Thursday March 22 Writing Report (Previous Report)
Where My Word Count Should Be: 20,000 words
Where My Word Count Is: 20,046 words
- Overview
While I wrote slower today than in previous weeks, it was not for a lack of trying. Quite the opposite in fact. I spent more time thinking about the best place to leave off and how to best represent the characters evolution this week, that the way I wrote was quite sporadic.
Eden continues its development into a unique novel that I do enjoy writing. I find that it is impossible to write a book if you find it boring or you grow tired of it. The Writing Challenge tackles both those issues as I am always looking at a different book each day and I can utilise techniques present in other days to get over any obstacle.
- What I Did Today
Today, as implied by the title, built toward “the big question,” but it is not one that people expect. I mean, it is if you pay attention from the start of the novel, but the way I build toward it is quite different than what Ryan had planned. It would not do me justice to place the spoiler here as it builds into a key turning event for Ryan’s character and those details are not quite finished in my mind, but I am happy the foundations are in place.
- The Best Sample From Today
Today’s best writing is a pair of paragraphs that need to be read as one. I invoke the very masculine mindset of Ryan in them and it adds yet another layer to her character as the reader can discern what she likes in a romantic partner.
I grinned but continued my quest upward. Karlie’s waist was slim yet firm. I would fall asleep on her stomach whenever we settled down and watched a movie. The one place I loved more than any other part of Karlie was her chest. She would always go bright red whenever I nuzzled between her breasts. I could not get enough of how warm they were and how perfect I found them. Others might not see the beauty of Karlie’s chest, but I did. Every aspect of her teardrop breasts was more than I deserved.
My eyes moved up to Karlie’s collar and neck. I considered myself more muscular than Karlie, but the definition she had in this region was more than I could ever hope to achieve. Then came Karlie’s face. She looked like the distaff counterpart of Michelangelo’s David. I did not care that Karlie had a slight overbite or that her nose was a little too large for her face. The light smattering of freckles beneath her eyes was one of Karlie’s most endearing features. Karlie’s eyes edged out her freckles in the beauty department. No matter how hard I looked, I could never find any fault in Karlie’s hazel eyes. They always made me smile.
The whole scene takes place over only a couple of seconds, but every word is intentional in how I wrote it. It affirms to the reader that when Ryan mentions to the reader that Karlie is her anchor, she means it. There is a myriad of emotions present in the paragraphs and all of them are good, even the envy Ryan has for Karlie when talking about Karlie’s neck region.
- How Productive I Felt I Was
The decision to delay the confrontation between the protagonists and the antagonists was one I did not make lightly, but I felt it was a necessary thing to do and now that I look back on it, it plays to what the novel is all about. Eden is supposed to evoke feelings of dread and loss and the addition of the discussion between Karlie and Ryan serves to add to the drama.
I continue my upward trend of writing in a more spread out fashion. I find that starting work earlier does not mean I finish earlier, but it affords me more time to think and plan what I am writing.
- What I Intend To Write Next Week
Next week is the confrontation I have been building up ever since the group travelled to Baltimore, MD for supplies. It will give the reader the first real glimpse of what the antagonists are capable of and display that the protagonists are not as alone as they assume they are.
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