I Blog Less When I'm Writing…

 
…unless its Nanowrimo.
 
And I have been writing. A lot. (But not as much as I plan to write in February.) 15K words last week, 9.5K words so far this week. It's been cool to see how much I can get done when I focus on the writing. 2011 is off to a very good start, I think.
 
Progress on Gunwitch has been faster than I expected. By which I mean, I've been finishing chapters faster than I expected. Which means the chapters have been a bit shorter than I expected. Which means…? I'm not sure.
 
I think a part of the reason for the (slightly) shorter chapters is that the story has moved into the final stages. Storylines are ramping up to the Big Finale. Another reason is that I miscounted (by one too many) the number of chapters I had remaining…
 
Whatever the reason, my new estimate for the finished work is that it will be between 100K and 105K words.
 
What makes me feel Really Productive, though, is that in addition to all the new writing, I've also worked on The Journal. Bug-hunting and a bit of streamlining, mostly, but significant work nonetheless.
 
The impending completion of Gunwitch means I need to get my first tween novel plotted and outlined. I have my three main characters sketched out in broad terms. And I have a high level overview of the setting. I need to zoom in on all of that, though, pick a story, and get ready to go as soon as I can after I type "The End" for Gunwitch.
 
-David