Progress, Progress

I wrote 1500 words on chapter six today and I know exactly what will be happening in the rest of the chapter and all of chapter seven, so I'm good to write for a good chunk of the day tomorrow. Or later today, since it is one a.m.

I also came up with a very evil plot twist for the the second book. One of those ones that just make you go, "Ooooooo," and shudder a bit. Or at least it makes me do that. It was one of the loosey goosey places in the plot, one that just sort of had a place holder idea that was very general and this made is super specific. So I filed that away and got back to writing.

I did have to ice my hands last night because I've been doing so much typing. It was a lot easier to write for days on end before the rheumatoid arthritis began to flare up a year ago. Still, I will persevere, because right now it is a choice between doing that or sacrificing my mental health.

The Writing Streak Continues

Chapter six is complete. It ended up being a little longer than I expected, but I had to introduce two new characters. One's a little high strung, but the laid back one makes up for it. I made up a character list today just so I can keep the bloodlines from getting tangled in my own head and remember who is connected to who. It's not finished, but there are four pages. The list is for the full trilogy, not just the first book. I've cast some of the characters with actors as well, just so I have in mind more fully what everyone looks like. It's helpful, although I think I'd like to print them out and make a big chart with photos, names, powers, and familial connections and put it on the wall while I'm working on it. I think that would be very useful.

Word count for the first book is at 15,057 words. That's an average of about 2500 words per chapter, though some are longer, some are shorter. 2000 to 3000, depending on the story, is about what I averaged when I was writing Doctor Who fanfic for a chapter, so it feels right.

Well, onwards to chapter six. I think I'll keep documenting as I go. I think I'll like to have that to look back on when I'm done. Hopefully book one will continue to behave itself and not have book three jump in again demanding I write scenes. I really want to keep this on track, but I'll go whether the writing takes me. At least I'm writing. I had forgotten what a balm to the soul it is.