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edenfalling) wrote2016-02-20 01:22 pm
edenfalling) wrote2016-02-20 01:22 pm
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external motivation accountability report, Saturday 2/20
I copypasted the opening of "Guardian" ch. 17 into a private Dreamwidth post and I'm writing a little bit during slow moments at work.
As of 1:30pm, I have written 325 words. Ch. 17 is now at 575 words, still in scene one. I haven't reached the main point of the scene yet, but I managed to short-circuit the arguing in favor of some world-building, a semi-plausible handwave for how Eiji managed to hide his plans from Tetsuko when she's not an idiot, and some relationship stuff -- because interminable arguing is not fun to either read or write. Now I just need to transition into a situation where I can get the one relevant piece of information on-page and I can move on to Yukiko, Sasuke, and the trade caravan.
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ETA: As of 11pm, I've added another 125 words; the chapter is now at 700 total. Transition is in progress, and I just have to decide A) who should bring the relevant piece of news (probably Kamisori, since I want to give Eiji's two main missing-nin roughly equal screen time in case I need to do something dramatic with either later on), B) how best to deliver it (Kamisori directly, or Ginji taking a message?), and C) whether I want to immediately cut to scene two or give the Amanes some reaction/discussion before jumping to Yukiko. I think I'm going to go for the direct cut, because impact and pacing, and also I think the reaction/discussion can be folded into scene four while Eiji and Tetsuko wait for Ginji to return from Doing A Thing, but eh. I like to let the details of this story surprise me or else the writing gets very boring. :)
As of 1:30pm, I have written 325 words. Ch. 17 is now at 575 words, still in scene one. I haven't reached the main point of the scene yet, but I managed to short-circuit the arguing in favor of some world-building, a semi-plausible handwave for how Eiji managed to hide his plans from Tetsuko when she's not an idiot, and some relationship stuff -- because interminable arguing is not fun to either read or write. Now I just need to transition into a situation where I can get the one relevant piece of information on-page and I can move on to Yukiko, Sasuke, and the trade caravan.
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ETA: As of 11pm, I've added another 125 words; the chapter is now at 700 total. Transition is in progress, and I just have to decide A) who should bring the relevant piece of news (probably Kamisori, since I want to give Eiji's two main missing-nin roughly equal screen time in case I need to do something dramatic with either later on), B) how best to deliver it (Kamisori directly, or Ginji taking a message?), and C) whether I want to immediately cut to scene two or give the Amanes some reaction/discussion before jumping to Yukiko. I think I'm going to go for the direct cut, because impact and pacing, and also I think the reaction/discussion can be folded into scene four while Eiji and Tetsuko wait for Ginji to return from Doing A Thing, but eh. I like to let the details of this story surprise me or else the writing gets very boring. :)