November 16

Christopher just got home from work, and I finished my word count for the day. Time to go relax for a bit. It's been a hectic week.

I think the novel is picking up steam now, heading toward a climax and conclusion, which will be nice to experience. It's been quite interesting writing without a plot outline, because I just make stuff up as I go, and we don't often get to do that in life (not without suffering the consequences, at least). And if I get bored writing a scene, I change it, or I go work on some other part for a while. While I've written a lot of crap, I've also been pleasantly surprised by some of what's happened when I've let it.

Today's Word Count: 2,038/2,000
Total Word Count: 37,042/50,000 (74% of the way there!)