Day Fifty-three - 100,907 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.

I'm not there yet, but today I'm on track to bust through the 100k barrier. I would never have thought this possible six weeks ago. I think what surprises me the most is that I'm still not tired of writing. Sure, there are some days that I'm more enthused than others--yesterday was a low energy day for sure--but in general, I haven't had any problem motivating myself to get up and get the next 1,689 words out there.

I know I've said it before, but part of what has helped is doing my writing in the morning. I don't have a full day of work already wearing down on me, and my mind is still clear and fresh, for the most part. Plus, there's nothing like a café at 6am for feeling like you're the only one awake in the world.

I have a tough time writing at home, although I do so whenever I finish up a section in the evening. There are simply so many distractions at home. When I am out in the world, I only have the distraction of coffee (sweet, sweet coffee) and whatever I bring with me. In this case, it's my laptop, and once I'm done with Google Reader, all that's left is my blogs and my story.

Speaking of which, time to get started. I left off last night at the pivotal moment when Bryony was about to leave the market for the first time in her memory. I didn't feel capable of rendering that into prose last night--for that matter, I still don't, but at least I don't have the excuse of lack of sleep holding me back. Let's see what happens next.

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I counted. The 100,000th word in the story is "Bryony." What are the chances?

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My original plan was for the scene with Bryony and Merona to round out the chapter, but I didn't feel like it went quite long enough, or end with enough of a bang to round out the chapter. But I did have a brief scene with Gideon planned. I didn't quite manage to get through it today, but there's only a few hundred words left, and those will end chapter 4 early tomorrow.

I then have a decision to make about chapter 5--do I continue with Bryony or switch to Devan's POV? I think a switch to Devan will be best, because it allows me to catch up on Bryony's friends, advance the timeline while Bryony is on the road, and start up his subplot. It's about time he got a POV anyway. There's a huge major important scene near the climax of the book for which his POV will be super important.

By the way, I think I'm going to carry the two timelines throughout the entire novel. the earlier timeline is how Bryony went from a simple student to the heir and successor to the market. The later timeline is what she's doing with that position. Both timelines have a related climax, one that I can already tell you I'm going to have a hard time writing.

So chapter 4 concludes tomorrow, and chapter 5 begins!

Today's Total: 1,965 / 1,689 words (116.3%)
Nov. Progress to Date: 41,680 / 37,158 words (112.2%, 2.7 days ahead)
Nov. Total Progress: 41,680 / 50,670 (82.3%)
Book 2 Est. Completion 17,038 / 84,450 words (20.2%, 40 days to go)
Est. Completion: 100,907 / 250,000 words (40.4%, 88 days to go)