Here’s how things worked out for this writing challenge.
- Finished Phoenix Princess – 1,675 words
- Finished How Daniel and Andy Fell in Love – 1,889 words
- Brainstormed for The Tailor Magician – 5,316 words
- Total written for the month – 8,880 words
I didn’t hit my goal of 13,000 words. I found it was really hard to produce a ton of words while brainstorming. Oh well. I’ve at least got a good idea of how I want the novel to go, so I think I’ll probably start drafting in the next couple months. It’s kind of funny that I’ve got a better sense of the characters than I do of the plot though. I’ve been studying Jane Austen for some research, and that’s been fun.
I’m also trying to figure out a puzzle in my family history. We can’t figure out the parentage of my 3rd great-grandmother Esther. On half her children’s birth certificates, it lists her maiden name as Greenhalgh, and on the other half, it lists her maiden name as Hampson. She was married with the last name Hampson, but in the 1861 census (one year earlier) she shows up with the name Greenhalgh. Thankfully, her name is uncommon, so we’ve got all 5 of the birth certificates of Esther Greenhalgh or Hampson at the time period. I’ve been able to rule out 2 of them as they appear elsewhere in 1861. The other three, though, stump me. I’m trying to gather information about each of their families to better track them down. If there was an easy way to find their deaths, I think it would help things tremendously.
So, that’s what’s kept me busy lately. Now, back to Emma.
