Day Two - 3,974 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.

So looking back, I think this scene went on too long. Or maybe not, 2,000 words is only eight pages, which is a reasonable length for the first scene of the first chapter. It's not exciting, though, at all, and the "waking up with amnesia" thing is almost a cliche.

Still, this is how I always envisioned the story starting, so why not? I can always rearrange and delete scenes later. And I thought it was good to set up the relationship between the girl and Elma, which is pretty important to the early part of the story.

I also wanted to get across some cultural notes that I might not have a chance to bring up later. Oh, and for those of you playing along at home, I dropped some hints in this section about where she originally came from, a big reveal that I didn't even mention in my plot synopsis a few days ago.

Today's Total: 2,212 / 1,689 words (131.0%)
Progress to Date: 3,974 / 3,377 words (117.7%)
Total Progress: 3,974 / 52,347 words (7.6%)