Day Twenty-six - 49,754 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.

Looking back at yesterday's section, I see that my dire predictions about inadequacy after a break did not come true. Now I believe the real problem was that the break also came at a point that I was about to write a scene that I didn't really care for, and where I wasn't quite sure where I wanted to go.

Neither was the case yesterday, and I was able to pick up where I left off without much of a problem. If I can at all swing it in future, I'd like to be able to do the same thing, and end in the middle of a chapter where I'm really excited about the next section. It sucks to stop in the middle of something you're interested in, but if it gets me started more easily, it's worth it.

Speaking of which, I didn't really want to stop yesterday, and as you may have noticed, I went over by about 500 words, which is a sign I was in the zone.

I tried to be very careful with Tynofast. He is the first highborn that Bryony has encountered, and first impressions are important. But he is not the usual highborn, either, and she may get some wrong ideas from him. That's not a bad thing, but I still need to be aware of it.

I find myself in the position of needing to start the next chapter, but only being able to get a little ways into it. Or do I... no, I think another capper with Merona would be appropriate. I did sort of leave her with a cliffhanger, and I need to follow up on that.

The Merona subplot is going well, I believe. As you might have guessed, it will eventually tie up to Bryony's story, just not right away.

So what's next? I have a couple of options about how to pick up with Chapter 13, and I think a nice long ramble is in order to decide that. You'll find out what I decide tomorrow, when chapter 13 begins!

Today's Total: 1,938 / 1,689 words (114.7%)
Progress to Date: 49,754 / 43,904 words (113.3%, 3.5 days ahead)
Total Progress: 49,754 / 52,347 words (95.0%)
Est. Completion: 49,754 / 250,000 words (19.9%, 119 days to go)