plinkity-plinkity-plink: The Drummer Boy

[ritaxis]

I forgot to do this the last three days, but since I last posted my progress I wrote 2649 words on chapter 32 and 2438 words on chapter 33, which leaves me at about two and a half chapters util the end of the draft unless it takes longer to do all the things I need to do before the story is over.

Ongoing writing anxieties are still the same: why are these people suddenly so chatty? is this part necessary or interesting? what am I forgetting? does anybody care about this? why am I even?

things I am happy about: I remembered some stuff that connects nicely. I am pleased with the littlest sister's personality showing through. Also I think that Sasha's behavior makes sense. And I think I might have got the right mix of defiance and terror for Yanek.

I'm not that bothered by all the things I'm doing now which will necessitate changes in the early parts of the book. I'm pretty sure that the changes will not create more problems than they solve. I'm kind iof looking forward to going back and making all the changes (for one thing, it will mean that the draft is done, which will be a huge milestone!)

In case it's not obvious why I post "plink" threads instead of "thud" threads -- oh, I'm sure it's obvious, I'm going to shut up.

Comments

[harvey-rrit.livejournal.com]

All I can think of is Schroeder at Christmas.

[ritaxis.livejournal.com]

Okay, that works too.

But just in general, a plink is smaller than a thud, in force, mass, and effect.

[houseboatonstyx.livejournal.com]

I'd be posting Swish, I suppose. Swished around the outline and filled in some gaps.

[heleninwales.livejournal.com]

I never did work out why people post wordage updates with the subject line "Thud". It's obviously some in joke that I missed the vital context for.

"Plink" therefore works just as well for me, or perhaps, as this is the drummer boy book, "Tap"?

[houseboatonstyx.livejournal.com]

At the stage of revision by cutting, it could be Plonk.