Although this is kind of ‘Week 1’ of the Write-a-thon for me, I did work on the novel during that first week before I’d signed up; those days just weren’t officially part of the six-week quest.  I’ve also clicked on the ‘I wrote today’ button too late in the evening several times, so my counter of ‘days written’ is already off (but I suppose it’s the spirit of it that counts!).

The official accomplishment this week is completing one chapter.  It feels fairly significant—and is something of a relief—since it was a chapter I’ve been stuck on for ages (due to wrestling with how to incorporate some of the old material I want to use with the new stuff I’m drafting, and figuring out the best way to make the pieces fit together).

The second excerpt I’ve added to my Write-a-thon page is from this new chapter.  Being first draft material, it’s probably a bit rough, but it’s a passage I was rather tickled with—and it seemed an appropriate place to share it, since it’s about the craft of writing. 🙂