A milestone, of sorts
Feb. 9th, 2012 10:47 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ljwritesI've finished the first draft of Part 2 of my obsessive mega-project Shadow of the Dragon King, Chapters 11 to 17 with two Interludes in between. There was so much paid work to procrastinate on, I actually got all that unpaid writing done! Oh, the perils of freelancing.
First draft is by no means the same thing as done, since there are at least two scenes I have to rewrite, one plot point to touch up, and one Interlude to write. I did compulsively edit some of the chapters, while others are still rough. I really need to get the plot, among other things, checked to see if it makes sense to any human being besides me. That's where my wonderful beta-reader![[info]](https://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif?v=88.9)
amyraine comes in.
One thing I dislike about these chapters is that there is so much dialogue. After a while I'm OH GOD STOP TALKING AND GO KILL SOMETHING. But the plot called for depressingly little violence, especially after the first couple of chapters. Shun, who knows me too well, still managed to break some laws.
The four chapters that make up Part 3 have a lot more action, so I'm looking forward to writing them. Hopefully I'll finish the first draft of Part 3 in the process of editing and posting the Part 2 chapters under Amy's very capable guidance. I've never had such a big buffer in a decade of posting fanfic, it makes me feel wealthy somehow.
First draft is by no means the same thing as done, since there are at least two scenes I have to rewrite, one plot point to touch up, and one Interlude to write. I did compulsively edit some of the chapters, while others are still rough. I really need to get the plot, among other things, checked to see if it makes sense to any human being besides me. That's where my wonderful beta-reader
amyraine comes in.One thing I dislike about these chapters is that there is so much dialogue. After a while I'm OH GOD STOP TALKING AND GO KILL SOMETHING. But the plot called for depressingly little violence, especially after the first couple of chapters. Shun, who knows me too well, still managed to break some laws.
The four chapters that make up Part 3 have a lot more action, so I'm looking forward to writing them. Hopefully I'll finish the first draft of Part 3 in the process of editing and posting the Part 2 chapters under Amy's very capable guidance. I've never had such a big buffer in a decade of posting fanfic, it makes me feel wealthy somehow.
