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thewhitelily) wrote2007-04-01 10:43 pm
thewhitelily) wrote2007-04-01 10:43 pm
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April Fools: Day 1
End day 1: Wordcount: 3516 words. BAC: Oh, I don't know, but definitely not driving a car for 24 hours, anyway.
So, I've got a Prologue and a Chapter 1. I've got an antagonist thoroughly set up to be sympathetic (I've still got to work on ruthless and evil, but that's all set to happen in The Disaster Of Chapter 2), and I've got two protagonists thoroughly set up, having had the last conversation they'll have with each other for a few tens of thousands of words.
Have I mentioned I love my characters in this story? Wow, these characters have potential - and they're surprising me even as I write them, with how awesome they are. I'm thinking that's a good sign.
Another good sign is that this time I'm coming out and describing the action to Hubby every now and then. It's particularly great, because both the suggestions he's made so far have been spot on as far as doing a bit of sly character development is concerned. I'm thinking of employing him as an auxilliary assistant, and passing him on 10% of my earnings as a writer. Or, you know, I could just put said hypothetical earnings into our joint bank account.
Amazingly, at least so far, I'm writing in order. Usually, I write totally out of order, but this time... I've got no idea where the story's going yet, so I'm stuck with just writing the beginnings for the characters! I'm doing a little bit of backweaving to poke bits and pieces into earlier bits of dialogue, but hopefully I'll be able to control that by tomorrow when I need to start writng after work (and thus Super Fast).
But so far, it's all working out rather well.
Hurrah, insane writing challenges! 3.5K, signing out.
So, I've got a Prologue and a Chapter 1. I've got an antagonist thoroughly set up to be sympathetic (I've still got to work on ruthless and evil, but that's all set to happen in The Disaster Of Chapter 2), and I've got two protagonists thoroughly set up, having had the last conversation they'll have with each other for a few tens of thousands of words.
Have I mentioned I love my characters in this story? Wow, these characters have potential - and they're surprising me even as I write them, with how awesome they are. I'm thinking that's a good sign.
Another good sign is that this time I'm coming out and describing the action to Hubby every now and then. It's particularly great, because both the suggestions he's made so far have been spot on as far as doing a bit of sly character development is concerned. I'm thinking of employing him as an auxilliary assistant, and passing him on 10% of my earnings as a writer. Or, you know, I could just put said hypothetical earnings into our joint bank account.
Amazingly, at least so far, I'm writing in order. Usually, I write totally out of order, but this time... I've got no idea where the story's going yet, so I'm stuck with just writing the beginnings for the characters! I'm doing a little bit of backweaving to poke bits and pieces into earlier bits of dialogue, but hopefully I'll be able to control that by tomorrow when I need to start writng after work (and thus Super Fast).
But so far, it's all working out rather well.
Hurrah, insane writing challenges! 3.5K, signing out.