So I have a schedule for the year. If I stick to this schedule then I will have three novel drafts by the end of the year (of at least 70k each). I made this schedule challenging, but reasonable. While I have the goal of writing 1000 words a day, that would be going above and beyond the schedule.
Okay, so it’s the end of February and I already feel the strain. I should be at 50k by tomorrow, instead I’m hovering around 41k. But I have good reason! It’s been a fantastic month! Last year I joined a writing group in my area, The Journey http://writingjourney.org/. It’s a fun, casual sort of group and I’m really enjoying it! So, at the beginning of the month, we had a bit of a workshop on my Drowning Sky novel (Book 1) and I got some seriously good feedback. So good that a huge chunk of what I already wrote needed revision. That’s right, two months into my novel and I’m already revision major plot points.
But it has also seriously crippled my schedule. To put some perspective on it, I was at around 32k by the beginning of February. The revision started at around the 7k mark and I’ve gotten to 41k. About 10k was deleted in the process. How many words does that put me at? 16k new? Which seems so pitifully small for the amount of work I feel I am putting in. But at least I’m back on track for moving the story forward into March. And the goal for March is to be at 70k, but really it is to finish the first draft, however long it might be.
In other news, I’ve been editing a novella ebook this month as well. Oh, the world never stops spinning!
Another excerpt!
Another excerpt!
