Hey Folks,
Well, the ending of The Origin Novel snuck up on me this morning. I figured it would be at least a few more days, but I turned a corner and there it was.
It’s now titled The Keeper of the Promise, with The Origin Novel as the subtitle.
As you know, much of the process on this one was me cycling back through stuff I’d already written. I started with five short stories. When the dust cleared, I had cut two complete short stories that didn’t figure into the novel (or did so only peripherally) plus about another 3,000 words.
Then I added another 33000 new words to round the story out into a novel.
Now, unlike my usual process, I’m going to sit on this one for a few days, then read over it again to make sure it all flows. (Because of all the stitching together.) I might add or cut another few words here and there, but for the main, it’s finished.
This was an interesting exercise, but not one I’d like to repeat in the future. (grin)
Anyway, I already have an idea in mind for the next novel with all-new characters. But for the rest of today, I have household chores to catch up on, and then some reading.
With any luck, I’ll be back tomorrow.
Of Interest
Nothing today that I could find, but I do encourage you to visit The Killzone Blog at https://killzoneblog.com/ and Jordan Dane’s website at http://jordandane.com/.
Fiction Words: 1042
Nonfiction Words: 250 (Journal)
So total words for the day: 1292
Writing of The Keeper of the Promise: The Origin Novel
BF…………… 32658 words.
Day 11… 1358 words. Total words to date…… 58305
Day 12… 2840 words. Total words to date…… 61145
Day 13… 2615 words. Total words to date…… 63760
Day 14… 1857 words. Total words to date…… 65617
Day 15… 1042 words. Total words to date…… 66659 (done)
Total fiction words for the month……… 37703
Total fiction words for the year………… 37703
Total nonfiction words for the month… 6870
Total nonfiction words for the year…… 6870
Total words for the year (fiction and this blog)…… 44573
Calendar Year 2018 Novels to Date………………………… 1
Calenday Year 2018 Novellas to Date…………………… 0
Calendar Year 2018 Short Stories to Date……… 0
Novels (since Oct 19, 2014)………………………………………… 28
Novellas (since Nov 1, 2015)……………………………………… 4
Short stories (since Apr 15, 2014)……………………………… 182