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Gm.

I had trouble sleeping last night, so instead I reached 100k words in my hobby sci fi manuscript. Full length will be ballpark 120k.

I’m going to take a break from adding new words to it, and will spend some time editing the first 100k.

The reason I was able to write most of the first draft quickly (two months, as a side project) is because I had a bunch of plot outlines and character details bouncing around in my head for a long time. But the last part is less fleshed out, even though I know the outline of the ending. So I need to let it sit for a bit and collect some more thoughts on it, rather than rush to get it on paper. Sometimes a random shower thought driving while listening to music helps you think of that detail that completes a scene or ties scenes together.

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remyers 1y ago

Great to hear about your writing progress.

I want to recommend the book "Tambu" by Robert Lynn Asprin. If you're interested in a character arch from protagonist to antagonist, a reverse heros journey, it's a great read. It's also a fun (short) space pirate romp. šŸ“ā€ā˜ ļøšŸš€

Might find some writing inspiration from it. It's a book I have re-read many times in the last 30 years.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/565430.Tambu

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remyers 1y ago

more of an "anti-heros journey" than a reverse hero's journey actually

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