Am I developing a voice?
I started writing more on The Seagull Rebellion late in the afternoon. By one a.m. I'd written 5673 words and so my new total is 34603 words (almost 70% to goal). I also transferred my manuscript from Word Perfect 9 to Rough Draft which is kind of fun to use. I had to change my backup method because now there's 15 chapter files instead of just one big manuscript file (as I was using in Word Perfect). I used to just send the file as an attachment to one of my many email addresses. Now ... my new method is to upload the 15 files to one of my many websites, via FTP. I'll probably transfer it all back to Word Perfect eventually, but for now I'm enjoying the change of scenery this new software provides.Meanwhile, I think my writing is getting much better at the end of this novel. Some sections of what I wrote tonight were very difficult - in that I couldn't use dialog and had to simply describe the events. That's what happens when your character takes off into the woods and hides out by herself for eight days. Maybe when I re-write I'll have the girl talking to herself. ...gotta do something to spice up the action.
I introduced five new characters tonight and took the girl's mother on a long and exciting journey.
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