Day Fifty-one - 97,247 words and counting

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 the LIWG meeting and board meeting are tonight, I'm going to have to push this morning, and at lunch today if necessary, to get my words in. Last weekend I managed to catch up by one day to make up for the Friday I took off. This weekend I need to make up a couple of days, because I have no idea what Thanksgiving is going to look like, and I want to get ahead if I can.

I wish I could come up with a better way of indicating my time jumps. This morning I thought about dividing it up with a page that says "Six years earlier," or "Six years later," all by itself, but in a way that's a crutch. I'm going to see if the changes are clear without something like that, which can always be added back in later.

Yesterday, we left Bryony as she was approach an island, although I have not yet named it. That was intentional, as I wanted to leave the name of the island for when she was greeted when she arrives. I'm afraid that today will be more new character introductions. I wouldn't mind this so much if it didn't mean having to come up with their names.

I hate coming up with names. I could come up with an entire backstory for a person before I managed to come up with a good name for them. I think it's because in general, I love names. I mean, of all the words that there are in the world, this is a word that means you. Names are awesome. So I never like to give a name casually.

All right, no more musing. Time to write.

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Mistaking Bertie for Yancy was an inevitability in a place where prejudice against Islanders is extreme. Fiya probably won't approve of the interchange, but it was too priceless to leave out. I hate having to stop writing at this moment and go to work, because this whole scene is about to go in a completely unexpected direction, and I can't wait to get to it. But lunch is only a little more than four hours away, and I can wait if I must.

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It's a cruel thing I did to end the chapter the way I did--especially because we're not going to return to that moment for several chapters. Is he dead? Alive? Who can say. To be honest, I haven't decided yet. I know that the scene which just occurred will serve the story either way.

Tomorrow, we begin chapter 4, in which Bryony goes for a visit in the country. The Patroness might make an appearance at the end of the chapter, too. We shall have to see. Regardless, she gets underway tomorrow!

Today's Total: 2,011 / 1,689 words (119.1%)
Nov. Progress to Date: 38,020 / 33,780 words (112.6%, 2.5 days ahead)
Nov. Total Progress: 38,020 / 50,670 (75.0%)
Book 2 Est. Completion 13,378 / 84,450 words (15.8%, 42 days to go)
Est. Completion: 97,247 / 250,000 words (38.9%, 90 days to go)