plugging away

I did get my 2,500 words written today, a little more than that. My word count for the rough draft is now at 75,146. I am starting to feel like some of the characters are feeling a little bit too mirror-image-ish, but I will figure out as I go along - if that will work with the story line and symbolism I end up using or not. The goal for right now is to get it all down on the page. I can worry about fine-tuning it after it is all written. I feel better today than I did yesterday. Writing does wonders for my depression this time of year! I keep wondering how long the novel will be when I finish it. I also wonder about the sequels and how they will play out. J and I have talked some about the subsequent novels - this story idea is the beginning of a series! Until I get it written, nothing is etched in stone. Even then, I will probably do a decent amount of revising. I find that I love the process of discovery that is involved in writing a novel. I have some things mapped out in my mind, but I couldn't possibly map everything out before I write it. For one thing, I would not be able to keep it all straight in my head - not with my memory! So I keep track of the skeleton of the writing and see what happens when I flesh it out. (how's that for a pun?!?) I am thinking that this afternoon, I might go visit our neighbor if she isn't busy, and maybe bring my knitting bag with me to let my wrists do something different - help them stretch out after all the typing they've done today!