1000 words in I can see that chapter 8 will probably actually be 8 and 9. There's just too many things to stuff in there and I expect to go through a lot of words doing the heist.
Jayne: 'Cause I don't know these folks. Don't much care to. Mal: They're whores. Jayne: I'm in.
'Heart Of Gold'
The Great Write Way, Act Three: Where's the gun?
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Gudanov - May 06, 2009 8:04:50 am PDT #1548 of 6690
Coding and Sleeping
Gudanov - May 07, 2009 5:37:04 am PDT #1549 of 6690
Coding and Sleeping
A paltry 600 words or so last night. But I didn't have much time to work on it, about 50 minutes. I thought of some good tweaks while commuting though. A scene I decided to cut due to irrelevance I'm going to put back in and it will be quite relevant.
Gudanov - May 08, 2009 4:52:02 am PDT #1550 of 6690
Coding and Sleeping
About 1200 words last night. I'm hoping to finish off the 8th chapter this weekend and maybe get a good start on the 9th. I got in my scene that will foreshadow something that will happen at the very end of the story. Tonight maybe I will get in a brand new scene I thought up that will add a little more action to chapter 8 and a bit of insight into a character that hasn't been really well developed yet. I'm feeling good about 8 so far.
Gudanov - May 09, 2009 3:13:34 am PDT #1551 of 6690
Coding and Sleeping
Chapter 8 is done. My wife very nicely gave me some writing time so I got around 2400 words last night.
Gudanov - May 10, 2009 5:24:15 pm PDT #1552 of 6690
Coding and Sleeping
I finished chapter 9 this morning before everybody got going, but it is a short chapter. The chapter is only about 3,600 words. All together I'm standing at about 58,000 words now.
Gudanov - May 11, 2009 8:18:51 am PDT #1553 of 6690
Coding and Sleeping
I think I should have time to start chapter 10 tonight. Chapter 10 should be interesting to write, even if it will probably be slow going. Lots of character interaction, a near fatal drug overdose, two characters sleeping with each other, characters alienating each other, and one character death.
Gudanov - May 11, 2009 7:01:29 pm PDT #1554 of 6690
Coding and Sleeping
About 600 pages tonight, but I got distracted by a long email from an old friend and, therefore, a long reply. I got another email from a friend who wanted some help with his computer. I only wrote for about 45 minutes. Hopefully more time tomorrow.
Gudanov - May 12, 2009 5:23:39 am PDT #1555 of 6690
Coding and Sleeping
I've got three days off next week to deal with a variety of stuff, but even with the stuff I need to do there should some of the largest blocks of writing time I've had. My wife is totally on board since I'm making rapid progress.
I'm hoping to get done with chapter 10 by this weekend so I can blow through 11 and 12 during my days off. I'm very excited about 11 and 12 since everything changes in the story. There's another big event in 14, but I don't think I can get there during my days off.
Liese S. - May 12, 2009 7:46:50 am PDT #1556 of 6690
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
You're doing great. I'm admiring your progress from afar.
Gudanov - May 12, 2009 9:20:15 am PDT #1557 of 6690
Coding and Sleeping
I'm just looking forward to having three days of 3-6 hour blocks of time. Depending on how much yard work my wife wants me to do.