Word count for today

[annathepiper]

I just hit 3,319 words, and finished Chapter 1! Now for tasty lunch and errands to run, and possibly more words to follow later.

Addendum, later, after the aforementioned errands and tasty lunch: Turns out that word count was off; I'd actually hit 3,323 words, not 3,319. Plus I've tweaked the chapter again since that count so the final count for Chapter 1 is 3,325. On to Chapter 2!

Addendum #2, later still: Whoops. Realized that a small but important plot point I need to drop in Chapter 2 required me to go back and expand slightly on a sentence in Chapter 1. Ergo, Chapter 1 is now 3,333 words (nice round number, neh?). And with the words in Chapter 2 I have now cracked the 4,100 barrier. And am not in a mood to stop; maybe I'll break for supper or when I hit 5K, whichever comes first.

Comments

[mizkit.livejournal.com]

Wow! GO Anna!

[annathepiper]

Thanks! Just hit the 4K mark and am not yet in a mood to stop -- this is fun. :D So far, the words are coming fairly well; I think I've managed to get into that groove of pretending I'm roleplaying a scene.

Just posted Chapter 1 to a private directory on my site, too.

[wrog]

yow!

(beats the crap out of my own words/day record, and I don't even have the broken-arm/job-to-hold-down excuse)

[annathepiper]

Well, technically my arm isn't really broken anymore! It's more or less functional again even if I can't quite straighten my hand out properly and it's still weaker than it ought to be. :)

But hee! The whole notion of a deadline to shoot for, combined with aiming for the MUSH-roleplay mentality of "this happens, then this should happen as a result, which should make this next thing happen", combined with worrying a lot less about editing and more about just getting the words out, seems to be helping a LOT.

I don't know if I'll be able to sustain this pace, but I'm feeling really good about this start! Going to see if I can hit 5K before I go to bed!