I’ve just finished writing 2,185 words of my opening scene, bringing the current total number of words to 5,055. So much for my prediction of it ending up being 3,500 – 4,000 words long!
I did want to finish the scene tonight and I sort of have but I’m going to need to do some fiddling and decide what I want to take from my old opening scene and add to this one. I don’t really want to start that at 25 past 12 on a school night thank you very much!
Not that I anticipate going to work tomorrow, I have a stinking cold and feel lousy, so I can see myself calling up and asking for an extra day off. Being ill obviously agrees with me for writing productivity though. I didn’t even start writing until gone 5 today and I achieved my highest word count yet.
I’m feeling really pleased with myself. I don’t think all of the words suck either! I got that tense, anxious feeling while writing again, which I’m choosing to see as a good thing. I’m hoping it means I’m channelling my character onto the page.
