OhmygodI'msobehind

Okay, well, according to the little graph thing on the Script Frenzy website, I should be at 70 pages if I want to be on-target to finish. I am currently at 57 pages, and I began the day with 53...and I've had 53 pages since about ten days ago (back when I used to be ahead).

See, you know how The Eleventh is made up of shorter sections (called "repeats"), and each book contains multiple repeats (three each for the first three books, and then two for the last one)? Well, back when I was still ahead with my page count, I was working on the first repeat in Incalzando/"Book" Two, which was Repeat 4. Repeat 4 was supposed to be the repeat in Incalzando with the most action (and the most characters, as only Sanura and Isamu don't show up), so I had it all perfectly outlined. The outline made it really easy to write, as I knew exactly where I was headed and I could just sit down and WRITE.

Then I finished it up, did a little party, and realized I only had half my page count. I began to write the opening scene for Repeat 5, but then didn't get very far...because I think I wrote a very, very, very vague outline up for it during class one day, but other than that, I don't really have a clear plan for it.

Now, I know this is pretty much how I wrote my first novel (whooo, Highness), but...I LIKE writing with outlines! It really helps, and I think the end products turn out better than if I write "by the seat of my pants". Plus, I feel like I'm more efficient, and I generally enjoy the writing process better if I have a "clear enough" basic outline with which to work from.

(Alright - between ending the previous paragraph I took a break to actually do some writing, and I am now nearing the end of the 58th page. I'm going to shoot for 60, and then go back to writing this blog post.)

Okay, now I have 60 pages...but I am still 10 pages behind! Arrgh, I wish I had an outline for this repeat. I guess I should at least go dig out my too-bare-bones outline that I wrote up in Creative Writing (while I should have been listening to my teacher read aloud a really depressing monologue written by another student in my class). Sigh...but I really want to win Screnzy - and then finish this scripted first draft of Incalzando by the time I graduate.

I guess if I can manage to get at least to page 65 by the end of today...? That might be a bit much, though, considering how much homework I need to get done before I go back to school tomorrow after being sick for two days. But if I can get to page 70 by the end of the school week, maybe 75 if I'm really diligent, then I guess I wouldn't be in a worse position than I am in right now. If I can get to page 90 by the time I leave to visit my future-home-for-the-next-four-years on Sunday, then I think I'd be enough on track to get to 100 pages by the end of Thursday.

So...I guess that's my game plan?