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Last Chapter Push NaNo Newsflash #2
🕑 Added 2024-07-12 20:05:07 +0000 UTCChapter 12 is nearly done. It's nearly done!! This week I was mostly drafting that part of the game, though I also moved some things around - there's a scene I was going to have in the final chapter and then moved elsewhere because it worked better there.
Right now I'm ahead of where I wanted to be - which is great for obvious reasons, and also because every so often I realise there's something I need to edit, either earlier in the chapter or earlier in the game. And I've got an ongoing list of things to go back and do once the draft is down.
Sunday: 1606 (regained where I wanted to be at the previous Friday!)
Monday: 7186 (a lot of this was code - I very much don't usually write that many words in a day!)
Tuesday: 3238
Wednesday: 3384
Thursday: 3228 (I spent a long time that day on bugfixing, and despite the large wordcount, lost a bit of ground in where I wanted to be)
Friday: 4535 (regained the lost ground!)
Current wordcount: 517301 words
Average playthrough wordcount: 92931 words
Week's wordcount: 23177 words
I'm feeling the intensity as I'm reaching towards the end - this sprint-writing approach is good for getting the words down but isn't sustainable for the long term, so I'll be pleased to return to a more measured pace once the draft is done.
Happy weekend, everyone!
Comments
Hannah Powell-Smith
Thank you so much! I'm really excited that I'm getting towards the finishing line. I've been poking around with some revisions today rather than the main writing of Chapter 12 so that I can get good drafting-momentum on Monday :D
A sandwich
I want to say "you're such a machine!" but I don't like equating success with machines and productivity, so instead I'll just say that I am so impressed with what you make and I'm excited you're getting so close!
