Friday, June 07, 2013

Forget the Sun Metrics 24


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METRICS
New Words: 288
Chapter One total: 2111
Chapter Two total: 2525
Chapter Three total: 3807
Chapter Four total: 853
Total words for the first draft: 9296
What I hate about my writing: Writing to replace what I had to chop out, and makes for math issues.
The Good 06/05/2013: Have I finally figured out the answer to my TiddlyWiki not saving problem? I DID! Turns out Firefox needs the TiddlyFox extension after build 15.0; now I need to remember to fix the home computer. I have floor plan for Raven and David's apartment.
The Good 06/06/2013: Okay, I have figured out (thanks to Wikipedia and a reference book from home) what is where in the medical examiner's office building. I'm waiting to see if I'll need to draw a more accurate floor plan (which I probably will when I get to an action scene set in this location).
The Good 06/07/2013: Yeah, I actually got to WORDS today. So I finally tweaked the opening scene that was problematic because of location description and pushed a little past that. Not much because I got distracted on how drujs' abilities actually work. My first thought was visual like auras, and decided against it because of glamour. Now I'm thinking about sense of smell instead and boy, I like that.
The Bad 06/05/2013: Now that the TiddlyWiki is fixed, I spent too much time today on making new ones. Granted it's a much better idea to put the writing advice I find into a wiki rather than lose it to the mess my bookmark folder is in or keep it in a tab on the browser forever. Aside from that, my Google-Fu failed me in finding floor plans for a medical examiner's office. The set I was initially building in my head was a one-story building that the front desk wasn't too far from places other characters would congregate except for the autopsy room and cold storage for the bodies. I'm not thinking large enough for the scope of the job in Haganville, but making the facility larger ruins planned character interactions.
The Bad 06/06/2013: Now I have to rewrite what I wrote two days ago.
The Bad 06/07/2013: I lost 283 words in the scene I had to redo, and technically wrote 571 words today, but I can't count what was counted two days ago. :p
What I Accomplished in the Narrative Today: Finally fixed the scene and know where the bodies are kept in the basement for the next scene.
Fave line: "I hate puzzle pieces."
What I'm looking forward to: Strix's introduction and Raven's reaction.
What I'm not looking forward to: Crap, it's a chore filled weekend this weekend.

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