Finally! Wow, that chapter took forever to write. Part of the time sink was the restructuring of the chapter and needing to create material from skimpy notes, sometimes as short as a single bullet point for an entire complex scene. Nevertheless, I have completed the draft of that chapter. I spent the day Saturday doing the writing to finish the chapter, packing in 3000 words. Why so much in one day? We'll I explain that in tomorrow's post. The short version is that weather knocked out power and blew an oak tree down on my garage. My joy knew definite bounds.
The notes for Chapter 7 look better organized, but I thought that about the last chapter as well. I'll discover what land mines I set for myself as I get into the chapter. There is a lot of war in Chapter 7, which will up the word count a lot and probably require more on-the-spot research.
Current word count: 49, 313 words
Oh, I'm writing this from the past, but when it appears (Monday the 18th), I'll be on my way downtown for jury duty. Last time I got picked, but the case ended by 5:00 pm, so I didn't have to come back a second day. Before that it was show up and read. Go to the voir dire and wait for the jury to be selected from the people ahead of you. Try not to fall asleep and drool. Still, beats the alternative.
Later!
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