I’ve started the second book in the fantasy series. I’m trying a new method if drafting–a bit more planning than I usually do. So far it seems to be working without me feeling that it sucks the interest or creativity out of what I do.
“But there is an end to everything, even tears.” -Clara Longworth de Chambrun in Charles Glass’s Americans in Paris, p. 43.
So I’ve split chapter five into two because of all the rewriting I’ve done to change the lead up to the ships. At this point I’m back closer to editing rather than writing new scenes or cutting 90% of what I have. Less than 20k words to go. I’ve done the hardest parts.
But I’m feeling stuck at the start of six. Did I get lost in the rewrite? Have my characters become different people? I’m not sure.
I’ve started the editing process. I set up a plan which vaguely goes like this:
Prep:
Fact Checking
Word-level revision
The plan is to get through draft two in September and then three in October. Once that’s done I’ll have a reading draft to show to some initial readers to see what they think overall. The last two+ drafts could take a year. It’s hard to work too much on that in advance.
At any rate, this will free me up for:
Generally, I’ve been what in NaNo they call a pantser—that is, I do everything by the seat of my pants. This year I want to try to write from an outline. Generally this kills it for me, but I am hoping it won’t tank my November draft entirely. Also, one of the characters in my draft from last year—well, his backstory kind of took over into its own story, and I’d like to run with it.
Highly useful
Yay! finished with 50046, plus the stuff i wrote in April, makes my total come to: 54399.
Off tomorrow most likely, and apparently I don’t work Fridays (or at least in the summer?) but editing will start this weekend at the latest.
This time, I didn’t cry. But I feel satisfied.
I also don’t feel anywhere near as drained as the last time.
Oops. forgot to post yesterday.
about 2k tomorrow and draft is done!
probably should be 3 & 4 because I wrote in to 1k increments.
a lot easier with a problem and a 1k word count.
edited to add: current total 41263.
3k words per day while working? mwah ha ha ha.
Yeah it’ll be interesting to see if I can pull this one off.
Almost to 40k. 3 days. 10k. Let’s see if I can hit another 2k tonight at least. I’d much prefer to be at 45k this evening but that may be a bit much to ask.
Currently I have the next 4,000 words roughly plotted. That will take me to the last quarter of the story and the end.
Since I plan to edit this in September, I really need it finished.