Back to the Day/Night Job…
Nov. 20th, 2011 12:43 pmPolitics does not stop the work. Not much of anything stops the work, short of the flu (avert, avert). My best-beloveds know this (which may explain why my best-beloveds are either likewise focused, or really really mellow).
Last night, we crossed the point to 75% funded on "From Whence You Came," which was the point at which I'd promised I would stop second-guessing and hesitating, and write the hell out of the story the way it's been asking for.
This morning I wrote another 1200 words, hit a major plot-pivot, and re-evaluated my outline. Yeah, we're looking at 30,000 words minimum, here. Maybe closer to 40,000. Well, I always knew this wasn't a "little" story....
This is all a massive experiment, but - unlike bio class back in high school - an enjoyable one. Are we going to make it happen? I sure hope so...
Meanwhile, I have gone back to the very rough first draft of the mystery, with a printout and a red pen. That's going to occupy my afternoons, while I write FWYC in the morning. My beta readers expect this by New Year's, and I'm scared enough of them to make it happen.
And the evenings? That's.... a secret. For now. :-)
and here: have an evil-eyed kitten:
Originally published at Practical Meerkat: A Blog
