Kyri’s status: 14,000 words down. Circa 35,000 to go. Deadline for finished first draft is end of November. Lots of character research left. Lots of long hours of writing and typing and outlining.
I have a very long road in front of me.
I don’t even have a name for this thing yet. I’ve already poured in so many hours, so many waking nights with my mind plagued by these characters.
I know I’m making progress. I can tell I’m writing a better story than I have before. New concepts and techniques are becoming clear to me.
But it doesn’t negate the long hours of work left. Gritty, messy work. The words don’t get out on paper unless I spend the time…every day. You can’t write a book by dreaming about it. You can’t attain a goal without the sweat.
This is no time to get bogged down or discouraged. I’m trying to keep my head up, keep my eyes on the goal. Drafting is exhausting work. But hopefully it’ll be done in about a month.
Tracing Wonder 