Eek! That's two week away!
After being stuck in the Middle Muddles, a tremendous burst of writing occurred last week. Do you see the leap in the Word-o-Meter from before (about 23k words)?
{For those of you whose browsers dislike my Word-o-Meter, I've logged 34,483 words toward my 50-60k goal.}
Yeah, kinda proud of that. Good thing, too, because the rest of the novel needs to be written.
Soon.
Usually my tangles, the ones that hold up forward movement on a story, involve not really knowing how to get from Point A to Point B. Now that I've reached the Act II Climax, I can't seem to write fast enough. It's like the forward momentum of the story has built an enormous pressure, just behind my fingertips, and it needs to go, go, go!
Do you write in bursts? Or is it steady, steady, steady?
That's not bad! I do both... bursts and sometimes I dredge on til the burst comes. I'm now at 65k for my MG and trying to whittle it down to 60k. Tough stuff. :)
ReplyDelete@PK I think I do both too - I spend a lot of time butt-in-chair and occasionally the words flow a lot faster than usual. Whittling down is tough - have you seen this guide on wordcount? I was surprised how big they were willing to accept MG!
ReplyDeleteCongrats... always good to hit the accelerator... unfortunately, I'm usually the turtle chugging along.
ReplyDeleteWow! I am most impressed! I need to catch some of your wind burst.
ReplyDeleteLoved your, "Middle Muddles." Been there a lot, but never had the right way to express it.
ReplyDeleteHappy butt in chair time. It helps to know others are in the same place I am. You're a great ROW80 buddy!
I'm hoping for a similar burst now that I've fixed the one scene that has been driving me nuts for weeks. I've had to just skip ahead and work on other parts, hoping a solution would come to me. It did! Whew.
ReplyDelete@Bane I believe the turtle won. :)
ReplyDelete@Susan Wish I could bottle it, so I had it when I needed it. #writingmuse #fickle
@CLee It's been wonderful having buddies in this process, and also being able to share! :)
@Laurel Skipping ahead is an awesome writerly trick. :)
Go progress!
ReplyDeleteOMYGOSH! Over 10k? That's is AMAZING!!! I do burst writing, too, but nothing of that magnitude until the last week of NaNoWriMo. I love that your writing starting gaining its own momentum. Isn't it an AMAZING feeling?
ReplyDeleteSo proud of you! Way to Go!!
ReplyDelete@Natasha Thanks!
ReplyDelete@Margo It does feel good! Just wish I could keep it up...!
@Sheri It's such a huge encouragement to have you guys to check in with on Tuesdays! Thanks for all your cheering! ;)
Just wanted to say Hi, Susan.
ReplyDeleteI found you from Alyssa's Share Your Blogs! discussion on Goodreads.
@Heidi Thanks for stopping by!
ReplyDeleteAwesome progress. I'm slow and steady. Not super slow but a consistent 5-8K words a week during the first draft.
ReplyDelete@Laura 5-8k a week is def not slow! :)
ReplyDeleteThat's so awesome! I need a week with this kind of progress. ;)
ReplyDelete@Ghenet Yeah, if I could do this every week, I'd be done in no time! :)
ReplyDeleteIt's such an awesome rush when the burst breaks free. Hooray for you.
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