Yesterday, I said I was going to work through the rest of the outline making notes on turning story-value outlined sections into actual physical action outlines--but reading through it again, I've now decided to do this as I run into the scenes in question. Same for foreshadowing and plants/payoffs. I'll do some as I work my way through the draft--but the rest can wait until revision (when I know the shape of the book).
So I started drafting today. I'm aiming for 1,000 words minimum a day, and I'm going to try for 2,000. At that rate, it'll take around three months to finish the draft (maximum), and if I crank it, I should be able to get it finished in around six weeks.
Today: first chapter finished. Just over 2,000 words. Nice start.
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