It has been three long months since I blogged. Actually, the months have seemed short and I feel relieved not to be dependent upon this outlet for self-expression. Several things have happened in the past few months, and again if you want to know more, check my wife's blog.
I have decided that this will be my writing blog. It will be randomly updated with reports on my writing, including occasional excerpts as they become polished enough for other people to see them.
This past week I finally broke the 200 page mark. Though this was never a goal of mine it feels good to have achieved it. Also, as I reached the 200 page mark I have caught up the alternative perspectives of the story to the original storyline and am ready to bring them together. While I don't know how long this will take, I think it unlikely that I will break 300 pages. I hope to be finished with the first draft by the end of June, but as I become increasingly closer to the end, I keep wondering if that is foolish optimism. Still, even with family visiting, visiting family, and trying to graduate with my degree I am still on the 600 word a day schedule, despite missing several days. This means that the few extra words over 600 everyday have added up to keep me on track, which is a relief after missing almost 2 weekends in a row worth of writing.
What is most bothering me now are changes that I know the novel needs. The 2 timelines are not correctly synchronized currently. I have fixed most of the problems in my head, but I need to actually begin writing the timelines down so I have a good reference for when I start fixing things. I also want a new, more in depth prologue, but I won't begin writing that until I start on the second draft. And I don't want anyone looking at it until I finish the second draft. I am setting a goal to have the editing and revisions for the second draft completed 2 months after I've completed the first draft. This would give me a tentative 'release date' of September 1st. Mark your calendars.
On another note I would like to end this post with a small story. I enjoy singing. All the time. Often if I don't know the lyrics to a song I will just make them up. You can ask Trina, some of my versions are pretty horrendous. The best thing about it is that Anna has started doing the same thing as well. This story is not about one of those songs. In this instance the entire family was in the car and randomly I broke out in 'I Guess That's Why they Call it the Blues' by Elton John. I really only know the chorus and so I sang that once through finishing of course with the titular end line to the chorus, 'I guess that's why they call it the blues.' Satisfied I found it odd to hear the song being continued from the back by my 3 year old as she sang 'And the reds.'
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