I made more progress on Chapter 17 of TWH and Chapter 24 of NagaTen. If I could finish either or both by the end of the weekend, that’d be nifty. Stay tuned.

For the first time in a good while, I’ve actually had a bit of downtime at work and I was able to use that time to do some of that writing on TWH I was talking about, starting in on Chapter 17, which I’ll be needing the week after next. I also made respectable progress on Chapter 24 of NagaTen back home, so a rather productive day that’s helping to offset last week’s slacking. More to come. Stay tuned.

Another day, another fair bit of progress on Chapter 24 of NagaTen. Yes, I know I’m supposed to also be doing makeup work on TWH, but I haven’t got to that part yet. Anyway, at the rate I’m going in NagaTen, I may not only finish Chapter 24 but push on ahead and get through the epilogue as well. The final wordcount is looking to clock in around 40K. If I was traditionally publishing this as adult fiction in the US, I’d need to at least double the length. While I feel there’s a chunk of story I’m not telling, I don’t think there’s that much more to this particular book. I suppose it’s just as well that I’m doing my own thing on the Internet, huh? Well, not much point in worrying about any of that at the moment. All I need to do is continue driving onward. Stay tuned.

It certainly didn’t take me long to fall off the wagon. I was simply finding myself too exhausted to write and only having one day of weekend certainly didn’t help matters any. I thought I’d get some writing done Monday, but I passed right out in my chair and woke up a couple hours later to discover I’d written some fifty pages of “aaa”. Thankfully, I was able to get myself in sorts yesterday (likely aided by a nap I too when the mascot was being too pesty) and managed to more or less finish Chapter 23 of NagaTen and start on Chapter 24. To make up for last week’s shortfalls and to stay current this week, the goal is to write 3000 words of NagaTen and 1500 words of TWH. I’ve got a long road ahead of me yet, but I’ll see what I can get done. Stay tuned.

More progress on Chapter 23 of NagaTen, albeit a bit under quota as my niece wanted me to play Genshin with her and it was already in the wee hours as it was. However, I was also writing reviews, so that should count for something. Anyway, I’ll just have to make up for the shortfall tomorrow. Stay tuned.

I was able to finish Chapter 22 of NagaTen with time to let it sit before I go back over it prior to posting the update, and I went on to do some work on Chapter 23 as well. Another day or two with it and it’ll be time to switch over. Stay tuned.

I managed to knock out the day’s quota and make up for yesterday’s shortfall working on Chapter 22 of NagaTen and now I’m almost done. Since I have a three-day weekend, it was easier to take the extra time to get things done, even with the mascot’s frequent interruptions. Onward to the end. Stay tuned.

I was passing out more than was conducive to making good progress. I did do a bit more on Chapter 22 of NagaTen, and earlier in the day I’d done a bit of work on what will become either Chapter 17 or 18 of TWH. I need to make up for lost time and finish the former in time for Saturday’s deadline. Stay tuned.

It was 2300 and I was exhausted, so I decided to lie down for a bit. I woke up around 0300. I had to be up at 0630 for work and I could very easily had gone right back to sleep, but I hadn’t gotten to the day’s quota yet. It was tempting to do my usual thing and just put it off, but my pride couldn’t very well allow me to break my vow on Day 2, so I made some more progress on Chapter 22 of NagaTen (and my mindset happened to be very appropriate for that particular chapter). Anyway, let’s see if I can’t get my writing in any sooner tomorrow. Stay tuned.

The devastating realization that it’s been over two months without a lick of progress on any of my stories seems to have been the kick in the pants I needed to start reforming my ways. Yes, my current job has me a lot busier than I’ve been in a long time. Yes, summer vacation was a wild whirlwind that barely left me with a moment to breathe. Yes, I’m exhausted more often than not. However, if writing is truly my calling as I say it is, then I’ll make it work anyway. Now, we’ll see how long I can keep this up, but I’m returning to my 500-word-a-day quota and I’m going to try to make these posts daily and also try to do a special post like the Character Spotlights once a week. Will this get me back on track at long last? We’ll see.

As for my inaugural effort, I picked up Chapter 22 of NagaTen with the intention of getting it done by the weekend. At the rate I’m going, the final wordcount is going to to come up rather short, around 40K, but as I’ve said before, I write stories the length they need to be. If conventional publication comes up at a later date, I may have to do some reworking to the manuscript, but for now, I’ll let the chips fall where they may. Until next time. Stay tuned.