Lots of editing (in this case, adding a handful of net words) to fix a character who was jumping between sleep and wakefulness. I think the 'fellowship of this thing' is about to leave on the main quest. That time not included in the total.
This was from yesterday. It was hard to concentrate. I will do a formal "Craig sprint" today... so I have as few distractions or excuses as possible
A LOT of the time was working through a poem that is a prophecy that is used to identify the protagonist as the one who matters. It will help convince him to continue his journey and to convince the rest of the fellowship that he should be involved in the quest. The result works...but it was not an easy task...
Going forward, I will likely be down to 2-day writing weeks as I am going back to work. It was fun while I could keep pushing so hard, though.
Some editing time and some writing. I prepped the next substack post (for Friday) and sent the social toasting The Professor! I will hope for one more sprint later but have family chores now.
Will try for more later. Loving it!
Spent much of the day setting up a Substack. That will help me going forward, but it was like returning home when I sat down to write. Writing was becoming work a few weeks ago. Now it is my happy place. I need to get dinner on the table, but hope for a short additional sprint later.
Really going well...but family wants me to play Scategories. Family wishes win.
Happy New Year fellow humans.
Lots of editing (and some words pruned), but a few scenes added. That was followed by one of my strongest writing sessions ever. (It seems to be easier to write when someone gets stabbed. When you know the character will live, you just want to write until you get there. Happy NYE /New Year`s fellow humans!
Most of the day was editing... The number reported is the net added words.
This is for two sprints. 45 minutes on the first and a very distracted 45 second one. I like the story so will try for another sprint later this evening if I can.
One sprint more!
I am loving the story as it develops. I am still not at the point that will launch the rest of the main plot. The characters don`t seem to want to make this easy. I am enjoying the ride.
I am becoming such a pantser.
The action is gathering to the midpoint that will launch the quest proper. Once we get that meeting written, that will launch the quest. I know it is all downhill from here. (Ironically, that is as they climb a mountain in the story.)
I followed Craig`s advice and have the last two chapters written in an early draft form (It will likely require a major rewrite.) The end that I will be writing to will help me with putting the rest of this from my mind on paper.
Merry Christmas, fellow humans!
I keep re-writing and rewriting, but then the characters told me what needed to happen.
I keep re-writing and rewriting, but then the characters told me what needed to happen.
I keep re-writing and rewriting, but then the characters told me what needed to happen.
A good start. I will need to find another time slot for a sprint later. Uninterrupted time here is a commodity!
Too Many distractions. Will do another sprint later. I think the few words I wrote were good ones, though.
Lots of distractions. The paying job was the worst (even though I am supposed to be on vacation.)
