Day Forty-seven - 89,789 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.

It's always more difficult to motivate myself to write in the evenings--it's why I prefer to write in the mornings, when I'm fresh and my new Kids in the Hall DVDs aren't quite so enticing. (It's not all wasted time in front of the television--I'm also making a scarf for a coworker's Christmas present at the same time. After three episodes, I've got eight inches made, so I'll probably finish around the end of the season.)

There's something a little intimidating about starting over with a page count of zero. That's why I've kept my running word count above cumulative for this entire project, instead of restarting it. In a very real sense, this is all one large story, and it won't really be finished until the end of the third book. So there's no point in believing that I'm starting over in any sense. Still, I'm only up to page 11 in the file I'm saving it into... I got used to being up in the 200s!

I just reread this morning's section. Bryony was being a little bitch! I like it. It's a side of her character we didn't really see yet. She spent most of her time in the first book reacting to the people around her. Now she's got friends to think of, and that has given her a reason to be more proactive.

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Well, now that I've finished the drafting for today, I see that I didn't have to worry about low motivation at night. The Gessica/Bryony scenes always get me going, and today is no exception. I ran nearly 30% over my word count target, and managed to close out chapter 1 as a result. Tomorrow, I will be left with the task of figuring out where to go next, either back to the future/present, or to remain in the present/past. I'm not going to say either way right now... you'll find out when chapter 2 starts tomorrow!

Today's Total: 2,181 / 1,689 words (129.1%)
Nov. Progress to Date: 30,562 / 27,024 words (113.1%, 2.1 days ahead)
Nov. Total Progress: 30,562 / 50,670 (56.0%)
Book 2 Est. Completion 5,920 / 84,450 words (7.0%, 46 days to go)
Est. Completion: 89,789 / 250,000 words (35.9%, 95 days to go)