Word count: 12,071.

I managed to add 2,000 more words to the word count today, not too bad for a work day. And I finished before midnight! Always a bonus!

I found my writing flowing a lot better today – I had every intention of getting in 500 words at lunchtime, but I got talking to one of the guys I work with for 20 minutes or so, and by the time I grabbed myself a coffee and a seat, I only had about 15 minutes left before I had to be back at work. Still, in a matter of 10 minutes, I managed to punch out the first 300 words of today’s count. There’s something liberating about having such a short space of time to write in. It forces you not to agonise over every word. It’s the same principle that the whole NaNoWriMo event is based…

That said, I find that when I have a block of a few hours of time in the evening to write, I do agonise over certain words and phrases for a lot longer than I should. And I get fixated on a particular detail that I feel I have to research before I can write another word. Tonight, it was rhinoceros leather. I know, random detail, not important…

I’m almost at that point though where I’ve done my dash of preconceived ideas for the novel. I’m hoping that soon the characters will take over and start telling me where the story’s going…