Day Fifteen - 28,839 words and counting

This month, I'm writing a novel. All my progress can be found on my private blog. The commentary for each day's work can be found below.

Since yesterday's conclusion to chapter 7, it has become clearer and clearer to me that I need to step away from Bryony's POV for a little while. She's got a friend, so I'm going to let the two of them hang out for a bit before stirring up any more trouble in their lives. In Chapter 9, I'll pick up only a little while after I left off, because there are a few more characters to introduce before she starts classes.

We haven't checked in with Merona since Chapter 2, though, and I think this would be a good opportunity for us to learn a little more about just what the hell Merona does. And we haven't met any of the highborn other than Tynofast, and it's past time for us to do so. This will also give me an opportunity to bring back our old friend Pritchard, and see how different he is with the highborn. That probably won't happen until the latter half of Chapter 8, however.

I'm becoming more and more convinced that a map of the Market would be helpful. Nothing too restricting, but the main buildings where the action takes place, and where they are in relation to each other. I wish I could draw.

I wasn't expecting Kalocia to show up so soon, and I didn't even know who Cohenrad was until he came over to introduce himself. And I almost had Merona invite Kalocia along with her, but decided it would be too risky for her character. Ah well. Maybe some other time.

Chapter 8 looks to be another long one, since Merona hasn't gotten out to meet Lady Kindlebry yet. She will tomorrow, though, for sure.

As Chapter 8 continues.

Today's Total: 1,791 / 1,689 words (103.6%)
Progress to Date: 28,839 / 25,329 words (114.4%, 2.1 days ahead)
Total Progress: 28,839 / 52,347 words (55.1%)