Love Me to the Bone
Draft 1
Words Added: 1,550
What Happened in the Story: Madeline returns with Irene to her apartment, and spends a few minutes trying to get her work notes in order before Irene’s friends arrive. Turns out “a few friends over” means a blowout, Holly Golightly-style party, and Madeline’s forced to give up her work and ask Irene for somewhere quieter to go. Irene gives her the key to Apartment 4, just down the hall, which belonged to a friend of hers who’s left Requiem, and tells Madeline to keep it as her own apartment from now on.
Additional Notes: Took a bit more energy to get started today, though after yesterday’s bang-up of almost 3k, that shouldn’t be a surprise. I do find starting my session with some of the songs I’ve collected that suit the story’s mood and tone is really helpful in getting into the right headspace (and if I’m crazy enough to dance to it, it has the added benefit of tiring out my physical self so my mental self can focus a bit better). Still, managed to get a great chunk finished. Really liking the focus on writing whole scenes, rather than specific word-count goals. It’s somehow a little more satisfying.
Took some time before starting to write to sketch out what the book should look like, from a tent-pole/word-count standpoint, just to make sure I keep on track with the length. So far, it seems like Act 1 will be right on schedule, as I’m about half-way through it, and will need probably that much time more to really feel like I’m landing it at End Act 1.
Thanks for following along, and I hope you enjoy the ride! I’ll try and make these daily updates (on writing days), but I’ll probably miss a few now and then. Sorry about that in advance, but I’ll do my best to be consistent. If you’re craving some personal stakes in this process, feel free to toss me a “You Can Do It!” donation at my Ko-fi shop! I’m going to need a lot of coffee for this…