Thanks
for all the comments on yesterday's entry guys. It's nice to know you
don't think I'm crazy, and the encouragement/ kind words really meant
a lot to me! <3
Day:
Sixteen
Where
I should be: 26,656
Where I actually am: 35,587
Word count for today: 2664
Favourite line from today's writing: "You're a Roman myth? Callie, I don't understand, you're not making any sense."
Where I actually am: 35,587
Word count for today: 2664
Favourite line from today's writing: "You're a Roman myth? Callie, I don't understand, you're not making any sense."
Experiences
of the Day: This is actually
from yesterday, but I forgot about it. Do you ever have a scene in
mind, and then write something completely different? I was all
prepared for my MC and her LI to have their first sexual encounter,
until they entered his bedroom. Then Callie noticed Leto's collage of
Polaroids, and they ended up talking about the Jack Russell puppy he
had when he was nine! It did lead to some interesting back story, and
explained a key event in Leto's pre-novel life, but it certainly
wasn't what I had planned when I started writing that scene. As to
whether they eventually got it on? Well you're just going to have to
wait and see! ^_~
That is quite a change of direction LOL! It is funny when scenes write themselves, and sometimes, you just have to let them!
ReplyDeleteIt surprised me that's for sure! and you're right, sometimes you have to follow the story where it leads you. Thankfully, it still provided something useful! :)
DeleteMaking great progress!
ReplyDeleteYes, a recent scene in my next book took a whole new direction and I like it much better. One of the best things I've written. I'm sure later I'll discover that isn't true.
Thanks Alex! :)
DeleteOh, sounds interesting. I hope when you go back to it, it's still as awesome as when you wrote it. :D
You're on fire with the word count! Great job!
ReplyDeleteI like it when scenes go off into something you didn't expect. And writing backstory through dialogue is a great way to go about it!
Thanks Nick!
DeleteIt is really great, something like that happened again today. :)
Good to see you're doing so well, I'm only just keeping up with the minimum! :)
ReplyDeleteThanks! And minimum is good, you'll still make 50k. :)
DeleteGreat work! Oh yeah, it happens all the time to me. You just have to let the characters do what they want or else they'll haunt you for it later!
ReplyDeleteThanks! Indeed! It seems to be happening a lot with this story. :D
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