The Fascination of What's Difficult

Stream of thought writing on progress of maybe-novel:

The third incarnation of Dreamdark has passed 12000 words. This is sort of good, since the backing and grounding stuff I need to frontload it with will take between 3000 and 5000 words. Which means for the point I'm at in the narative I'll have between 15000 and 17000 words (only I won't front the work until I'm finished the goddamned thing). Which is, I suppose, entirely reasonable for where I want to be at this point in a 150,000 word novel.

::stares at novel::
::hates novel::

( more ramblings on subject of novel-in-incubation )

I need motive. I need rhyme. I need, for pity's sake, some reason here.

Right. I've got that out of the way. Now I'll go and look for some.

The Fascination of What's Difficult

Stream of thought writing on progress of maybe-novel:

The third incarnation of Dreamdark has passed 12000 words. This is sort of good, since the backing and grounding stuff I need to frontload it with will take between 3000 and 5000 words. Which means for the point I'm at in the narative I'll have between 15000 and 17000 words (only I won't front the work until I'm finished the goddamned thing). Which is, I suppose, entirely reasonable for where I want to be at this point in a 150,000 word novel.

::stares at novel::
::hates novel::

( more ramblings on subject of novel-in-incubation )

I need motive. I need rhyme. I need, for pity's sake, some reason here.

Right. I've got that out of the way. Now I'll go and look for some.