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Week 7: In which I’m holding back in revealing something I had planned to spring on the reader in this, the middle of the story, and make excuses for it

Word count: ~24,210 of ~58,000 [42% of draft 1] Rolling along , if a bit slowly. I was all set to make a shocking (my term) revelation in the story this week but decided it was better left towards the end of the book. Forgive me for holding back but I think it will be...

Week 6: In Which I reveal a new ‘Bad Guy’ and come clean about my plans for the Empty World

Word count: ~22,235 of ~58,000 [38% of draft 1] I’m at 22,235 words, so the week was passable, if not what I’d want for a total. I already have a subtly malevolent new character-not human, not even alive-in Book 4. But I’ve introduced a bad guy this week. He’s a...

Week 5: In Which I am Surprised By My Characters and Try to Make a Case for Cory Being a Nice Kid

Word count: ~19,500 of ~58,000 [33% of draft 1] Well, the word count is adding up this week. I’m rolling along at almost 20 thousand words, and I’m starting to get a feel for the total length of the story. And even though I’m following my scene breakdowns, each...

Week 4: In Which I Scrap My Scrap of My Carefully Plotted Scenes and Point of Views and Defend My Choices of Story Content

Word count: ~14,500 of ??? Well, during this week’s writing, I had a small ‘aha’ moment. Not the one I’m looking for but still, a good one. And that ‘keeping it to two points of view for ease’ that I thought I’d use–out the window. Oh well, I’m back to splitting...

Week 3: In Which I Berate Myself For Slacking Off and Explain The Workings of The Portal Devices

Word count: ~8,500 of ??? Twenty-five hundred words later, I’m feeling like I am slacking a bit, but still moving forward, so it’s all good. I’m going to give away a little portal devices information this week. Since I haven’t done it yet, I want to be more...

Week 2: In Which I Come to a POV Realization and Play A Guessing Game With The Reader

Word count: ~6,000 of ??? Again, I wrote approximately three thousand words spread out over only three actual days of writing. I could have been more diligent but at least I’ve continued to go forward.  Believe me, there were times when writing At the Portal’s...
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