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August 2024 in writing
Finished Draft 2.5 A little over halfway through the month, I completed draft 2.5! Which I was pretty happy about.
On to Draft 3 I updated my scripts:
I added epub support to my conversion script. I added a script to parse all the Questions, Promises, Reveals, and Goals out of my outline, so I can: spread out the dissemination of information, and ensure I don’t unintentionally leave any questions unanswered.
Draft 2.5 COMPLETE
Just a little more than a year after completing the first draft. A few days, or a couple months, or 8+ months overdue, depending on which of my soft deadlines you go by.
As usual, I found the final climactic scenes of the third POV slower going than the middle scenes, mainly because it’s easier to tell when it’s not working. I rewrote and re-outlined a couple scenes and wrote slower than I wanted to.
July 2024 in writing
Tackling the problematic 3rd POV The 3rd POV has been the most problematic of the three. This month, I seriously considered dropping it from the book, and not for the first time.
The outline for this POV changed so significantly from the previous draft that most of the previous scenes weren’t worth keeping. As a result, a lot of this felt like a first draft again. Writing completely new scenes.
June 2024 in writing
Good progress I’m two scenes away from finishing Draft 2.5’s POV2. I’m a little over 72% done by scene count, and that’s after I cut two finished scenes. (To improve the story, reduce redundancy, and reduce word count.)
My writing seems to slow to a crawl when I’m writing the climactic battle scenes. But I figured out how to get them to work, and what needs to change in earlier scenes to add impact.
Library Days
(I thought I had written about these before, but I can’t find where.)
I’ve long wanted to spend several days working from cafes, parks, public spaces, and libraries. Mainly to get to know Denver, its public transportation, and as a change up from working from home every day. Various crises kept me from following through for the past year and a half. I finally started a weekly library day this month, and I’m enjoying them.