Wednesday, December 14, 2011

10,000 for the 3rd time

That's right kids, I just surpassed 10,000 words for novel number three.  Mark is the narrator this time and I have big plans for him.  We are going to set him on the roller coaster train and watch him go up and down those hills. 
I hope I can walk away from the characters when all is said and done.  I love them obviously, but will I love them enough to let them go?  After all we don't need a Rules of Vegas Part 13.  Surely that would be a disaster like the Land Before Time movies...did they even end with all the original characters?  They should have ended movie four with the meteor hitting Earth and all the dinosaurs dying.  The ending clip could read, "And that's your history lesson for today.  Happy Fossil Finding!" 
Anyway, Mark's story is set when the three of them our 35 years old.  This should be challenging as I do not have the wisdom of a thirty-something.  I will soon enough, but for now I only have twenty-some years of experience to work with.  Spoiler alert: Anne and Mark are married and have two kids.  Andy does not have either...he became married to his career.  Fitting right?
Anyway, I am excited to see where Mark's journey leads because I'm not entirely sure how his story ends.  It will be one extreme or another.  This will probably pose a challenge because I didn't know how Going All In aka Andy's story was going to end.  If you recall, I struggled with this issue because how do you drive to your destination without knowing where it is?  I'll just push the auto pilot button when I have used all my ideas for this story and hope for the best. 
Also, like last time, 90,000 words is my goal.  I suppose now I won't stop until I've obtained it!

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