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novel_in_90 sitrep, week 8, and some thoughts thereof
Mar. 3rd, 2007 11:32 amlauraanne_gilmanApres le deluge, apparently, comes Spring. The sun is out, the windows are open and the cats have reclaimed the sunporch. I have gone for a walk and come back feeling somewhat mellow. Today may be a good day to be a social creature. Or a sunward-facing sofaslug.
(or, more likely, an editorial letter-writing, proposal-polishing sunward-facing sofaslug.)
Meanwhile, in week 8...
Down Into Darkness: A Retrievers Novel
I've downgraded my word goal to 90,000 for this draft. I suspect it will go back up in revisions -- it usually does. But I'm not going to stretch for it now, at the risk of hurting the pacing or plot.
I'm down to the penultimate chapter, which brings in new players that may amuse some folk following here (hey, if New York's Finest got their moments in earlier books, it seemed only fair to let New York's Bravest get their chance to shine. *pets the guys of the nonexistent Plank Street Station for being so shiny*) Hey, anyone know offhand what the pressure coming out of a 1 1/2 inch attack hose would be?
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novel_in_90 goal was 67,500 words in 90 days, no excuses. That goal is effectively achieved (barring some sort of unlikely and noxious meltdown in the next few days), although I'm still going toward my 90,000 word count. I had 3 days where no writing at all happened on the project, and 0 days of writing-under-goal when I did open the file. And, more importantly, at no point did I feel stressed, or overwhelmed, or that I had managed to break my brain (okay, one day that happened, but that was when I got mugged by "Illumination.")
[let me amend that. At no point did I feel stressed, or overwhemed, or brain-broken BY THIS BOOK. Other influences have not been so kind. Just so's you don't think Life is Sweet for Her, or anything...]
The goal now is to take what the past eight weeks have taught me, and to keep moving with it. There's still another 34 days left in my 90 day cycle, and 28,000 words to go...
(or, more likely, an editorial letter-writing, proposal-polishing sunward-facing sofaslug.)
Meanwhile, in week 8...
Down Into Darkness: A Retrievers Novel
I've downgraded my word goal to 90,000 for this draft. I suspect it will go back up in revisions -- it usually does. But I'm not going to stretch for it now, at the risk of hurting the pacing or plot.
I'm down to the penultimate chapter, which brings in new players that may amuse some folk following here (hey, if New York's Finest got their moments in earlier books, it seemed only fair to let New York's Bravest get their chance to shine. *pets the guys of the nonexistent Plank Street Station for being so shiny*) Hey, anyone know offhand what the pressure coming out of a 1 1/2 inch attack hose would be?
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novel_in_90 goal was 67,500 words in 90 days, no excuses. That goal is effectively achieved (barring some sort of unlikely and noxious meltdown in the next few days), although I'm still going toward my 90,000 word count. I had 3 days where no writing at all happened on the project, and 0 days of writing-under-goal when I did open the file. And, more importantly, at no point did I feel stressed, or overwhelmed, or that I had managed to break my brain (okay, one day that happened, but that was when I got mugged by "Illumination.")[let me amend that. At no point did I feel stressed, or overwhemed, or brain-broken BY THIS BOOK. Other influences have not been so kind. Just so's you don't think Life is Sweet for Her, or anything...]
The goal now is to take what the past eight weeks have taught me, and to keep moving with it. There's still another 34 days left in my 90 day cycle, and 28,000 words to go...
