For the uninitiated among my readership, The Writing Report is a more in-depth look at the writing I am doing as part of my massive 48 week writing challenge. Each day will look at the novel I did and help describe more about the world with information that is not entirely evident.
Thursday March 29 Writing Report (Previous Report)
Where My Word Count Should Be: 22,500 words
Where My Word Count Is: 22,514 words
- Overview
The baby of my book family continues it’s development into one of my better works. Sure, it might seem like it follows the standard formula of all my novels, but I find the words are far more cerebral and have greater depth than a first reading suggests. I am doing far more researched work than ever before and sticking to the ideas I have laid out already, while manipulating them into something greater that appeals to no particular audience.
Like all my novels, Eden has a very heavy LGBT presence in terms of the cast and I do not attempt to hide that. In fact, I don’t do much to make a big deal of it except when it pertains to the story. The way I see the work I did today, it looks to set up a specific stereotype and work toward breaking it down, but that is only a part of the bigger picture of today.
- What I Did Today
Today looked at the immediate repercussions of a “happy” ending in novels. For every good thing to happen, there is always something bad to ruin the moment. That was the goal for today and I find it worked maybe a little too well. I spent so much of last week building up a happy moment, then within a couple of paragraphs, all that changed. The status quo is yet again broken.
- The Best Sample From Today
For today, I thought I’d allow Ryan a little freedom to give the reader a glimpse into her past and see that she is not the stern, alpha bitch she has shown in previous sections. I want the reader to feel that Ryan is someone they can relate to in a weird way.
“I thought you’d be the least worried about what’s out there. You’re shaking more than Miley Cyrus did at that award show. She’s part of the reason I find females so attractive. Not that I didn’t before, but the way she acted helped confirm what I believed all along. That whole period was full of drop-dead gorgeous females showing off their assets to everyone and it was fun for me. I know this sounds a little gross, but I would have regular orgasms around that period. Fuck, I can’t remember waking up in a dry bed from the age of fifteen. I don’t suppose you ever had that issue, did you?” I said to try to lighten the mood.
I tend to avoid crass and crude sections in my novels for the most part, but the way I use those words above only adds to the drama of the novel and helps to build character. With the paragraph, I also establish that this is a novel that will pull no punches from this point onward. Every action sequence should feel like a kick in the nuts (or labia, for the females) and should resonate for quite some time.
- How Productive I Felt I Was
I set the seeds for the brewing confrontation that will lead into the second act of the novel and while I have delayed the main confrontation again, I find it is for a good purpose because I want the fight to feel special. I’ve said I am an avid supporter and advocate for using antagonists in a sparing fashion and Eden is no different.
I remain consistent with my writing. It was the first week in a month I haven’t felt the need to psyche myself up for Eden, because the fact I was working on it did that for me. Eden was all the encouragement I needed to write it.
- What I Intend To Write Next Week
At long last, I will begin the confrontation that will lead into the conclusion of “Part One: Invasion.” With what I do, I hope to solidify the background for the remainder of the novel and show the reader that no matter how safe the main cast thinks they are, they will never be free of their tormentors.
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