The Tourist (5)
26/04/10
After a few days off from writing, to ramp up for the Launch Pad Coffee House, I got back to re-writing the first partial draft of The Tourist. And... I’m finished the re-write! In fact, I wrote the first wholly new chapter this morning. I was tempted to go back to the beginning again, to study where the book had gotten to - but I resisted. From now on, I’ll try to use my original method of composition, being to schedule a minimum number of words to write per day, based upon an estimate of the size of the final book and the target date of completion. It’s absurd, but it works fro me by imposing artificial discipline.
For instance, The Tourist now has about 83,000 words, and feels to be about 2/3 done. So, the total at completion would be about 125,000 words. At 1,000 words a day, I would need 125 days to complete the draft manuscript. As it happens, counting only work days (i. e. weekends, holidays and vacations off), there are 127 writing days between tomorrow, April 27, and November 30. So (drum roll please) if I write 1,000 words a working day, on average, I should have a completed draft by the end of November. And maybe a second draft (crudely edited) by year end 2010?
I hope to blog every three or so days to report on progress. Hopefully, the blogs will be less about about process (like this one) and more about ideas. Today I have no ideas, so I came up with this dodge!
Next Launch Pad Coffee House is May 19. Be there, all ye artistes and aficionados.
For instance, The Tourist now has about 83,000 words, and feels to be about 2/3 done. So, the total at completion would be about 125,000 words. At 1,000 words a day, I would need 125 days to complete the draft manuscript. As it happens, counting only work days (i. e. weekends, holidays and vacations off), there are 127 writing days between tomorrow, April 27, and November 30. So (drum roll please) if I write 1,000 words a working day, on average, I should have a completed draft by the end of November. And maybe a second draft (crudely edited) by year end 2010?
I hope to blog every three or so days to report on progress. Hopefully, the blogs will be less about about process (like this one) and more about ideas. Today I have no ideas, so I came up with this dodge!
Next Launch Pad Coffee House is May 19. Be there, all ye artistes and aficionados.
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