Yay, I am almost back up to speed. 5,000 words today. I say almost because I started writing at
8.15 am. It's been a long day. I would keep going for another hour but
tonight is Karate and I need to have dinner first.
I normally have lunch at about 1pm and watch a recorded
program while I eat. Today it was Quantum
Leap and I am really enjoying watching them again. The thing that always catches me though is
Doctors. It's on from 1.45 to 2.15 and I
generally catch it about 1.50/1.55. It's
day time TV and let's face it, that normally means complete drivel.
Doctors is different though with some fairly punchy, well
written stories. Today it told the tale
of a woman in her twenties, she moved from Nigeria and died alone in her flat
on Christmas day. She wasn't found for
two years. The last person to see her
alive was her neighbour. They were meant
to have Christmas Dinner together at his house, two lonely people coming
together because they had no one else.
He didn't report her as missing and didn't think anything
was wrong about her because he was a convicted criminal. He thought she had stood him up because she
found out and avoided him from then on.
It does sound a little far-fetched but trust me it's
not. I've personally seen both of these
things happen. Of course they were
separate but it's still a worthwhile story to tell and is indicative of the
storylines Doctors produces. I caught EastEnders
last night and I watched it purely to see how it compares. Doctors certainly isn't as dramatic but in
its quiet understated way I think it tells much better and more relevant
stories.
Hopefully tomorrow I can mange a similar level of
productivity as today. These extra
chapters certainly are going to add a lot to the book. It currently sits at 127,000 words and I'm at
10,000 already with the new stuff. I
think I'm only a third of the way through.
I've very pleased with that, I want my books to be around the 150,000
word mark so they give real value for money.
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