NaNoWriMo Day 12 Results - Turtleton D. Turtledove · 5:33am Nov 13th, 2017
Progress
Words - 11,488 + 1,800 / 50,000
Days - 12 / 30
Average - 1,107 words a day (+63) [Required average - 1,667]
Pages - 22 + 3
Chapters - 3
Total Progress - 26.58% (+3.60%)
Another day above the average. Nowhere near what I hoped to write today, but it's still higher than the average I need to make my goal, so I'm happy. Some progress and better than no progress.
Besides other distractions today, I hit upon something that took up some time. You know how when you've planned out a story and then as you're writing it something comes out and totally surprises you? Well, while writing one scene I thought - Hey, it's so odd that after such an incident that character X would leave the scene unescorted. In fact, it'd be negligent if X wasn't sent off with an escort. So then I slightly rewrote a scene with a new character that I never planned on including. He is an accident. But just like my parents always told me, it was a "happy" accident.
This character, who I'm naming "Turtleton" D. Turtledove until I can think of a better name, actually fits quite nicely into the story's structure. He even solves a plot-hole I've been trying to desperately fill, and he can take the place of a one-time character I had planned near the end, and it makes more sense that he'd reveal the things Mr. One-Off would have said since he'd been involved and heard the story from both X and Y's view. He wasn't planned, but he looks like he'll be a great little addition.
Now if only I can come up with a good name.
You know what? I think I'm sticking with "Turtleton" D. Turtledove.
