Thursday, April 23, 2020

I was able to write today!

I was finally able to write!

My pain went down enough that I could stop taking the pain meds. They'd been making it harder to think which makes it impossible to write. I wrote 2,100 words so far today. However, these weren't in the book itself. It was all scenes from a character's past so that I could better understand the character and so I had material to draw from for flashback scenes. It was a lot of fun. I'm going to take a break from writing as my pain has flared up a little, but hopefully I'll be able to work on chapter 7 this evening.

I also need to write the past of the rest of my characters, including one that hasn't been introduced in the book yet. Depending on how I'm feeling I'll write either more of these background scenes or I'll work on chapter 7. Thinking on it I may need to do at least a brief summary of the backgrounds of all my characters before I write chapter 7 so that I can get their reactions to events in that and future chapters correct. I don't want to have to go back and rewrite scenes because I didn't know enough about my characters yet.

Monday, April 20, 2020

Apologies/Update: been unable to write

You'd think with my finishing the semester on the 15th I'd be able to write more. Unfortunately that hasn't been the case. I've been super anxious, depressed, and in a lot of pain, so writing is on a back burner. I've been focusing on getting through hour by hour and day by day. My creativity came back a bit today but I'm in enough pain that I didn't feel up for writing. With writing when I get a creative streak I won't stop for anything,  not even a bathroom break. The pain flares up enough that I have to stop what I'm doing, no choice in the matter. Stopping to try to breathe through the pain means I could lose whole scenes. I need to find a way to reduce the pain before I write more.

Just a note my pain isn't COVID-19 related. This is something that's been on and off for about 7 years. Currently it's no longer coming and going, it's constant. Don't worry I'm calling my doctor tomorrow to let him know my symptoms are worse. Once this eases up I'll start writing again.

Saturday, April 11, 2020

Update: Been busy with school

I know it has been quite a while since I posted last. I got swamped with school projects and had to take a break from writing to get them done. I still have another project I'm working on, but I got a little bit of writing done today. Hoping to at least get half way through chapter seven this weekend (while working on the school project as well). My project is due Wednesday (the 15th) so most of my time needs to be spent on it. After I turn in the project I will have more time to write.

I've got the start of chapter seven, I'm slowly building to the action part of that chapter. I got the character information I needed sorted out, and just need a tad bit more information. The basic plot points covered in the chapter are all laid out, I just need to research one more thing and make a decision. As soon as that is done I'll be able to complete the chapter.

Sunday, April 5, 2020

Small update

My submission for the ReedsyPrompt contest was accepted! so I wrote one for this week's contest.
Didn't manage any writing in my book today, but I think a break is needed before I press on to the next part (put together all the information).

Sorry for the short post but hope you all have a great day

Saturday, April 4, 2020

Update: 1,277 words plus thoughts

Only was able to write 1,277 words today, but I managed to finish chapter six. Hopefully tomorrow I'll have better luck with writing. I will have some work to do prior to starting chapter seven as I'll be introducing a new character and need to make sure that I've got all the details lined up. Don't want to rush now only to have holes in my world and plot later.
It's interesting writing with the knowledge that there's going to be more books. I've got to make sure everything lines up just right so that events in the next book can take place smoothly. The more I set up for the second book now, the better the two books will flow together. I also have to keep in mind that it might be a trilogy (I have enough plot points). Then there's the fact that I have all the information I need for a prequel so I'm hinting at information that will be in that book too. It's so much more complicated than my last project, but I think that might be why I'm enjoying it so much.
Anyways, I should head to bed soon. Maybe if I actually manage to get some sleep I'll have another writing break through.

Friday, April 3, 2020

More progress than expected

Did more writing today than I expected to. I finished chapter four, wrote all of chapter five, and started chapter six. It ended up being over 5,300 words today. This was definitely more than I expected to write today.
Chapter four ended in a cliffhanger, chapter five started with an unexpected side of a character, and chapter six is the start of what I've been slowly building between my characters. Things are just getting interesting and I'm drawing a blank at how to continue. There is so much to do before I get to where I'm wanting to go with this book. So much character progression, relationship growth, and so much to introduce to my future readers.
I'm hoping by taking a break I'll be able to continue more easily.
Book word total: 15,907