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Status Update: Novel Writing
6 years ago
Getting back into writing was kind of a New Year's resolution for me, and the goal I set for myself was 500 words a day. Could be a short story, could be a longer project, could be something silly and just for fun that would never see the light of day, but the goal was to put a minimum of 500 words on a page every day.
I'm happy that I've been able to keep that up almost every day, and the days I haven't been able to have been days that I have either been traveling for work or busy all day with friends/family/etc. And that's cool, 500 words a day is an ideal and you can't write EVERY day, but it's a nice motivation. A lot of days I end up writing a good bit more than that, but some days it's good to have a goal in mind that is achievable even when you're not really feeling like doing it.
I've been focusing pretty solidly lately on the novel that I am writing. So far I am about 40,000 words into the manuscript, and if I had to guess I'd say the finished product will be around 100k to 120k words. That could change though.
Just for anyone who is curious, I don't like writing continuing series or things like that. I like to have the whole story arc planned out before I start writing something; there's a beginning, middle and end in my head before I begin, and I just have to figure out the details.
With that in mind, be aware that I don't want to post longer works until they are done, and I mean DONE. So if I post a "Chapter 1" of something, that means the whole thing is completely written, edited, ready to post.
I'm saying this because I have a handful of chapters that need some light editing but are pretty much finished. I don't plan on posting anything on this project until the whole thing is completed though. Hopefully I can get it done before the summer, but like I have said before this is something I'm kind of viewing as a hobby, just for fun, so I can't give a definitive date on when it'll be finished.
I may take a break and write some shorter stories before I finish up this project, but I'm having fun with this longer story now, so who knows!
I'm happy that I've been able to keep that up almost every day, and the days I haven't been able to have been days that I have either been traveling for work or busy all day with friends/family/etc. And that's cool, 500 words a day is an ideal and you can't write EVERY day, but it's a nice motivation. A lot of days I end up writing a good bit more than that, but some days it's good to have a goal in mind that is achievable even when you're not really feeling like doing it.
I've been focusing pretty solidly lately on the novel that I am writing. So far I am about 40,000 words into the manuscript, and if I had to guess I'd say the finished product will be around 100k to 120k words. That could change though.
Just for anyone who is curious, I don't like writing continuing series or things like that. I like to have the whole story arc planned out before I start writing something; there's a beginning, middle and end in my head before I begin, and I just have to figure out the details.
With that in mind, be aware that I don't want to post longer works until they are done, and I mean DONE. So if I post a "Chapter 1" of something, that means the whole thing is completely written, edited, ready to post.
I'm saying this because I have a handful of chapters that need some light editing but are pretty much finished. I don't plan on posting anything on this project until the whole thing is completed though. Hopefully I can get it done before the summer, but like I have said before this is something I'm kind of viewing as a hobby, just for fun, so I can't give a definitive date on when it'll be finished.
I may take a break and write some shorter stories before I finish up this project, but I'm having fun with this longer story now, so who knows!
