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01/11/2008: Wow.

Parts six and seven of The Fall of a Leader are better than I remembered. In the memory of writing them, part VI went approximately "RAMBLERAMBLERAMBLERAMBLERAMBLERAMBLE" for 20,000 words, with the, ahem, R-scene just kind of there. I mean, it's still kinda rambly and all and it's getting the most serious edits of all the parts, but it definitely feels more sensible when I read it than it felt when I was writing it. (The rambling was very interesting to write, of course, because I'm weird like that, but the whole time I was worried that people would be wondering if there was supposed to be a storyline in there somewhere, which doesn't seem quite as likely now.)

And part VII… the chapter where I actually reached 50,000 words is awesome. In the authorial way, of course, where I just get the feeling that most of it is much better worded already than it would be if I were to rewrite this chapter from scratch right now. I don't know how much anyone will like the content, of course, but the style is far above average for me. And somehow this happened while I was sitting there knowing that I'd have crossed the NaNo finish line later that day, where I should have been thinking too bubbly and incoherently to write properly.
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kingcliff9 (01/11/2008 00:00:00)
Out of interest, which chapter was the one where you reached 50,000 words?
Zora of Termina (01/11/2008 00:00:00)
You got rid of the Carl and Polaryu thing… why? BECAUSE IT'S VITALLY IMPORTANT TO THE PLOT, THAT'S WHY. I knew you would decide to implement it after all!

I kid, I kid. :P
Zora of Termina (01/11/2008 00:00:00)
Oh, wait, my mistake, the dream thing is still up th there… for a weird moment I thought this replaced it… sorry.
Butterfree (01/11/2008 00:00:00)
The one where I reached 50,000 words was the chapter where Stormblade met Nightmare. I was really satisfied with that thing.
Azrael Scyther (06/21/2008 11:17:39)
Wow, the writing is awesome, the stories are awesome, YOU are aewsome, I wish I could write like you….but, unfortunantley, I can't. :)

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