{"id":5951,"date":"2016-07-27T18:20:20","date_gmt":"2016-07-27T23:20:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scottking.info\/blog\/?p=5951"},"modified":"2016-08-12T14:50:43","modified_gmt":"2016-08-12T19:50:43","slug":"5-day-novel-day-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scottking.info\/blog\/2016\/07\/27\/5-day-novel-day-3\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Day Novel: Day 3!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I’ve decided to write a novel in 5 days. Not a first draft, but a completed novel from concept to polish with rewrites included!<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Today was about finishing up the first draft…<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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I got to typing at 5a.m. and didn’t stop till 11:45. At that point I ate lunch and jumped back in. Things went well till around three. I took a break to do my daily three mile walk, showered, and had a thirty minute phone call with my favorite audiobook narrator. Once I got back to my office things kind of meandered…<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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I fell down a research-hole by accident when I should have been typing, but in doing so I discovered that in 1989, when I was seven or eight, I met a Saudi Arabian prince in Washington DC’s Chinatown. My grandmother took me to a Saudi Arabia exhibit at the convention center. After seeing it and a badass laser show we went out to lunch with the prince. I remember the exhibit in detail, but I have no idea why we went out to lunch with him.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Granny was big into teaching and education. She got a bunch of awards, grants, and met President Reagan I think twice. My grandfather owned a bar\/restaurant near the White House (here is an article about how it closed in 1998: https:\/\/www.highbeam.com\/doc\/1G1-58336125.html) which always had congressmen and other big wigs. As a result I ended up meeting a lot of people as a kid and never knew why. All I specifically remember about the Saudi Arabian Prince (who I didn’t know till today was a prince) was that he called me a “strange boy” because I ordered escargot with a side of french fries and then put vinegar on the fries.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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So yeah weird research hole.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Once I got back to writing I managed to finish the first draft of my novel. It’s sitting at 38,577 words. That’s fine. I’m an under writer. I know when I do re-writes and the polish that the book will easily grow 10k-15k. There are a multiple sections where I have things like “DESCRIBE WHAT SHE LOOKS LIKE” and “FIGHT WITH PROTAG GETTING BUTT KICKED.” So the book will only grow from where it is now.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Tonight I’m going to make a list of changes that I need to address in the plot and characters. Tomorrow I’m going to start on chapter one and work my way through to the end. I can’t believe the week is more than half over. There is still soooooooo much I need to do. Fixing character voices, checking emotions in scenes, making sure I’m happy with the depth of the POV. Uhhhhhh I’m really worried about running out of time!<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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