I just made progress on Jake and the Dynamo: Dead to Rites! So far, I’m 98% complete on the Writing phase, based on a projected 90,000 words. I’m at 88,393 words and I can easily see that the book will actually extend well past 90,000, which means this volume will be considerably longer than the first one.
Managed to squeeze in some slight advancement on the book in between other things tonight.
So far I’m 88% complete on the Writing phase. 11 Weeks remain until the deadline.
I have this new book progress widget in the sidebar, and it allows me to generate progress posts automatically.
I have arbitrarily set the novel’s “goal” length at 90,000 words, with a deadline in three months. There’s actually no hard deadline from my publisher, and I have freedom on the book’s length.
But in any case, the novel now stands at 77,385 words, which is where I’m stopping for the day, because I have other things to get done. I managed, at last, to unite together some chapters I had written separately, so everything currently in the draft is continuous from one end to the next. I’ve little doubt that everything I wrote today requires substantial editing, but such is life.
I just made progress on Jake and the Dynamo: Dead to Rites! So far I’m 84% complete on the Writing phase. 11 Weeks remain until the deadline.
I’ve added a couple of features to the blog; it remains to be seen if I keep them, as this blog is already heavy with add-ons.
You’ll notice a new option in the menu at the top, one for “books.” This will take you to a book table that hosts individual pages for all my books including laudatory quotes, links to online stores, cover art, sample chapters, and so forth. There’s only one book in it right now, of course, but that will change.
There’s also a new widget in the sidebar to track my writing progress on the sequel. I’m hoping it will serve as a motivator.
I’m 75,000 words into Jake and the Dynamo: Dead to Rites, the sequel to The Wattage of Justice. It looks as if the second book is going to be considerably longer than the first one, as there’s still a lot of story to deal with.
Both books are similar in that, at least from the author’s perspective, it’s all about trying to get the characters to a certain place. The writing of the first novel was driven entirely by my desire to get Jake and Dana to a restaurant. The second is driven by my desire to get them to a rock concert.
Today is a writing day for me. I’m working on the second volume of Jake and the Dynamo, and it’s coming along. As with the first one, it always surprises me somehow how long the action sequences take. I attack the city with something on a whim, and several chapters later, I’m still trying to clear out all the bad guys.
On the occasions I take breaks, I’m continuing my way through the Lyrical Nanoha franchise. I’m in the midst of the third anime series, StrikerS, at the moment. I will of course discuss it when I’m through.
Sorry that there’s not a lot of content right now. I decided to take today to work on book 2 of Jake and the Dynamo, which currently runs under the working title of Dead to Rites.
The book promises crossdressing mech pilots, vampire pastry chefs, double-crossing fairies, swarms of giant wasps, Cthulhu, and a guitar solo.
And lots of goofy humor, sibling arguments, and blood and guts. Just like the last volume.
