If you missed my previous post, I have written what I estimate to be half (248 pages) the length of the novel based on how I've broken down the plot/scene outline.
This past week started as a great week. I was totally psyched about meeting my goal to reach the halfway point. Monday alone I wrote 14 solid pages. But by Friday, I was crawling to 7 pages. I tried working on Saturday and couldn't concentrate more than an hour when I expected (and needed) to work, editing the first half and writing a fight scene, all day. I can blame Saturday's problems partially on my environment. I'm particular about where I can work, and I had to move to the public library on Saturday and there are just so many books there...
All told:
Week Total Hours: 37
Total Hours for Writing Novel: 30
Total Pages Written: 49 (1 less than goal)
Total Hours for Editing Novel: 2
Total Pages Editted: 2.25
Pages Per Hour (Writing): 1.63
Pages Per Hour (Editing): 1.125
Due to my early week surge, my pages per hour for writing is about where it should be, but if I'm only "editing" at 1 and an eighth page an hour (editing here pretty much meaning copy-paste - possibly selectively - from one document to another), it's going to take me a very, very long time to finish this... My 13 week goal, which we are heading into the seventh week of (scary!), includes my very, very rough first draft, an equally rough "working" draft which might contain a couple variations of the same scene from which to choose, and a tidier third draft from which to jump into future/final drafts. I have seven weeks to complete two and a half approximately 496 page drafts. Exciting.
Mostly what I need to focus on now is not losing momentum. It's already started, as evidenced by this past week's slow decline.
No Quote of the Week this week, sorry to say. This is coming up a little late as it is, and I need to post now, instead of searching for something fun. Look out later this week for a new weekly topic I'll be posting!
Monday, June 27, 2011
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
HALFWAY THERE!
It's happened. I've broken down the book into 6 major/equal parts, and I just finished the 3rd, which means I'm halfway there at 5.5 weeks into my 13 week project!
This half is 248 pages exactly (for the moment). I'll be spending my Saturday going through my first edits of this draft - mostly just working on transitioning from scene to scene. For the rest of the week, I'm full steam ahead for the second half -except for writing this blog post rather than continuing on the scene I've started because I'm to eager to concentrate. I also maybe shouldn't have pushed myself with that second pot of coffee.
I have written 248 pages and ~72,000 words in approximately 35 days (give or take for sick/make-up days) and 5.5 weeks, which means: (numbers are rounded)
Per week my average page count is: 45.1
Per week my average word count is: 13,091
Per day my average page count is: 7.1
Per day my average word count is: 2,057
Unfortunately, that means I'm writing under-goal, since I'm trying to write at 10 pages per day. But I won't get too weepy about it: I'm kicking ass!
At the rate I'm going, I think I will have written all the scenes I need written by halfway through the 12th week, and I'll edit for the last week and a half instead of write. If I can step up my game and get to writing at or above my goal like I was in the first couple weeks, I should be done in the 10th or 11th week, and I'll have 2 or 3 weeks to edit.
Of course, after that, I don't plan on considering the novel "done" in any way. I'm tentatively calling my end product my Final Rough Draft. I'm sure it will go through several edits after, but I want something complete ad cohesive at the end of these 13 weeks. When we get closer to the end, I'll discuss my plans for the future of this blog.
As always, I appreciate your support! Sending you love!
This half is 248 pages exactly (for the moment). I'll be spending my Saturday going through my first edits of this draft - mostly just working on transitioning from scene to scene. For the rest of the week, I'm full steam ahead for the second half -except for writing this blog post rather than continuing on the scene I've started because I'm to eager to concentrate. I also maybe shouldn't have pushed myself with that second pot of coffee.
I have written 248 pages and ~72,000 words in approximately 35 days (give or take for sick/make-up days) and 5.5 weeks, which means: (numbers are rounded)
Per week my average page count is: 45.1
Per week my average word count is: 13,091
Per day my average page count is: 7.1
Per day my average word count is: 2,057
Unfortunately, that means I'm writing under-goal, since I'm trying to write at 10 pages per day. But I won't get too weepy about it: I'm kicking ass!
At the rate I'm going, I think I will have written all the scenes I need written by halfway through the 12th week, and I'll edit for the last week and a half instead of write. If I can step up my game and get to writing at or above my goal like I was in the first couple weeks, I should be done in the 10th or 11th week, and I'll have 2 or 3 weeks to edit.
Of course, after that, I don't plan on considering the novel "done" in any way. I'm tentatively calling my end product my Final Rough Draft. I'm sure it will go through several edits after, but I want something complete ad cohesive at the end of these 13 weeks. When we get closer to the end, I'll discuss my plans for the future of this blog.
As always, I appreciate your support! Sending you love!
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