Okay, I'm posting this on the first, but as it happens, I finished it in February after all. By virtue of it being a leap year...
Next up comes the fun part... Editing. Insert long dramatic sigh.
I'm in the home stretch here. Still can't believe how quickly this project has taken shape. Yes, I had a slow start. But I'm nearly finished. And it all happened so much faster than I ever expected. I kind of wanted to be completely finished by the end of February, but I'll take the beginning of March if it comes to that. I don't want...
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So, last night I compiled all of the different files that make up this story. I'm sending it to a friend, the only friend who will actually read it, to see what he thinks of the work so far. And as I was putting it all together I noticed something interesting.
You see, I title every document with the date and chapter number. And of...
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Oh, holy shit. I just passed 55,000 words. I finished the first major story arc. This thing is looking more and more like an actual story. And somehow, I have to try to sleep after writing that climax. I don't know why this feels so different. I've written a novel length work before. It wasn't very good, at least I don't think so, but I've...
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You know, I've never been somebody's valentine...
Anyway. Editing sucks. I had to do some editing to piece together different parts of the story. Everything that I added, basically just replaced everything that I had to change, leaving me with more or less the exact same amount written. Granted, I didn't lose progress. But it still sucks adding to a work in progress only to...
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Anyone playing this game? Not gonna lie, I thought it looked too hectic when I first saw something about it. But a buddy of mine has been playing it, and was desperate for someone to squad up with, so he bought it for me last night. I'm really surprised at how fun it is. The first few missions don't seem too bad, but once you...
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Okay, if you've read these posts for a long enough time, you know that I've been on a healing journey. I've been working really hard on fixing a lot of my issues. Now, my world is starting to fall apart around me. I don't feel like getting into it, to be honest. Because it's not the point. It's a lot of crap that I would...
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Not sure what lit the fire, but I just finished a sixth chapter. Something like 6000 words written in just three days. I know it could be better, but I'm happy with the sudden process.
Gods... Imagine the progress I'd make if I wrote for more than just an hour or two a day.
I think the grand total word count is just under 40k....
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Working on a fifth chapter now. The writing has been going fairly well the last couple of weeks. And I'm getting closer to connecting it to the existing material that I've already written. My protagonists have finally met each other, so I think it'll be easier to write for the time being. That setup was killing me. The fact that I've begun to really lean...
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You're an evil man, @fredhincanada but I think you knew that already... Our man Fred created this one, then nominated me as one of his victims.
1. Favorite fictional villainess?
Tell us about her. Well, at first I drew a complete blank. The only one who came to mind was Hela, but that might just be because I like Cate Blanchett. Thinking for a bit...
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I'm not sure how to start this. The end of the year was rough. I don't think I ever realized how very draining the holidays are for me. I don't know, maybe I just assumed it was seasonal depression being added to the usual depression? The expectations of having to go to family events, the stress of having to deal with more people when you...
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