Today I noodled about all day, pretty much, working on chapter 23 of Xia’s story. So I was worried that I’d missed my minimum, despite working A LOT on the chapter. But I didn’t. In fact, I was only a couple hundred words away from doubling my minimum plus exceeding 50,000 words. So I took a look at chapter 1 and noodled around there long enough to more than double my minimum PLUS discover the chapter rocks. I rewrote the chapter for the new Alexandrine and I have say, it works massively.
So, I’m basking in the glow, insecure in the knowledge that I will be ripping things to shreds shortly and will need to look back at this moment so as not to totally despair.
Also, note to Patti O’Shea: Do NOT stop blogging. I love your blog. I need to hear about your day and your characters talking to you.
Off to bed.
Tags: Word count, words on the page, writing freaking writing, Xia
Way to go, Carolyn!
It’s always great when you do better than you think on the word count. Sometimes you (one) can write for ages and have barely anything; other times you can do a short, intense burst and get quite a few pages down.
Muy congrats on that first chapter! And don’t let the insecurity demons get you!
Thanks!