I still refuse to look at the word count and it is becoming very clear that I will no longer pay attention to word counts while writing longer works. I've come to the conclusion that they are bothersome and more of a hindrance to my creativity. I glance at the page count, but not obsessively.
Hell Awaits is coming along nicely. I've written 215 pages with no end in sight. I know where the story is going and how the conflict will come to a head, but I don't know when or where and how it will end. The characters (four of them) have been developed rather nicely, though one of them is completely different from when I began writing the book. I will have to fix those details while doing rewrites (I suppose they've all changed a bit from the beginning). Now that I think about it, there's a villain who needs a little developing...
I already have my next project planned out. Well, not really planned out so much as waiting in the back of my mind. I have the title already, but I'm going to keep it under wraps. There's no reason for me to get excited about a project that hasn't even began and probably not a lot of folks who really give a damn. I will say this: it will be on a much heavier emotional level than Hell Awaits with far less gore and bloodshed. It will be a blend of literary fiction and horror, if I can pull that off. Either way, I'll give it my best shot.
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