Well, it’s taken a while but the planning phase for Arcadian is almost over. I’m just putting the finishing touches to the character bios and printing out some information that I typed up so I can put it into a binder with all my bios, plot outline and scene notes.
It took almost two weeks to write up the plot outline in my non-work time. Sometimes having to work really gets in the way of writing. Still, it’s done now… but I have this feeling that the story isn going to be longer than I expected it to be. I had a feeling that it would be around the 100,000 words mark, but now that I’ve written up a comprehensive plot outline, it feels as though it’s going to be closer to 130,000 words. It might not be, but normally my inklings about these kinds of things are pretty close to the mark.
I can’t wait to get writing again but it’s going to take quite a lot of psyching up as it’s been a while since I’ve done any writing and I have become quite comfortable with just learning Japanese and doing other things in my time to and from work on the train.
I’ll let you know more as I progress. Probably weekly updates so I can see how I’m getting along and track my progress, and so you guys can see how it’s coming too!
Speak soon,
F
