Saturday, November 28, 2009

Honorary NaNoWriMo update

I've won!!!
That's right, mah all-nighter has led to my winning NaNoWriMo early. 50007 words in under a month. It didn't seem possible.
I'm still writing, though - I've got my epilogue to tie up, with some tediously heartwarming (I have been using that phrase a lot) romantic scene. And then, of course, there's the printing out, the red pen editing, the retyping, the reprinting, the re-red-pen-editing, the reretyping, and the tedious business of getting CreateSpace to do what I want it to. But, for now, I'm treating myself to some good music, and probably TV in a bit. And waaaay too much bragging.

Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Late NaNoWriMo update III

Right in the middle of writing a bluffing scene. Why is Tobias bluffing this guy? He could deal with Ukobach. There's no reason to bluff.
I'm having less and less control over what happens in my story. Legion is in the middle of a really epic battle with the Devylwurm, who I may or may not have mentioned earlier.
Tobias made a false alliance with the Antichrist and now has a killer death body. With his normal head. It made sense at the time. And now they're all together and journeying off to kill the Antichrist. Meanwhile I've set the stage for Jake and Ashley (Tobias's best friend and his best friend's girlfriend) to become major characters, which probably won't happen until the sequel, which is now definite. I can't wait.

Monday, November 9, 2009

NaNoWriMo update 2

I've more than doubled my wordcount from the last update. In the time since I updated last, I added a new character and killed him off. Tobias and company (main characters) are marooned in Hell, and have finished a journey to the legendary City of Dis. And they've stopped in a tavern. A tavern for demons, who, apparently, eat. There's also an obscure reference to Roma mythology - see if you can spot it once the novel's published. 'Tis in Chapter Four. My chapers are effing long.

Monday, November 2, 2009

NaNo update

Awesome.
I've got almost 9.5k already, which amounts to over 5 days worth of writing. By the time I'm done today, I'll probably have done six. At this rate I'll be done halfway through November.
And not only is it flowing greatly, the plot is awesome. I may have brought in the action a bit early, but I'm satisfied nonetheless. My characters are developing in ways I never would have expected, and events are unfolding that I honestly never planned in any way. It's almost like watching a movie.