Thoughts on current draft

I took a leisurely amount of time yesterday to read everything I had written so far. Despite earlier misgivings, I discovered that Sarah did NOT come across as critical and negative as assumed. While whiny, melodramatic and pessimistic, she balances these traits with a very dry sense of humor, keen pyschological observations and an appreciation for beautiful details.

I also worried about the style of this story. Unlike everything else I've ever written, this story digresses. As narrator, Sarah is constantly telling stories aside from the main one. Her digressions may be just a sentence long, but they usually run for paragraphs or even pages. I feared that her speechifying would kill the forward momentum of the plot.

Not so. In fact, Sarah's stories seem to work to positive effect. Because she interprets even the simplest lines of dialog, you get a clear idea of how her mind works, what she desires and what her social world is like, though she is interacting with only a few characters. All of her stories contribute to the development of the cast and the situation so, in my view at least, they make her more sympathetic and more interesting.

Thoughts on current draft

I took a leisurely amount of time yesterday to read everything I had written so far. Despite earlier misgivings, I discovered that Sarah did NOT come across as critical and negative as assumed. While whiny, melodramatic and pessimistic, she balances these traits with a very dry sense of humor, keen pyschological observations and an appreciation for beautiful details.

I also worried about the style of this story. Unlike everything else I've ever written, this story digresses. As narrator, Sarah is constantly telling stories aside from the main one. Her digressions may be just a sentence long, but they usually run for paragraphs or even pages. I feared that her speechifying would kill the forward momentum of the plot.

Not so. In fact, Sarah's stories seem to work to positive effect. Because she interprets even the simplest lines of dialog, you get a clear idea of how her mind works, what she desires and what her social world is like, though she is interacting with only a few characters. All of her stories contribute to the development of the cast and the situation so, in my view at least, they make her more sympathetic and more interesting.

Productive lunch today

528 words!

I have decided that my new daily goal is 1200 words, so I'm 672 shy of the day's goal.

And now back to the other work...

Productive lunch today

528 words!

I have decided that my new daily goal is 1200 words, so I'm 672 shy of the day's goal.

And now back to the other work...

November 7th totals

1395 words total today!

I have a total of 12491/50000 done, or 24.98%.

My new goal seems to be working well. "How about upping the stakes?" as Jareth would say. I'll try 1200 as a goal for a while longer, through Friday. Then I think I'll increase the daily goal to 1450 or so.

I'm just coasting right now on material largely developed before NaNoWriMo starting: description of Sarah's workplace and coworkers. Since she spends a lot of time there, I need some sketches of more than just the queer coworkers. Plus she's brooding, which is a good excuse for her to wander around and procrastinate...

November 7th totals

1395 words total today!

I have a total of 12491/50000 done, or 24.98%.

My new goal seems to be working well. "How about upping the stakes?" as Jareth would say. I'll try 1200 as a goal for a while longer, through Friday. Then I think I'll increase the daily goal to 1450 or so.

I'm just coasting right now on material largely developed before NaNoWriMo starting: description of Sarah's workplace and coworkers. Since she spends a lot of time there, I need some sketches of more than just the queer coworkers. Plus she's brooding, which is a good excuse for her to wander around and procrastinate...