forum writing log (80,000 words and only half way done)
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@n o s t r a d a m u s location_city

Finished chapter 7 (somehow it has ended up over 10,000 words long????). Am going to try and finish 1.5-2 chapters a week because I really want draft 1 done before the 1.5 year mark (I started writing this on Feb 27th 2023). So 3 down, 19 to go.
28/05/24 (WC 51061 - 53353) Total: 2292

@n o s t r a d a m u s location_city

I'm back. I'm not dead I promise. I just got very distracted by an idea for another novel that I am temporarily shelving while I get the first draft of this one done so I can (fingers crossed) send it off to literary agents.
08/09/24 (WC 53353 - 55337) Total: 1984

@n o s t r a d a m u s location_city

Got some done today. Not as much as I would have liked but have run out of time. Did some planning though so it should make finishing chapter 4 a little easier (when I have time to write it)
09/09/24 (WC 57550 - 58103) Total: 553

@n o s t r a d a m u s location_city

I have devised a super secret writing plan that means i'll get this done soon (soon as in April) but I won't put it here for fear that I will jinx myself. Chapter 6 is about 50% done.
11/11/24 (WC 65085 - 66794) Total: 1709

@n o s t r a d a m u s location_city

Meant to post this yesterday but the website was down for me. Chapter 6 is done!! Just in time to have seen Hozier in concert last night. The girl standing in front of me quit her job while the opening act was on, good for her. Thinking of combining chapters 8 + 9 but it will take some work.
12/11/24 (WC 66794 - 68384) Total: 1590

@n o s t r a d a m u s location_city

A few more chapters are going to be combined I think, chapter 9/10 (which were previously 10/11) and maybe 13/14 or 14/15 although I'm a bit on the fence about those two. Not that I don't have anything for them, I'm just not sure how many "filler" chapters I want given how long this thing already is.

@n o s t r a d a m u s location_city

Have also been converting chapters to manuscript formatting and printing them once they're done so they're ready to go when draft 1 editing begins in late March/early April. The plan then being to rewrite the whole thing with the edits over Easter long weekend.

@n o s t r a d a m u s location_city

Have pushed back my draft one deadline a week to 02/02/25 because I got too busy (getting tattooed again, testing out my new runners, buying furniture in black friday sales, being a bit depressed, getting distracted by a 6 hour long podcast).

Chapter 11 is getting there I guess but is also making me a little insane.
02/12/24 (WC 79983 - 81723 ) Total: 1740

@n o s t r a d a m u s location_city

Have realised that maybe my first draft has some glaring problems and it may be worthwhile to abandon the goal of finishing draft 1, rejigging the whole thing and starting draft 2 now instead of waiting until it's done in Feb???? Have for the time being thrown away the schedule and am going to work on something else for a bit until I have some Christmas leave to think things over for more than a weekend.