Novel Watch #3: +3 pages [13 total]
Yesterday I had an off-day. That’s fine, I don’t mind. I wrote the better part of a page, but it was a little awkward. Between that and today’s work, I added three full single-spaced pages to my total, for a sum of thirteen. I think chapter 3 is finished, or close to being so (and it’s a solid 4.5 pages, at that). That’s good, because it means I can move things along, storywise.
My goal is still to finish part 1 by the end of August. I think I’m making good progress towards that. There’s a lot of important stuff that needs to happen linearly here before I get to the hard part — in parts 2 and 3, I’ve got several subplots planned that need to overlap through the rest of the book. That’ll be interesting! It might involve some shifting around of events and stuff after I write them. Argh.
For now, though, I’m moving on at a decent pace, although I hope to pick up speed soon.
I’m glad my brain doesn’t feel like this:
Bandolor reached over and smeared the ink with his thumb, and while the ink was still wet upon his print, he drove the thumb deep into her forehead, as if to pierce through her skull. He could almost feel his finger probing the recesses of the meat behind her brow, that strange structure that seemed to house the soul.
August 10th, 2007 at 4:27 am
You might be interested to check out Stasiland, by Anna Funder. Despite being fascinating and perhaps providing inspiration (from real accounts from people who lived under the GDR behind the Berlin wall), it’s one of the smoothest reads ever. Very interesting, and maybe worth a read to see her style.