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Stats for Draft #2 of CRESS
Guess what you guys! In addition to going to Comic-Con and having an awesome time over the weekend (pictures can be found at http://www.facebook.com/marissameyerauthor), I finished the second draft of Book Three: CRESS last week!
It is always an enormous relief to finish a draft. Not that there aren’t still massive amounts of revision and editing to do, but it’s nice to look back and see how much progress I’ve made and how much closer I am to having a finished book. I always feel invigorated to dive back in and start mucking around with characters and plot twists and see what I can do next to make the book Even Better!
But, I also recognize the importance of stepping back and letting it all jibe for a while, so I’m using this week to play catch up on promotional projects and write another Lunar Chronicles prequel that you’ll all be able to read prior to the release of Book Two: SCARLET. (Yay!)
Here are some stats on this draft of CRESS.
Time it took to write: 14 weeks
Total word count: 110,868
Words saved from Draft #1: estimated 15,000
Total number of chapters: 51
Number of chapters that already contain revision notes: 31
Number of scenes skipped: 3 (all energy-draining fight scenes)
Most overused words: back (387), could (361), just (290), eyes (235), and head (229). (Via http://www.writewords.org.uk/word_count.asp.)
Some things I need to research for the next draft: stem cell research, agoraphobia, orbital patterns of man-made satellites, symptoms of heat stroke
Current opening sentences: “Her satellite orbited Earth once every forty-eight hours. For almost twelve of these, the moon could be seen through the window above her bed. These were her nightmare hours.”
8 Comments
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That’s very awesome! Congrats on the second draft. I like the stats, too. That site for overused words is pretty cool, I may have to utilize it sometime. My sister is agoraphobic, and that’s all I know about on your research items, haha. Love that first sentence, can’t wait to read more of your work
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how many drafts do you typically have for a book? Are you going to post a description for Scarlet on this site? I know that is almost a completely irrelevant question.
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Never mind. You already did.
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That opening line is so freaking awesome! And I love those stats. So very impressive. I loled a bit at the 51 chapters, 31 having notes on them already lol
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Love it! Can’t wait to read. Just FYI: Most satellites, like the ISS or the Hubble Space Telescope orbit the Earth once every 90 minutes.
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The opening line is intriguing so far. Congrats on another draft. It’s amazing to see how far you’ve come, dear!!!
Hurray! Congratulations on finishing the second draft of Cress!! You should totally celebrate that accomplishment.
Have some wine, or chocolate or just do a happy dance. YEY!