Write Like The Wind

Yes, that’s what I’ve been doing on my winter break. Normally I take the holidays off to allow for family events, but this year for pandemic reasons we haven’t/aren’t going to do that. Both my husband and kid are working most days, so I’ve had the house to myself.

With that time, I’ve been able to really dig in and work on The Tale of the Drakanox. So far this week I’ve gotten about 2,250 words down. My expected output would usually be closer to 1,600 for a full five days, so that’s amazing progress.

For comparison, most of these novellas have been 30 – 40,000 words. I usually have 2 POV characters and estimate 20,000 words for each to have a satisfying arc. Drakanox has started out with 4 POV characters. That could run up to 80,000 if each character gets the full 20,000 words. That’s more of a short novel than a novella, but maybe it suits for the climax of a six-novella series.

My total so far is 17,300 words on Drakanox, and I’m pretty well into it. I still have 3 days left to work on the story. However, tomorrow is my booster shot, and that’s likely to slow me down. It’s been a little scary to see the project grow so quickly, but it’s also a pretty good way to end the year.

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