So March has come and gone, and my final word count for my novel tops out at 12,697. Considering my original goal was 30,000 words, one might view this outcome as ultimate failure. However, it’s still much more than I usually write, especially when I have no assignment due. Also taking into account the number of words I wrote for other projects, I think I’m doing as well as can be expected. Change doesn’t happen overnight, in case I didn’t mention that in my last post.

I also found some of my earliest drafts of this novel, back in 2003 when it was called The Fire Tree. The name has since changed about seven times. So have the characters’ personalities their circumstances and conflicts with each other. The basic premise however has remained the same. I’m thinking of pasting one of those excerpts in this blog at some point. Maybe. It’s pretty interesting to go back and look at now.