Nano-Success
I went out of town again yesterday - to Yreka. It is a two hour drive each direction, and takes most of my energy. By the time I got home yesterday at 7 the sun had set and I was so very tired... but I wrote about 1000 words before falling asleep at midnight. I slept only 3 and a half hours, then got up and started working on the novel with a refreshed mind. Here's my new word count:
Yes, I took a screen shot of my NaNoWriMo site progress graph! I figured if I don't get it now - it will be gone forever. My word count from last night's writing (and this morning's) is 3313 words. I'll probably add more before the morning's over.
Right now my confidence level is up. I know where the novel is going, and have in mind some good scenes to work on later today.
I've started an index card file to record details about my characters as I dream them up. I am so glad to be this organized, since keeping character names straight has always been hard for me. I name my characters unusual things because none of them (from this series) are from our modern culture... and I don't want to spell them different ways in different places. The index cards are a handy place to record things like ... for Fallan (Maralin's mother) I wrote she is excitable but not a complainer and talks quickly when excited, but most often stoic and dignified even under stress. Also, she never liked the pet shop her husband owned and is happy to get away from it when they move to another city. When I go back to my earlier novel to revise, this information will help me do a better job of writing her part of the novel (she just had a tiny part in that novel but still it is good to know who you're really writing about). I want to work a lot more on character development before I revise the novels.
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