I didn’t a chance to write my thoughts on the words I wrote on Tuesday. Work after I finished and then I was tired after work. Yesterday my plans changed and forgot to do a lot of things I needed to do like write. Since I wrote today I decided I would join the two posts as one. I’ll start with Tuesday words. I finished chapter 15, writing 2900ish words.
Tuesdays Words:
While the chapter will probably be completely reworked in the second draft, I was happy. It had been a few weeks since I wrote, while I felt I was forcing it, I got what I needed. I relied heavily on an old draft for what happens. In the old drafts I wrote in 2009, there were two scenes that took place in this inn. In this draft they are only in the inn once so I had to merge both scenes into this scene, but it was not that bad since a little of the information from the first scene was placed in an earlier scene. I only had to take a small portion of what was left and fit into this scene. I actually removed an entire part of second scene Ryan the best friend of Zack hits on the girl who has served them. More then likely I’ll put this somewhere else, if not I can put it in a later book. Writing these scenes I know the girl Riela will have a bigger role. Not a huge part, but instead of only seeing her in this book, she will pop up in the other books. Kind of a cameo maybe I’ll even give her a fight scene. Who knows. The boys and Alclien are going to rush out of the town they are in after the events that take place when I write today. So I am sure Riela will get one last appearance.
Other then the feeling that I forced the words, you get to see a look into Zack’s head on what he thinks about his best friend. I am can say it is not really nice, but we also get to learn a little about Ryan in these scenes. This chapter will be reworked and I think will flow better in the second draft, these little nuggets will be fleshed out more then.
Sunday Words:
Today surprisingly the words came very easily to me, while I had to read the scene from an older draft, just to remember what happened. While pretty much the same happens, just writing for first person. Also I removed some of the stupid actions, and gave them more logical reasons. I am sure the words I wrote today will change in the second draft, but how much I am not sure. I think it came out really well. Took me about two hours to write the 3000ish words. I didn’t finish the scene, I got to a good stopping point and will finish it tomorrow. If I could write as many words I wrote today, I’ll have this draft in 13 days. Hopefully it won’t take that long, I really need a day of 6 to 7,000 words. Maybe that will be Tuesday when I don’t work. Only time will tell.
