Novel Watch, part 1: [8]
Okay, this is one reason why I haven’t been posted reviews seven days a week. I’m working on a novel, as you probably know. It’s been slow going, but I’ve been doing lots of research and prep work, so hopefully it’ll pick up. I’m planning on posting regular updates on my progress and perhaps an occasional snippet as I attempt to get my first draft done. I have three parts to the novel planned, then editing, and I’ve got until the end of December to finish everything up.
Current plan for August: finish rough draft of part 1
Progress: slow.
Today I rewrote the first chapter for about the seventh time. It might have been more than that, I don’t know. I’ve struggled a lot with my protagonist and her character and personality, and finally decided that I needed her to have some pre-existing tragedy. So, there you go, I actually think the first chapter, though short, is okay for a first draft now. I’m starting to get a handle on the character, too, which is good. Tragedy and pain are wonderful!
Next up, I need to reintegrate a few random pieces, including the end of the first chapter, which is from a previous draft. Also, I need to shift my original chapter 2 opening into a later part of chapter 2 and change the perspective to fit the character that is the focus of the new chapter 2.
It’s now late into the morning. I have a whopping 7.5 singlespaced pages (that includes a 2-page prologue). I’m rounding up to 8 pages, ’cause it’s 2 to the power of 3, and I need to power through some pages in the near future.
Wish me luck.
Completely confusing snippet (crazy guy on the bus):
“Did you ever get a ham license?â€