So I passed the 20,000 word mark on my novel last night. Which unfortunately means I am still a full day behind, as I should be passing 23,300 tonight. It's likely not going to happen, but I'm keeping up the good work and just passed page 70. I backtracked a little bit, and am flushing out more of Chapter 6 & Chapter 7, and extending a key plot point until Chapter 8 (previously revealed in Chap. 6) because it was getting to be too much.
I also am liking my title more and more, so I think I'll post it here. The working title is "Sometimes I Despair." I wasn't sure how I felt about the title originally, but it's growing on me. Even though it's not narrated in the first person, it captures a feeling that Detective Beautyman is familiar with regularly when hunting the Babylon killer.
One of the reasons I didn't like it as a title at first is because it's part of a phrase from the Crash Test Dummies' "The Superman Song." Sometimes I despair the world will never see another man like him. (him being Superman). Well, there's no hero in this book that you would say that about, and since I pulled the title from it, I'm not 100% sure that it's what I want to use for this book. But it's a good working title for now.
I'll keep plugging away at it tonight. I got a lot of work done last night and I hope I can keep it up today.
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
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Regarding the title...
Until you mentioned it, I hadn't even made the connection with the Crash Test Dummies song. That actually totally changed the tone of the title for me. Standalone, it didn't evoke connection to despairing over any specific thing, just a general feeling of desparation. My 2¢, if it helps you to be more comfortable with the title.
Now you've got that song stuck in my head...Superman never made any money saving the world from Solomon Grundy...
I think you just might pass me up tonight ... so tired ...
Sounds like you're still on track for finishing. I've managed to get a little bit ahead on mine, but now I'm headed away for four days and have no computer access. Hoping that I'll be able to get a lot of handwritten words...
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