Horrors!
Oh my, oh my! When Miss Black said, "Show me your Chapter 1" I almost had a heart attack. I don't have a chapter one! Not yet, at least.
I confess that at the time when she first asked, I hadn't even finished blocking my book. I may have finished now. With a few little gaps (like I haven't a clue how it's going to end or exactly what the black moment will be).
So on Saturday I wrote 1,585 words to complete the blocks.
Today, I wrote 1,003 words of MY ACTUAL NOVEL. And I still haven't written Chapter One.
That's because, technically, I wrote the Prologue, so I do hope Miss Black will accept this instead of a Chapter One.
Now I have to wonder - is 1,003 too few words of a prologue? Of course, this is the very roughest of first drafts. I haven't bothered with motivation-reaction units or anything like that. I was just getting the story down to have SOMETHING to show Miss Black. Can you hear that fear of rejection in my voice?
I'm pleased, though. I managed to do a reasonable amount of words in spite of numerous interruptions from my mother who can't yet handle her computer. It's so frustrating that she has a more up-to-date one than mine and will never use it to half its capability. She won't swap. She prefers her computer because it shines with a pretty blue light. Sigh!
I confess that at the time when she first asked, I hadn't even finished blocking my book. I may have finished now. With a few little gaps (like I haven't a clue how it's going to end or exactly what the black moment will be).
So on Saturday I wrote 1,585 words to complete the blocks.
Today, I wrote 1,003 words of MY ACTUAL NOVEL. And I still haven't written Chapter One.
That's because, technically, I wrote the Prologue, so I do hope Miss Black will accept this instead of a Chapter One.
Now I have to wonder - is 1,003 too few words of a prologue? Of course, this is the very roughest of first drafts. I haven't bothered with motivation-reaction units or anything like that. I was just getting the story down to have SOMETHING to show Miss Black. Can you hear that fear of rejection in my voice?
I'm pleased, though. I managed to do a reasonable amount of words in spite of numerous interruptions from my mother who can't yet handle her computer. It's so frustrating that she has a more up-to-date one than mine and will never use it to half its capability. She won't swap. She prefers her computer because it shines with a pretty blue light. Sigh!
posted by Elaine | 8:53 pm
1 Comments:
Oi. Sounds like mom to me.
I think prologue can be as long as you want it to be. I've seen really short prologues -- like 1-2 pages. So don't worry too much!
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