AQATWA: All over the map

[inverarity]

Well, I kicked myself back into gear to start setting aside some writing time for AQATWA. I just finished Chapter 11, and am at 57K words.

I cranked out a whole bunch of words which involve a character giving an extemporaneous speech that is supposed to Drop Clues and Foreshadowing and set Plot Points into motion and it's all disorganized confusing bullshit. And at 11 chapters and 57,000 words, I haven't really started any of the major subplots yet.

So, yay?

I'm trying to just write and not go back and rewrite (yet), which is what usually slows me down. Yes, the big speech can be completely rewritten. Or eliminated. After the rest of the story takes shape, I can fit the speech around it to make it make more sense.

But right now, it's barely more than a bunch of stream-of-consciousness paragraphs.

Comments

[swissmarg]

I'm excited to see so much about Ozarkers, the Pritchards, Constance and Forbearance. Intrigued that Claudia is so big (and Julia and Livia). And nanana, I see some new characters! Burton and Noah... I'm guessing Noah is an Ozarker, possibly a brother of the twins? No idea on Burton. I almost thought Don was also a person, but that must be Didn's friend. ;) Anyway, very cool tease and congratulations on pushing through with your chapter.

[kith-koby.livejournal.com]

Good to see what seems to be a lot of Livia, Claudia and Julia... I really like Alexandra's family, and am always happy to see more of them. There's a bit of Anna too, based on the size of her name, which is always nice. But of course, it looks like the Ozarkers are the focus, which promises to be very interesting - for all that we know quite a bit about them, it still isn't very much.

Also, I can't seem to find Diana, Lilith or Grimm, which is somewhat comforting... but Jezebel? Really?