CURRENT WORD-COUNT: 12841
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DECEMBER 2023
WORD COUNT AS OF END DECEMBER - 12841
30/12
(Handwritten) Big session (got to airport after holiday six hours early) finished new Ryan scene, another (small) Albert scene, then back to Ryan for start of Meeting 3.
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27/12
(Handwritten) Finished Meeting 2.
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26/12
Completed new Albert scene up to start of Meeting 2.
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20/12
Limped to the end of the Ryan scene. Trying to work out if it's a satisfying conclusion, may need edits later. Also whilst it's quite a strong scene it's also quite harsh out of nowhere. Perhaps too dramatically charged for so early in the plot? May actually transplant it to later when all said and done?
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19/12
Pushed little further on the Ryan scene. Prompted me flesh out the Benji sideplot. Think I'm happy with the planned trajectory now.
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15/12
Completed majority of the Ryan scene. Happy with how it came out.
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13/12
Continuing Ryan scene, got some good progress, but dithered over one of the sideplots. Does it make sense? Do certain points make it lose dramatic tension or even paint a character too unpleasantly? Found a couple work-arounds to adjust.
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07/12
Started new Ryan scene.
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05/12
Typed up last of handwritten pages, opening scene for Part 2. Plus finally tracked back to add some important edits and expansion in Part 1.
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NOVEMBER 2023
WORD COUNT AS OF END NOVEMBER - 10765
29/11
Continued planning Passage tests as well as plotting out some of the connective scenes for the sideplots between.
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28/11
Attempted to plan in greater detail for the rest of the upcoming plot. Emphasis upon the specific 'scientific' tests that could be run in the Passage.
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OCTOBER 2023
WORD COUNT AS OF END OCTOBER - 10765
((handwritten don't count son))
08/10/23
Started new handwritten Ryan scene.
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SEPTEMBER 2023
WORD COUNT AS OF END SEPTEMBER - 10765
15/09/23
Started the opening to Part 2 (handwritten). An Albert scene I managed to complete in full. Thinking more whole-story terms, from my notes everything was always sequential from start to finish. But I've been considering letting things stretch a little or have time pass. I feel it will let events be more natural and less rushed. Whilst the setup fits together mostly sequentially, I can see at least a couple of areas throughout where there can perhaps be days, rather than hours between events.
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01/09/23
Finally finished THE MEETING. Happy with final outcome but already seeing large areas that need edits when the time comes. Officially now part 1 of 4 completed for Not Technically Ghosts!
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AUGUST 2023
WORD COUNT AS OF END AUGUST - 10003
22/08/23
Piecing together the various bits of THE MEETING from its separate parts.
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21/08/23
Still on with THE MEETING scene. This is now in pieces between my laptop, phone, and a notepad. Each session independent of each other, going from memory. Trying to make sure the scene isn't drifting.
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19/08/23
Still on with THE MEETING. In planning this was originally split across two scenes. But during writing, it's working quite alright as one. To split now may just be unnecessarily dragging it out.
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15/08/23
Finally started on THE MEETING. Happy with the opening.
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15/08/23
Wrote up one more short Albert scene to tie over the gap in time. Next back to Ryan for - THE MEETING.
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14/08/23
Finished this Ryan scene that had been dragging on a little. Happy with it in the end, may need a little work on the opening. That section may be a prime spot for background expansion.
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07/08/23
Tracked back a little to actually give Ryan's dad some physical description. Moved forward with the current scene, easing through the dialogue.
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05/08/23
Moved a smidge further in the Ryan scene. Mentally resolved the timing conundrum.
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04/08/23
Further progress on the Ryan scene. Might end it shortly. Realising there's a timing conundrum I need to work out to make this and the next few scenes work.
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03/08/23
Finished the latest Albert scene, tied off with a satisfying ending. Made a start on next Ryan scene, really liking how this one came out. Very fun to write.
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JULY 2023
WORD COUNT AS OF END JULY - 6310
31/07/23
95% finished latest Albert scene. Really liking how his convo with Miss Henshum came out.
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26/07/23
Tied off the last Ryan scene and made a solid start on next Albert scene. I THINK I know where this latest scene is going. There's certainly a point there, just how precisely I get there...
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23/07/23
Nearly finished the latest Ryan scene, got a little muddied in the arrangement of the day, but pulled it back around and moved a short convo forward. Get this part tied off, then I think I'll cut back to Albert.
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19/07/23
Making progress on the latest Ryan scene. Played around with how much school-life to show for both sides of the story. It does allow insight into the characters but it's not a focus. More a background. Though their attitudes towards learning ARE an important point which will come up later.
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17/07/23
Had spent some of the morning playing around with the introduction of Ryan's favourite film, which would have narratively tied in with things. But then came to my writing session and I realised there wasn't currently a spot for it.
Instead got on with the opening to the next Ryan scene.
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09/07/23
Found some ambient time to complete another Albert scene. We're a stone's throw from the pivotal 'official meeting' now!
((GRAND TOTAL WORD-COUNT -- 4743))
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07/07/23
No further writing, but the story so far has been dumped from my phone, into word document and formatted it - so now it's officially, officially an active project. If I'm utilising my lunch hour in IRL work, then I expect large parts of the writing will still be done on my phone and moved across each day. Did do some forward planning, considering more / moving around Albert's sub-plots so things aren't so heavily skewed towards Ryan. The story is INTENDED to be an even split.
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06/07/23
Finished the latest Ryan scene with his older brother. Tricky to strike the right balance in their conversation, but I'd say I got there.
((GRAND TOTAL WORD-COUNT -- 4356))