You may recall from a couple posts back that I set myself a series of goals for this year around my writing. The first goal? Complete the first draft of my novel before the first of April. I've been working on it literally every day, & I'm definitely in the final stretch.
Here's my official update:
Word Count: 90,562
Chapters: 36
Estimated Percent Complete: 84%
To put that in context, the word count of my final draft will probably be quite close, or possibly even less, because when I revise there's a lot I will tighten or trim. Final number of chapters is kind of irrelevant, but at the moment? Based on what remains of my story outline, I'd say I have about 7 more chapters to write. Hence the estimation of being 84% complete.
Seven chapters in nine days. That's...do-able. I just hope I don't have any other plans this weekend.
Good thing I'm only aiming for a first, rough draft!