1,000 Words In!
I'm 1,000 words in. Do you know what that means?
I'm at the 2% mark for my word count goal of 50,000.
How I'm feeling about it:
I'm getting confused about where I want to take it. This is probably the biggest problem I have in my writing. I feel super excited about a project until I realize I have no plot, then things get rocky unless I get a plot out.
As a discovery writer, I have the hardest time plotting or outlining my novel. We'll see how that goes after I go ask some friends for help.
As for the writing itself, my body language for the animals is solid, save the fact that many non-verbals can't accurately be translated through text. For example, this sentence can be taken many ways:
He flicked his tail high in contempt at the secret escort.
When I had a friend read through it, they said that it was amusing to imagine. What they saw was more of a skunk flashing its tail (a warning), rather than a wolf holding his tail high (a gesture of superiority).
My action scenes are too fast-paced, and leave the reader wondering who's who and where they are now. Also, since they are wolves, I'm wondering whether I should try to keep it more accurate to the way wolves fight or if I should keep it the way it is for sake of entertainment. If you have thoughts, please comment below!
I love my character dynamics, but my character portrayal is weak.
I absolutely love a side character that me and my roommate brainstormed. I'll develop him some more and write a post on him in Interviews or Me Geeking.
-Malachi-
Eyyy great job getting the first 1,000 words in! I love that you were able to identify even the smallest ups and downs already; it usually takes me at least the first 3,000 words to be able to do that with my own writing. Keep it up :)
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