Right up front: my current word count (through November 11th) is 15,779.
Which puts me at 2,555 words behind where I would be if I kept up with the daily average of 1,667.
Which is why I started off with a big push at the first midnight write-in and on November 1st. I knew things would get a little busy. I didn't know how busy my schedule would become, with unexpected (but not unwelcome) opportunities, and much "figuring out" to do.
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So what. I'm a bit behind.
The story is still progressing. I have quite a full cast of characters and many directions are possible. The big kaboom is about to happen. My MC has a folder in her hand containing documents of .... I don't know yet. They're important but I had to get to work, so I don't know what the folder contains. Other than a civil rights action photograph from an old newspaper.
No dead bodies.
No body parts!
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