| 2022.12.05 | +1022, -316 => 109456 | This time I skipped all the way to the end, to a chapter I wrote very recently, because ideas popped into my head on how to reorganize it. Worked out well. Haven’t had a 1000 word day in quite a while. |
| 2022.12.02 | +600, -252 => 108748 | First chapter revision going well. Reducing exposition, paying more attention to why each sentence is there. |
| 2022.11.30 | +584, -209 => 108398 | I’ve declared draft 1.5 done, and I’m starting on draft 2. Rewriting is a lot of fun, especially at the slow pace I go. I’m starting from chapter 1 and as referece my last edit on that file was in Nov 2021. I see much better now where I can turn exposition into action and thought and feeling and I feel more confident to write in a way I want to. This is a serious story, but I always feel more comfortable with a humorous tone. I think that’s not a bad combination: tackle a serious topic, but make it sparkle with humor. |
| 2022.11.29 | +517, -25 => 108021 | Still thrashing round, trying to wrap up the story without dragging it out too long. Right now I have a paragraph of the MC’s thoughts, just listing the questions that come up. It’s not the worst, and these would be my thoughts if I were in their position, but I think it can be improved upon. |
| 2022.11.22 | +741, -78 => 106254 | I’m happy with today’s progress. There was an emotional scene that I wasn’t sure I could pull off. I don’t know if I did pull it off, but I made myself shed a tear, so at least it worked on one person. We’ll see if I have the same reaction when I reread it in 6 months. |
| 2022.11.22 | +515, -159 => 105589 | Trying to get away from the “and then that happened” quagmire. |
| 2022.11.07 | +1031, -120 => 135580 | Was stuck for a while, knew I needed more conflict in this section, and I finally got it. |
| 2022.10.20 | +652, -43 => 131413 | Figured out end game for this book. |
| 2022.10.17 | +579, -49 => 130135 | The timer method is still working to get me writing. Managed a dramatic e |
| 2022.10.15 | +1521, -460 => 129603 | |
| 2022.10.10 | +973, -20 => 128011 | The timer method seems to work! Probably wrote for an hour (three 20 min runs). |
| 2022.10.09 | +791, -7 => 127056 | It flowed out. Second day with the timer method. |
| 2022.10.05 | +669, -69 => 126927 | First go with the timer method. |
| 2022.10.01 | +1162, -2743 => 126325 | |
| 2022.09.29 | +371, -5 => 127900 | |
| 2022.09.28 | +775, -208 => 127532 | I may finally have found the voice for a character I was having difficulty writing, but who I very much am in love with. |
| 2022.09.24 | +503, -181 => 126823 | At least I started up again. |
| 2022.09.06 | +579, -2 => 126478 | They were words. That’s about all I can say of them. |
| 2022.09.05 | +655, -3767 => 125899 | Deleted an older chunk that was preventing me from rewriting. It took me a while to realize that the existing text was hindering my rewrite. |
| 2022.08.24 | +534, -223 => 129009 | Mostly rewriting. I’m impatient to move on, but I’ve been revising and refining a particular scene. I’ve changed some details that may be irrelevant, but I do have a plan. I worry that I’m procrastinating in a way, and not moving on to the next scene. |
| 2022.08.23 | +422, -166 => 128696 | A rare day when it was more words than it felt like, but it was very little progress, all rewriting. |
| 2022.08.17 | +1676, -183 => 128438 | Not shabby at all, but I think this is over two days. |
| 2022.08.13 | +1391, -658 => 126809 | Another productive spurt. |
The Black Deep 