The Carrot
Jul. 20th, 2009 01:51 pmLately, I find myself a little more motivated to write in the journal than write on the novel. In an attempt to nip that habit in the bud, the journal becomes the carrot that I get to do after the day's writing.
And, you know, I feel pretty good after the writing, so I don't get the reluctance on my part. Right now, I feel great. I guess it's like working out, how sometimes you don't want to do it, but you're glad you did after.
In spite of reflux, I have know finished chapter five (neener, neener, heartburn!). I also added a new godmother scene into chapter four. I've been from fairly lighthearted to very dark today.
Here's where things get a little complicated. I've got chapter six outlined and rough drafted. Highlights of Chapter Six: undercover frost elves, an alliance of two flavors of godmother, and Manuel goes to see the hulder in the woods.
Chapter Seven gets complicated as it begins a good chunk of the expansion that has to go into this thing to make it bigger. I'm currently thinking of it as the young troll angst chapter. I hope the subconscious makes good gumbo. Overall, though, the percentage of story rewritten will go down, because of all the added scenes.
Well, statisticians, for you. First, scenes.
Now, word count.
Off to book group.
Catherine
Mirrored from Writer Tamago.