Well, another new year is finally upon me. It is my fervent hope to make this one the most productive yet! I've been trying to take advantage of winter break (particularly this past week) to make some major headway on the planning stage of my novel, as well as completely finish the initial draft of my very first chapter. It has been an exciting, if not unnerving, process!
I find my writer's block attempting to stymie me at every corner, but I have managed to fill in a few of the "big picture" holes, one of which that has completely changed the direction of the second half of the novel. However, I am pleased by this particular brainstorm - it is more plausible than what I had before, as well as a much larger obstacle for my protagonists to have to work through! (An ultimate solution, unfortunately, is, at this time, still pending. Of course.)
As a new system in this blog, I hope to keep a running tally of word, page, and chapter count. Hopefully, it will help to keep me more accountable so that I will write as often as I can. For now, it's a humble beginning, but it will soon grow.
Word Count: 1,127
Page Count: 4.5
Current Chapter: 1
My next critique group meeting is on February 5th, so my tentative goal is to have the first two chapters completed by then. Wish me luck!
-R
Monday, January 5, 2009
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