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“Novel Progress” here means I have an update on the progress of my novel, not that making progress is novel in itself… English is silly, isn’t it?<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’m over 43,000 words into my rewrite of my first novella. <\/strong> There’s still a lot of story to go, and I’m impressed that I’ve got so much, considering I’m 62% of the way through the printed first draft, and that draft was just over 50k. (I’m truly rewriting it, and not just retyping it. 62% of 50k would be just 31k, so…)<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

My writing isn’t as steady as I’d hoped: I’ve had many real-life interruptions and minor crises to resolve. I also take abundant breaks to ensure that I don’t inflame my arms from doing too much of any one activity, having just finished physical therapy for an arm injury recently. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The breaks are unexpectedly beneficial, because the time away from the writing allows me to rethink some of the motivations of the characters. There have been several nights and mornings when I\u2019ve sat up in bed, re-evaluating how some powerful beings came to power, and how they maintain it. There\u2019s another story there, one that I reveal partially in the climax of the first draft. While it should not be fully revealed in this book – I’m keeping the focus on the central character and how she is affected by power struggles from her point of view – refinements of these motivations have already contributed heavily to the wording of the re-write. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I hope to use breaks to decide whether or not the lead character will realize why no one else remembers the things she is talking about from earth<\/em>. Not even really basic things. There’s a reason, and it was hinted at, but she missed the hint at the time, and hasn’t revisited it. Her understanding of [the cause] won’t change the arc of the story, but it may make things easier for a friend of hers, and that<\/em> may be worth doing before the story ends…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Summary: I want to complete this draft zealously<\/em>, and then move into continuity editing and additional story refinements. I know editing is complex, and I’m unsure how long it will really take. I am enjoying the process, and feel I am improving on my old draft. I’m glad I am making the time and space to do this! <\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

“Novel Progress” here means I have an update on the progress of my novel, not that making progress is novel in itself… English is silly, isn’t it? I’m over 43,000 words into my rewrite of my first novella. There’s still a lot of story to go, and I’m impressed that I’ve got so much, considering … <\/p>\n

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