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The BB Word Count: One Milestone Met
Jun. 24th, 2010 11:19 pmAnd look at that. I've broken the 10,000 word barrier.
After a crazy week at work, including a Tuesday where I was in training all day, without even a chance for lunch, the last two days have been more subdued. So I grabbed a bit of time for writing both days, since the actual job stuff is under control, and I might be entering a bit of a lull before the next bunch of big projects come down the pike.
Yesterday, I managed a 700+ word scene, in longhand. I did the computer transcription last night, and I was so exhausted I actually fell asleep whilst typing. Multiple times. (I somehow managed to keep typing while being unconscious, which resulted not in the expected gibberish, but in crazy, alternate universe ends of sentences that had nothing to do with the beginnings of said sentences.)
Today it was another scene, just shy of 1,000 words. If I'd applied myself, I think I could have possibly done another thousand word scene tonight, but I've written almost to the end of where I know for sure what's happening, and I think my subconscious needs a bit of mulling time. (I have to say, the subconscious has been doing some bang up plotting. My conscious mind knows the bare bones structure, but I've just been letting go and writing the individual scenes, and it's been sort of liberating and fun. The me of ten years ago, who never wrote without a massively detailed outline, would be horrified.)
I've upgraded the total word count to 15,000, though I think it's possibly going to run closer to 20,000. Which if I keep working at this pace, should be do-able. I hope.
After a crazy week at work, including a Tuesday where I was in training all day, without even a chance for lunch, the last two days have been more subdued. So I grabbed a bit of time for writing both days, since the actual job stuff is under control, and I might be entering a bit of a lull before the next bunch of big projects come down the pike.
Yesterday, I managed a 700+ word scene, in longhand. I did the computer transcription last night, and I was so exhausted I actually fell asleep whilst typing. Multiple times. (I somehow managed to keep typing while being unconscious, which resulted not in the expected gibberish, but in crazy, alternate universe ends of sentences that had nothing to do with the beginnings of said sentences.)
Today it was another scene, just shy of 1,000 words. If I'd applied myself, I think I could have possibly done another thousand word scene tonight, but I've written almost to the end of where I know for sure what's happening, and I think my subconscious needs a bit of mulling time. (I have to say, the subconscious has been doing some bang up plotting. My conscious mind knows the bare bones structure, but I've just been letting go and writing the individual scenes, and it's been sort of liberating and fun. The me of ten years ago, who never wrote without a massively detailed outline, would be horrified.)
I've upgraded the total word count to 15,000, though I think it's possibly going to run closer to 20,000. Which if I keep working at this pace, should be do-able. I hope.
