Onwards, and onwards
Beginning Words: 30,490
Ending Words: 31,362
Tea/Drink: Nada
Music: Patty Griffin, "You'll Remember"
Reason for stopping: Finished editing first scene, need to consider second scene
Darling in the words: It was as a wild shot in the darkness, but that was life. Sometimes it felt like all she did was sit in the darkness and will for the light to come. Sometimes it did.
Tonight I got the first scene of the chapter done. I actually did a bit of writing over the weekend, but didn't post here as it was mostly fine tuning work of plot. Most that was figuring out what this scene was trying to do. And I think I got it. On the first level its the reaction to the end of Lorrin's chapter, absorbing the plot implications of the Wild Parade on the povs. On the next level it's another step forward in the relationships of the povs, Ghost and Catie's relationship finally being shown, and Ghost and Lorrin's liege relationship taking the next step forward. But the heart of the scene is about Catie, how Catie takes what life hands her and finds a way to keep moving forward.
Catie hasn't had the easiest life. Her first love was brutally killed in the Restoration War, her employment ripped away from her as the family she served was destroyed and the noble daughter who she served as a companion killed before her eyes. But somehow she keeps picking up the pieces. And even in the middle of night, when her lover shows up with a girl broken by the Wild Parade, she won't be stopped and does everything she can to help. And when that is done, she goes to sleep so she can try to do more the next day. And she has built an amazing life, something I hope I can show in the next scene.
I've also come to another conclusion. I think I am going to try to work on the novel every day, even if it's just for a few minutes. I can feel the momentum starting to swing forward, and I think I have an opportunity to get farther in the novel. The plot is already in my brain, I just need to get it down on the page. And stopping every four days, won't do that. From a real life aspect, the next phase of house renovation starts in May, so I really just have two months before my life gets thrown in chaos again. While not tons of time, it's more than enough to get me close to the finish line. I've been doing a lot of building on this novel in my mind, it's time to let things start gelling on the page. Night all:)
Ending Words: 31,362
Tea/Drink: Nada
Music: Patty Griffin, "You'll Remember"
Reason for stopping: Finished editing first scene, need to consider second scene
Darling in the words: It was as a wild shot in the darkness, but that was life. Sometimes it felt like all she did was sit in the darkness and will for the light to come. Sometimes it did.
Tonight I got the first scene of the chapter done. I actually did a bit of writing over the weekend, but didn't post here as it was mostly fine tuning work of plot. Most that was figuring out what this scene was trying to do. And I think I got it. On the first level its the reaction to the end of Lorrin's chapter, absorbing the plot implications of the Wild Parade on the povs. On the next level it's another step forward in the relationships of the povs, Ghost and Catie's relationship finally being shown, and Ghost and Lorrin's liege relationship taking the next step forward. But the heart of the scene is about Catie, how Catie takes what life hands her and finds a way to keep moving forward.
Catie hasn't had the easiest life. Her first love was brutally killed in the Restoration War, her employment ripped away from her as the family she served was destroyed and the noble daughter who she served as a companion killed before her eyes. But somehow she keeps picking up the pieces. And even in the middle of night, when her lover shows up with a girl broken by the Wild Parade, she won't be stopped and does everything she can to help. And when that is done, she goes to sleep so she can try to do more the next day. And she has built an amazing life, something I hope I can show in the next scene.
I've also come to another conclusion. I think I am going to try to work on the novel every day, even if it's just for a few minutes. I can feel the momentum starting to swing forward, and I think I have an opportunity to get farther in the novel. The plot is already in my brain, I just need to get it down on the page. And stopping every four days, won't do that. From a real life aspect, the next phase of house renovation starts in May, so I really just have two months before my life gets thrown in chaos again. While not tons of time, it's more than enough to get me close to the finish line. I've been doing a lot of building on this novel in my mind, it's time to let things start gelling on the page. Night all:)