Homestretch

Wow, I owe you guys an update. It's been long, hard work this month, but I am loving this year's story. As long as it comes together in the end, and I really think it will, I think this is "the one": the one I'm going to clean up and begin pursuing publishing with. There's lots I could say about it, and I'll have more details next week about what writing it has been like, but for the time being, since I'm less than 10,000 words away from the end (and since I finally am caught up on my word count again), here's something to tide you over:

The last week of my life involved the following:
- Jury Duty
- A bat (the nocturnal mammal variety)
- Teaching (Augustine and Romeo and Juliet)
- Emergency subbing for two classes (Wesley and Formal Logic)
- Compiling and editing many many pages of Supreme Court Cases for coursepacks
- Choir practice and church
- Finishing Legend by Marie Lu
- SO MUCH CHOCOLATE
- Insomnia (*waves* hiiii!!!)
- Writing almost 20,000 words (Thanks, Mom B, for praying--I think we can call this answered prayer!)

Yep, that about sums it up. I'm on Thanksgiving Break now (no classes, but I'm working a few hours in the office through noon on Wednesday). I'm going to see if I can finish by the end of the day on Thanksgiving. :)


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For those who like charts and things:

Captain's Log, Part 1

Here inscribed is the full account of mine adventures hitherto:

Day 1
*sings* Just typin’ typin’ typin’, typin’ up mah story!
2262 words, exceeded goal by 595.

Day 2
Writin’ writin’ writin’, writin’ a kind of boring travel sequence… *Lots of private rail car and New York research*
3823 total, 1561 words added, 489 words ahead.

Day 3
I have spent a surprising amount of time in the last 48 hours wandering around Midtown Manhattan using Google Maps street view. Also, Central Park. This has been a pleasant and informative day of writing.
5769 words total, 1946 words added, 768 words ahead.


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Here we go! Off to NaNoLand!

Look at that beautiful blank page! Can you smell the possibilities???!

:)

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