hpowellsmith

Last Chapter Push NaNo Newsflash #2

Added 2024-07-12 20:05:07 +0000 UTC

Chapter 12 is nearly done. It's nearly done!! This week I was mostly drafting that part of the game, though I also moved some things around - there's a scene I was going to have in the final chapter and then moved elsewhere because it worked better there.

Right now I'm ahead of where I wanted to be - which is great for obvious reasons, and also because every so often I realise there's something I need to edit, either earlier in the chapter or earlier in the game. And I've got an ongoing list of things to go back and do once the draft is down.

Sunday: 1606 (regained where I wanted to be at the previous Friday!)

Monday: 7186 (a lot of this was code - I very much don't usually write that many words in a day!)

Tuesday: 3238

Wednesday: 3384

Thursday: 3228 (I spent a long time that day on bugfixing, and despite the large wordcount, lost a bit of ground in where I wanted to be)

Friday: 4535 (regained the lost ground!)

Current wordcount: 517301 words

Average playthrough wordcount: 92931 words

Week's wordcount: 23177 words

I'm feeling the intensity as I'm reaching towards the end - this sprint-writing approach is good for getting the words down but isn't sustainable for the long term, so I'll be pleased to return to a more measured pace once the draft is done.

Happy weekend, everyone!