Finished the marathon of typing up Chapter 12 - 10,590 words!! I have about 23 chapters, so if every one was that length, I'd be way over any acceptable length for a novel, even a fantasy-ish one. Luckily I don't think any of the others get anywhere near ch 12 - I just looked at chapters 3-7, and all of those only equal about 26,000. Some rebalancing of chapter divisions may be needed later on! |
Still typing up Chapter 12 - it's the (emotional, dramatic) finale to Part 2, so it's one of the longer ones, and is going to take me a while. I notice as I type up that there are certain types of punctuation that I overuse - I'm sure in future drafts all my colons will be ruthlessly edited out, e.g. Another man had entered: he looked a bit older than Simon’s parents, balding, a medical bag in hand. Do you find yourself overusing certain types of punctuation? For me, it's almost a "safety blanket", something I use when I can't think of anything else to whack in the middle of a sentence! |
Haven't posted here for the last few days, but have jumped back and been working on revising my opening Chapters 1 & 2 so that they align with events later on in the story. I love finding moments when going over earlier chapters when you realise that you now have the ability to slip in a little bit of foreshadowing about events yet to come. Great fun!! |
Rewrote out the final section of Chapter 12 in today's session. Does anyone else write by hand? I write and edit a lot by hand as it helps me think, but it does take a lot longer... I am gradually weaning myself onto using comments and track changes in Microsoft Word, too! |
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Hello WDC'ers! I've never really used the Newsfeed/Notes before, but I thought I'd start posting updates about my writing sessions for my own accountability. It will be a bit random as I'm halfway through writing a fantasy novel, but come and jump in with me! Today I managed half an hour before I needed to go and do some cooking. That does make 6.5 hours this week, though! I'm currently working through trying to align some characters' motivations through several chapters, so today was making sure everyone's actions and dialogue made sense in Chapter 12 - it's tricky because it's the climax of Part 1, and there are tearful partings, lots of injuries, and of course a long argument with an over-officious constable. My favourite line from today: Mark tried to prop himself up against the back of the alcove a little bit more, and rolled his head to the side so that he could see Lily, who had taken herself away a few feet and currently seemed to be staring with unbridled venom at a patch of paint-stained floor. |
Totally re-hauled the opening chapters of my novel today - it's from the perspective of an entirely different character ![]() "Invalid Item" ![]() |
I have written more dialogue in the last four days than I have for a long while, thanks to Week 5 of "Invalid Item" ![]() |
And studying German many years ago has permanently scrambled my brain re the correct use of commas in English.