Smooth sailing from here on out

Goal 1) TAP 2

  • My Goal: 500 WPD, 1500 WPW
  • Where I planned to be: 42,000 words
  • Where I am: 44,543 words
  • On Target or Behind: On Target

How’s It Going:
Getting down to the nitty-gritty of the finale here. Sunday, I had to go to my handy-dandy reference books (namely Save the Cat! Strikes Back! by Blake Snyder and Save the Cat! Writes a Novel by Jessica Brody… this is where the story beats come from) and read over the description of the “mini-beat” that was coming up next, “Dig Deep Down”. Which, uh, is really fitting that I had to go read up on it because… well, yeah. (Your answer isn’t gonna just fall out of a book and into your lap, Meilo!) Either way, I came up with an idea that’s just crazy enough to work. How they’re going to execute this new plan and how it’s gonna pan out is still up in the air, but I think it’ll come to me as I go.

I also took some time Sunday to modify my spreadsheet a little so it would give me a more accurate ETA and minimum WPD to goal because I’m anal like that. I’m down to a minimum of 552 WPD to finish before December. Woo! Only I’m getting the distinct feeling that I won’t hit 50k before the end. Again.

Yesterday went great. I was right, it did come to me as I went, and I finally got everyone in the same room together. Not actually super important, but I wanted Madison’s past and present to come together to help him form his future (god, that’s so corny, sorry not sorry). It’s incredible how the first random character I wrote in this story has become such an important asset to him. Almost like I planned it that way. (Spoiler alert: I did not.) I just hope I didn’t screw her up like I did Keziah in the first book. Seriously, that was a painful fix.

Today (technically yesterday now but shh) was pretty busy and I wasn’t able to get to my writing until very late. I almost gave up for the night at just under 400 words, mostly because I’m literally flying by the seat of my pants at the moment and I’m having trouble coming up with how they’re supposed to be handling the situation, but I really want to finish this early (nevermind if I actually hit 50k), so I pushed to 587. The end is very near!