I just posted my current word count on NaNoWriMo.org: 20,108 - I'm almost at the halfway point, and I'm feeling a bit beat... Yesterday, my sinusitis won and I failed to write a single word - which was highly disappointing because I've been averaging around 3000 words a night; 1000 more words than my personal goal of 2000 words a night, and much better than the 1667 words recommended by NaNoWriMo. I'm having a bit of a tough go pulling the story out of the backgrounding stage and into the actual meat-and-potatoes of the plot I have in mind. I'm navigating the characters a bit better now; I had a bit of trouble in the early parts of the story, and I had to walk them around a bit to get comfortable with their voices. The other thing that I'm noticing is that the layout is very episodic; which in and of itself is not a bad thing, but it makes for some rhythmically stilted prose... just one of those things I'll have to fix in the revision stage.
29,892 words to go...
About Me
- Mr. G
- Dan Garcia resides in San Antonio, Texas, in a household ruled by a dog and a cat. These benign overlords allow Garcia, his wife, and two daughters to live with them so long as they are served unquestioningly. The dog and cat compel Garcia to write stories of imaginative fiction and fantasy; their rationale being: the potential for supplementary income from the sale of these stories means the possibility of more treats and toys for them. Thus, when not at work at the San Antonio Public Library, Garcia is permitted to craft his tales despite the fact that this activity limits his availability for scratching and petting. Hell-Kind is Garcia’s first novel which he was allowed to type because of his opposable thumbs and agile digits; the dog and cat did all of the actual heavy-lifting for the story, and are not particularly concerned with receiving credit for the book.
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