I spent yesterday clearing my plate of busy work associated with promoting Grinders. This worked out well, and other than a few tweets, I don’t have much to do on that front.
I also addressed the critiques for both stories, so that left me free to write. I opened the HMS Lanternfish manuscript and read my last chapter. After that it was off to the races.
I answered some questions about a ghostly encounter Mule and a couple of the other officers had. Since this is pseudo Asia, there are some awesome ghost stories to pirate from. I also set Mule up to have another one at a later time. I don’t know if it will happen in this book or in the next one, but this book seems more appropriate. It would be pretty easy to do either way.
A lot of research went into the world of Giapon. Not only ghost stories, but something cool called a turtle boat, too. James and friends are stuck with three ships now, which prevents his ability to leap magically ahead. He’s stuck sailing the old fashioned way. Obviously, I’ll free him to maneuver later on, but for now, this suits the story.
Perhaps the most fun part was putting Serang in charge of the turtle boat and all it’s inhabitants. These aren’t people who are glad to see her, but I like the way she handled herself. She also promoted herself, and General Serang is going to have some interesting adventures ahead of her.
I still need to iron out some details, then they’re going to be leaving Giapon. Other details can be worked out at sea. I had to stop because the general needs to assess her army and appoint officers. This is going to require me to do some research into names, and come up with a bunch of new characters. (As if Lanternfish needed more characters.)
I need to do a flashback to Serang’s past, but I can manage that at sea as they head north.
All this will be worth it when they get back to the actual war, and even the land war. I also need to come up with some fantasy ideas for arctic exploration, because that’s where they’re headed next. I’m trying to include some fantasy elements at every stop. I have the weird creatures on the floating island, the ghosts of Giapon, and I want to keep that coming.
I still need to work in a little surprise I have planned for James, the captain. This is going to be a fun plant that I can do many things with later.
I actually checked my numbers, because it felt pretty good. Today it came to 3800 new words. That’s a pretty great day by my standards. Yeah it probably needs some work, but it exists to be fixed now.
Does sound like a great day.
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They happen once in a while.
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Go you! Congrats!
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Thanks, Charles. I need to put the polish on this section, then come up with some bits for the next leg of their trip.
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That’s what editing is for, right?
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Absolutely.
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3800 is awesome! Sounds like you’re having fun, too.
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I always have fun. It’s creative, but it’s kind of like building puzzles, too.
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General Serang. I love that!
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It seems logical the way this story has shaped up.
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Oooh, General Serang. That’s going to be a lot of fun.
And I wonder what you have planned for Captain James. Sounds like you’re having a fun time working on the WIP.
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I always have fun. Even the pauses that cause me to think. Arctic fantasy may push me over the edge though.
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Yay for 3800 words! Even if they need work. They’re down. You can fiddle with them. The arctic??? Okay, I didn’t see that coming. But why not, you being you? Sounds like a lot of fun!
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Let’s be honest. It’s 3800 words for the whole three day weekend. I just lucked out by getting them in one day.
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But you got them. That’s what counts:)
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Awesome word count for the day, and it sounds like things are pretty exciting in the story.
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In all honesty, it’s also going to be the total word count for a three day weekend. It is pretty cool for one day, but when you blend it out, not so much.
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True, that’s not quite as impressive sounding. However, if my maths is correct, I calculate that at around 1266 words a day (according to my maths, 3800 words would be 1266 a day, with two extra words to fit in somewhere) and that’s still a decent number.
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That sounds reasonable. I’ll do some editing and remove two words. I like nice round numbers.
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I’d call that a successful day. Serang is a strong character. I like the idea of putting her in charge.
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I have plans for her that won’t wrap until the final book. Some of the pieces need to be placed in this one.
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That sounds like a great day, Craig.
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Pretty fair. I spent some time coming up with characters, and may be able to forge ahead come Wednesday.
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I love the term, General Serang! 🙂 She can handle it. Great word count progress, Craig!
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Thanks, Jan. Commenters seem to like the idea.
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I’m always envious of your word count. Next week starts my own NaNo, so I’ll set a goal for every day. 3800 is more like a week long goal for me, lol.
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That’s the punch line. It might be the only words I manage for a week.
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Sounds like a super productive day! 🙂
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It was a good day. They come along once in a while.
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Wow! Considering this was a bonus day added to the year, you really took full advantage and got a lot of wonderful momentum in your productive day!
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It was a great day for projects, thanks.
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3800 is spectacular! Well done!
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Thanks. That was a pretty good day.
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