Two More Done and Still Plugging Away

I managed to finish two chapters so far today. The first one is an average size chapter and it still needs a bit of work. I just feel that it's still a bit bare bones and could be expanded in spots. The second chapter was very short, only three pages. It's a bit better off than the other chapter, but it wasn't really in that bad of shape to begin with. Anyways, I've got two more done and I'll get to work on the next one now.

Progress:

First Draft Typed: 85%

One More Typed Chapter to Add to the Finished Pile

Tonight I finished another chapter. I have been working on it for the past three days so it's been untaxing. This chapter was in pretty good shape with very few low points, so after fixing up those points I think I got a very nice product. I think cutting it up into smaller, more manageable parts helped a bit with that as well because I was able to come at it each time with a fresh mind and attitude.

I have a bit more time tonight to continue on with the next chapter so I think that's what I'll do. I expect to work on this one as I did the previous, bit by bit and hopefully get a similar result.

Progress:

First Draft Typed: 80% (oopse...looks like I miscalculated last time, now I'm at 80%)

Well, I'll go write now and then maybe improve my math skills...

A Little Break and Another Chapter Typed

So after house sitting I seemed to have lost the urge to continue typing up the chapters, but I forced myself to sit down and do another one today. I think it turned out fine. I didn't make that many major adjustments and it's a fairly short chapter overall so not a big accomplishment, but a step in the right direction.

I don't know if I will be doing more tomorrow or not, I hope that I'll be in the mood to, but we'll see what happens.

Progress:

First Draft Typed: 80%

Till Next time.

Two More Chapters Typed Up

Two more chapters are now typed up. The first was very small, only about four pages. It stayed very close to my handwritten draft with some minor improvement. The second chapter was ridiculously long being just over eleven pages in length, about one page more than what I had written by hand. This chapter was very rough and took a lot of editing, but I think I came out with a fairly nice product, but we'll see how I feel about in when I have to read it over later.

Progress:


First Draft Typed: 76%

I hope to finish at least one more chapter before I finish house sitting tomorrow, but we'll see how things go. I'll post back when I've made more progress.

And Another Chapter Bites the Dust

I finished the second chapter of the of the final batch and it was a long one. Handwritten it took up ten pages front and back and typed it turned out to be eleven. It took me all day to finish, but I think it turned out well. The chapter was really rough and pretty poorly written, but I spruced it up a lot and managed to have the confusing bits make sense. I don't know why but chapters with large, important fight scenes seem to give me trouble. There's still some minor tweaks to be made to allow the chapter to flow nicer, but I'll tackle that when I correct all the chapters later.

Progress:

First Draft Typed: 71%

So I'll go type up the next chapter, which shouldn't take long because it's a lot less than the last one. I'll post more later.

One Chapter Typed Up and Looking Good

So I just finished the first chapter of the batch and I must say that it turned our well. Granted the chapter wasn't in bad shape to start with, but I did make some minor changes to it here and there and I think it helped it to flow better. I still have a lot more to write and the next one looks like it's going to be a lot of work. It's in bad shape and it's very long, much longer then the one I just did and that one was seven pages.

Anyways, here's the progress:

First Draft Typed: 68%

Now I'm off to go back it up. I'll make another post when I've accomplished more.

And I Return For Some Typing

Well, I've decided to get back to work on the book since I'm house sitting for the next five days. I don't really see the use in letting this quiet time go to waist so, to work I go.

I'm a little nervous to start on the typed draft for this final bit of the book. I feel like there's a lot of things that I'll have to fix up as I go through them and I worry that I won't be able to fix them to a level that I will be happy with; however, I do think that it'll be easier to do this since it is all written out and I can just go through and add and cut out bits and pieces that just feel like they fit oddly.

This time around I am going to be extremely cautious with my files. The moment I'm done with one I will be backing it up. I don't think I could handle another loss of my work again. The last time nearly drove me insane.

Jadge

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Jadge is a small village on one of the main islands in the first book. It's in the middle of a large forest and is very simple. All the buildings are huts made from branches and have roofs made from leaves that are caught in-between nets. The people of Jadge have a tightly knit community that functions as though it's just one large family. Most people who live in Jadge are skilled hunters and trackers and know their way around weapons.

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Well, I guess I should go get to work now. I will post back later with the progress I have made. Until that time, goodbye.