- Writing Time: 01:30
- Session Word Count: 1728
- Total Word Count: 49138 (46667 par)
I got an earlier start tonight, but I’m feeling burned out. I’m glad the end is approaching, because I would have a hard time keeping this pace indefinitely. However, I used to find it almost impossible to write every day, or even on a regular basis; so I’ve apparently improved.
This session was heavy on the main character sneaking around. He has now encountered some of the villain’s henchmen, and I decided to dress them in classic black uniforms with red armbands. Sure, it’s a hacky shorthand for bad guys, but that’s okay. One of the inspirations is James Bond, and that series has no shortage of ostentatious, over-the-top villains and henchmen. In fact, maybe I should lean into that even more than I have been.
I was really excited at this late point in the month to accidentally come across a story element that I really like—an aesthetic for the magic. I’m starting to think this magic is less like classic high-fantasy wizards or D&D and more eldritch. It’s an invading force that isn’t compatible with the “normal” world. Doing serious magic twists the laws of physics, and physics gets really pissed off about that.
This introduces a fun element of side-effects to big spells, which is that the world produces an opposing force in response to them. You might be able to throw a fireball, but it drops the temperature in the room by a hundred degrees. You could bend space and walk through a solid wall, but the house might split in half.
So, happy with my progress and tired out, I decided it wasn’t worth it to push through the final 1000 words tonight. I should have an easy time hitting my 50000 tomorrow.
Words Deferred 