lucien thinks he's going to take Aisling on a tour of the Dream Library, but he can't do that yet! Death still needs to come in with Matthew! I'm not sure where I'm really going to fit Lucien in, really...
Anyway, I wasted too much time tonight playing with my new Nintendo DS Lite (it's PINK!) I blame it all on the Voxer who posted about these things - I read about it and immediately wanted one! So I got one for myself as an x-mas present. SO COOL. Can't wait to find someone else with one so I can play with those sharing features.
40,405!
Hitman was cool.
Going to bed now. Sleeeeeepy!
I'm a selfish sort, so it's always good for me to sit down and actually think about what makes my life as great as it is, and to thank those responsible for helping me be so awesome. ;-)
Friends. I love you all, thank you for being with me and loving me. It's so good knowing I have support from so many directions.
Family. I love you all and I think it's so great we can all get together and crack each other up. No drama, like some other families. Just good times and good memories. Thanks for being a place of safety and no stress for me.
My husband. You count as first above all in the previous two categories. Without you I'd be pretty boring, and certainly not nearly as happy. Thank you, beyond all words.
Happy things - my kitties, my toys which I have enough money to splurge on, my job which I enjoy even when things are all topsy-turvy, my lifestyle which is free and fun and adventure-filled. I'm thankful for everything and everyone responsible for giving me this life that I have, the health that I enjoy, and the love that keeps me whole.
Peace to all.
(NaNoWriMo current word count : 34,376! I'm catching up!)
