Chapter Sixteen

Just finished Chapter Sixteen a few minutes ago, it was a really tough one for me to write for some reason. It features a disagreement and fight between our heroes.

Chapter Fifteen and Overall Progress

Well I finished a very very important chapter much quicker then I thought I would, probably due to the fact that it had been brewing inside me pretty much since I finished the outline. Thought I'd post another update on the overall progress as well.


Chapter One: 2,638 words
Chapter Two: 1,231 words
Chapter Three: 1,346 words
Chapter Four: 1,637 words
Chapter Five: 2,121 words
Chapter Six: 1,955 words
Chapter Seven: 1,982 words
Chapter Eight: 2,119 words
Chapter Nine: 1,820 words
Chapter Ten: 2,008 words
Chapter Eleven: 1,577 words
Chapter Twelve: 1,869 words
Chapter Thirteen: 1,605 words
Chapter Fourteen: 1,011 words
Chapter Fifteen: 3,040 words

27,959 words total.

So In the past week I have written both my shortest and longest chapters yet!

Chapter Fourteen

Well I just finished Chapter Fourteen and now I have reached a point that I have really been looking forward to. Chapter Fifteen is one of the most important chapters in the entire story, I am both excited and daunted by the task ahead of me. It will be a largely dialogue-driven chapter but it will reveal a lot about the story and set the tone for the rest of the book.

Chapter Thirteen

Ah sweet sweet vacation time! I finished Chapter Thirteen today and am well into Chapter Fourteen so without further ado, I will get back to work!

Chapter Twelve

Chapter Twelve has been finished. I'm not sure how much I will get done for the rest of this week due to a hectic work schedule but my vacation next week should make up for that!

Chapter Eleven

Chapter Eleven has been completed, another chapter from the villain's point of view, fun to write about the other side of the conflict.

Chapter Ten and Overall Progress

Well I knocked off Chapter Ten in short order which put me roughly 1/4 of the way through my first draft. Well, not quite, since the later chapters are likely to be significantly longer, but still, I'm pretty happy with it. Here's a little list of my current chapters and their word counts.


Chapter One: 2,638 words
Chapter Two: 1,231 words
Chapter Three: 1,346 words
Chapter Four: 1,637 words
Chapter Five: 2,121 words
Chapter Six: 1,955 words
Chapter Seven: 1,982 words
Chapter Eight: 2,119 words
Chapter Nine: 1,820 words
Chapter Ten: 2,008 words.

Total Word Count: 18,857
It's 69 pages in Microsoft Word, which means little, if it were to get published the page count would be very different based on the size of the pages and font. If I had to take a guess, I'd say it will end up around 80-85,000 words total. Looking back, Chapters Two and Three will both be longer after I go through and edit. Now back to writing and figuring out a title!