Day Sixty - 111,531 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.

So yesterday, I got Bryony and Merona up to the gates of the ducal city. Today, they go inside.

I'm never quite sure how much of the ceremony to go through. I had to give a taste of it when the Kindelbrys came to the market in the last book, and there too I felt like I was doing too much. Here again, I could probably write several chapters if I went into complete detail about the kinds of ceremonies that are part of ducal life, but what boring chapters they would be. Instead, I want to give the flavor of it and then gloss over most of the actual content to get to the action.

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I liked hitting the note about Bryony's past here. I like to keep that plot thread in mind every so often, and this felt like a natural place to put it. It will also motivate some of the drama that happens later on in the chapter.

I hope the end of the section, which also ends the chapter, is something of a surprise. I promise, an actual meeting with the Patroness is coming soon, and will take place in Chapter Eight, but for right now, I think stretching out the tension is a good thing.

Chapter Eight begins tomorrow!

Today's Total: 1,899 / 1,689 words (112.4%)
Nov. Progress to Date: 56,474 / 48,981 words (115.3%, 4.4 days ahead)
Nov. Total Progress: 56,474 / 50,670 (111.5%)