Might want to get another notebook that is five subject.
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As I am writing the first draft of Project Red, I have come to the conclusion that I’m going to have to heavily plan and plot this story from the plot to the characters to the world.
Because this is a series that I am going to have to heavily plot and plan as I just can’t see myself doing more pantsing. So, I am going to have to stop working on the first draft and figure out how to plot and plan this story properly for my own sake.
Project Red is a different beast than Project Succession and I know that for a fact.
I have to tame this beast in a different light than would have with Project Succession.
So, that is what I am going to do with Project Red as a whole because it is a novel series. I cannot start the first draft till I am done and feel complete with the plotting and planning.
Those are my only issues.
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Finished the prologue the other day. I am done with chapter one now for Project Red.
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Trying to write with a wonky internet is very annoying.
I hate it so much!
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I am done with chapter two of Project Red.
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I have basically 24 hours to create more premades for my premade drop, AND finish writing a book (and editing, and covering, and formatting…)… I managed to get like 4k done in the project this week so not too much further to go…
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I’m going to make this draft of Project Red a first draft instead of a zero draft.
I know in a way how I want the story to go, so making it first draft should cement that.
This is not really a zero draft where I am mindlessly writing and having no clear direction. I have a direction, I know what I want this story to do.
So, I am changing it.
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Yesterday’s Write Night has to be one of most fun of the writing events I’ve been to so far. As usual, one of my newest writing buddies showed up close to the start time and sat across me.
A few minutes before the prompt was read out, another person showed up later struggling to find a seat and a place to keep his scooter, so I helped him look for an open spot. He seemed like the extroverted kind. He spoke to the general area around him asking if we were all in for Write Night, and one woman sitting nearby didn’t know what it was, and she joined us that night!
The prompt for that day was to write about a unique pattern of bricks. Then after the usual ten minutes of speed-writing, we got into groups. I may or may not have impressed people by revealing that I’m 150,000 words into my current novel 
and after the hour of silent writing, we went back to talking with each other; it was really fun! I found out that the dude who showed up with a scooter earlier grew up in Germany and went to an international school, and interestingly enough, he was raised Catholic, converted to Islam, then became an atheist. So he sort of gets me when I talk about my mixed religious background.
And when I mentioned that I was looking for a job, he even said that he wouldn’t mind helping me find a role within the startup he’s a part of 
although unfortunately my major isn’t relevant to what they’re doing 
Oh, and I may or may not have gained a couple readers from that night too 
the woman who first joined that night even signed up for Wattpad just to read my story 
I said she didn’t have to but thanked her regardless.
I’m even more excited for next Monday! I know people dread Mondays, but I look forward to mine now 
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Damn, color me impressed! I’m hoping my own novel reaches close to that amount.
Congrats to you.
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dang, that explains why pro writing aid is doing it this year!
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Oh wow, I didn’t know that so thanks for telling me! I just found this about it:
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So, I finally finished like planning/drafting what have you the idea for each plot of my book series, but now that I’m sitting down to write the actual book, I tense up every time. I’ve currently written above 300k into different character backstories, worldbuilding, lore, even just some little side-stories and scenes to flesh out the world.
For me, writing has always “come naturally” so to speak. I always felt very comfortable writing, excited about honing my craft, and I’m skilled in being able to produce grounded work. Writing is one of the few places I have 100% confidence in my ability to learn, refine, and write. Besides that, I love it. It’s what I’m meant to do, it’s what I feel most comfortable and satisfied doing, and it’s unarguably one of the few places I’ve devoted so much time to learning. Like, I’m pretty confident about everything I’ve built.
That all said, I’m feeling immense external pressure (imagined and otherwise) to produce something of quality after I’ve dedicated so much time to working inside of this project. Why I have shared my work in the past, both with strangers, in writer groups, competitions, and ofc my support network–it always felt very controlled, if that makes sense. But now that I’m conceptualizing publishing to a wider audience, I suddenly get all locked up.
I think it’s because I’m a very private person. Why the book isn’t meant to reflect any of my personal thoughts, feelings, or personality traits–ofc the main themes, synopsis, and ideas come from my own beliefs. I suppose, on some level, I’m utterly terrified of people reading my work at a large scale and judging it beyond my capability to respond. I can be defensive, which is why I usually take three days to respond to criticism so I can come at it from a more objective lens. However, oof. I’m just feeling a lot of pressure, and it’s sorta taking my love of writing away.
That said, I’m dedicated to moving past these feelings, but it’s just felt very icky for a bit.
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I am done with chapter eleven and reached over 32k for Project Red.
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Chapter LVI of Blood Will Tell is now live! It took me longer than it should to tie it up, but at least that’s over with. I was not only able to finish writing the chapter, but also managed to come up with things that would help add punches or depth to future chapters—or future books, in some cases.
I’m glad I’m writing slowly instead of trying to rush things out onto my screen. Sometimes it just takes a little marinating for something fitting to come up.
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Editing and made this:
The road split—left into the forest, right into the empire of the wealthy—the blemish of Arcanland.
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Realistically, I can only do one novel at a time. Which makes me wonder how well I will do in traditional publishing. I can’t work on two stories at once, I just cannot do it.
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I don’t understand. The road split the blemish of Arcanland?
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I think that Arcanland is the blemish!
I am struggling to write atm… well, struggling to do much of anything. My arm hurts too much 
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