I'm fluffypoodel over there.
I hope to be done with my current project by the end of June (fast approaching...) so I'll be in a bit of a transition period for at least part of the month. Do I jump right into my next big project (and what will that be...) or do I spend some time outlining and...
I am! I'm hoping to get the first half of my new novel out of the way. I've estimated it between 110-160k depending on how long my chapters run. Should be interesting to see if I can maintain that pace with two kids instead of one. I drink a lot more coffee now.
I read this article a couple years ago and found it useful for mixing story elements around to fit what I wanted to write. I used it to finish the first draft of my fourth novel.
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I've planned out quite a bit in the series I'm working on right now. I have character outlines, plot outlines, conflict outlines... then I start writing. I find that I get through a few chapters, maybe 30k words before I have to revisit those outlines and make changes, based on new discoveries...
Wrote a little over 2k tonight which puts me at just under 5k to write for tomorrow to hit my goal. Lets hope I'm up for it!
On another note, you can see some of my main character's backstory over in the Challenge section under the Mithwright 1 Entry thread. Head on over and vote for your...
Another 3k tonight and I am still on track. Gong to have a late night tomorrow so I might be playing catch up on Thursday but that's what makes it fun!
My first day over 5k!! It would have been more but I erased a duplicate section and got rid of a few paragraphs I didn't like which probably totaled to a little over 1k. I also didn't realize that November only has 30 days instead of 31 so my 100k counter was off by a day which means my word...
Took yesterday off to solve some pace issues and came back to write almost 5k tonight which catches me up to the goal. Looking to finish the month off strong!
A little over 3k tonight. Feeling positive about the next few chapters and where they are going which should bring me through to the end of the month. Won't be finished but should be about halfway... Maybe...