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Accountability, author's timecard, word count written, feeling lonely out there?
Starbeam:
About 2 1/2 handwritten pages, mostly revision, but a helluva lot better than I've been doing. I'll take it.
prophet224:
I'm getting a bit better... done about 1500 words in the last couple of days. It's not for lack of material... just can't (read: won't) make time for it over other things that need to be done.
Reil:
My big problem is I'm still near the beginning of the writing process. I've got the basic plot, I've got the characters, and I've got an ending, but I still don't really think it's THE ending yet. The basic pieces are all there, but the details are fuzzy and I just feel like its missing that emotional gutpunch I look for in my favorite books. I'm working on drafts of my opening scene at the moment (just finished the second draft of version three) but I'm not sure on how to proceed from there. If I just continue writing progressively from there, I may end up at the climax and still find it lacking necessitating a complete rewrite. Also, experience has indicated I might not be one of those authors capable of writing scenes out of order and still manage to end up with a cohesive narrative whole.
It's frustrating, but right now I'm thinking the best thing to do is work on some short stories about these characters outside of my current story for character and worldbuilding purposes as well as a way to proactively procrastinate. Frustrating as hell since I'm really excited about a lot of aspects of this story.
the neurovore of Zur-En-Aargh:
2300 words last night. On the wrong project, but we take what we can get.
prophet224:
2300 words... man, that is beautiful. :)
Reil, many authors write scenes and short stories that interest them, then put them away. Later on you may find that that particular story or scene is just what you needed, or close enough. Or you just take it one block at a time and do the first part, then move to the next. You will learn more about the story as you write it, so maybe you will have more inspiration for the ending you are looking for.
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