So Helen, John and James know the truth now. The question is what are they going to do about it? Truthfully I’m not sure because it’s been a hundred and twenty years and you don’t get over that quickly. Trust takes time. I need to decide what they would think they should do, so that it feels believable.

I’m hoping I’ll finish and type ‘The End’ tomorrow. I’ve got all the big emotional conversations and flashbacks to do so it’ll be a lot. But it’s Full Moon Madness at WriYe so hopefully that’ll be a good word count boost. Here’s hoping tomorrow I can gleefully announce the end! (one can hope) 🙂

Words Written: 2,398
Current Total: 60,698

Ok so we’re into the endgame now. We’ve back in Praxis and oh wow a previous good guy has turned into a cold-blooded killer, how did that happen? Bwahaha. They are very close to finding out the truth ala Haunted, so close. Oh this ship is pain. It’s going to be a lot for them to process.

I thought I would hurtle more to the end in a kind of frantic downhill way (that’s what has happened in the past) but it’s still being more slow and steady. Perhaps when I get even closer it’ll happen. I’m still hoping I’ll finish by the end of the month, maybe type ‘The End’ on Monday. I’d like that 🙂

Words Written: 1,979
Current Total: 58,300 

So eagle-eyed readers might have noticed I missed 2 days. What can I say I didn’t feel well. I actually had naps and I never sleep during the day so I must have been pretty bad. I did manage to write a few sentences to keep my “update every day” badge on the NaNo site but that’s it. I couldn’t even do the 4thewords streak (that’s 444) but I cheated with that and just fixed it as *cough* I’ve done for most of the year but let’s skate over that.

Ok what I’ve written now is the last wrap-up plot scene. I started this next scene with “three days later” and we’re into the endgame. The return to Praxis is happening, things will be made clear (hopefully) and then it’s not a happy ending but it’s the road to one. I really hope I will be able to finish it in the next three days. I’d love to be able to write ‘The End’ before the end of the month.

I’ve been thinking about my tags for this when I post it (after I’ve cleaned it up obviously). Is slow burn reconciliation a thing? because it’s definitely that. I also need to work out how to tag for “written before I watched past 3×15″ in case that’s important. I also don’t know whether I should tag it as AU or just canon-divergent. To be honest I don’t think it is AU, anything I’ve made up could be canon as I just think it explains things canon didn’t, but then I haven’t seen the whole show so that might not be true.

I will think on it.

Words Written:
Day 25: 74
Day 26: 158
Day 27: 1,762
Current Total: 56,321  

So I logged into Warcraft today – obviously – and it’s so pretty and shiny and it’s so much fun because it’s new and shiny. I was loving it but after a bit I started to get a bit of mental pushback when I contemplated doing another round of quests so I logged out.

In other words I voluntarily stopped playing. Was that because I wanted to write my words? Or is it because I don’t have the mental stamina for long play sessions anymore? I don’t know. Either way it resulted in words so ok then.

I’m a little worried I’m going to be the last raider to cap in my guild if I don’t get a move on. I’m also worried because we only have 2 weeks before the raid opens :/ I really want more time. But hey I can only do what I can do right?

Today I wrote a relationship flashback where John told Helen that he and James used to be more than friends. As I said yesterday a little bit more plot stuff and then probably a time skip of a couple of days and then back to Praxis for the endgame. I think I will clean this up and post it. I may possibly be considering doing some accompanying gifsets or fanart. I don’t know. I’m just mad on Sanctuary right now, can’t help it. Send help haha.

Words Written: 2,090
Current Total: 54,327 

More fridge/freezer games. Apparently it’s faulty and thankfully they agreed to send a replacement on Wednesday. I just want it to be over. I feel like I’ve spent literal days waiting for engineers.

Anyway, today the stars were not aligned. I just was not feeling it. Whether it’s because I hit 50k yesterday, or I’m just so fed up because of the fridge/freezer thing, or a little distracted because it’s going to be Shadowlands tomorrow – I don’t know! Regardless I didn’t type any words until gone 4pm and so it was not looking good.

I really wanted 1k though so I persisted and maybe a little bit *cough* when I was hanging around in the raid I might have typed some more. I only missed the start of the pull twice *cough* (it was normal Nya and I’m sick of the place). I finished off the scene after the raid and was surprised that a reasonable number of words had been reached.

I’ve just brainstormed my next two scenes (a flashback and then some plot) and then we’re into the endgame. I’m really hoping that I will not slack off because Shadowlands. Maybe I’ll bribe myself with the game as in “write 1k and then you can level” – plan? 🙂

Words Written: 1,693
Current Total: 52,237 

I HIT 50K

So that happened.

Yeah really wasn’t expecting that because it’s Sunday. On the other hand it wasn’t a normal Sunday. We were expecting an engineer to come and fix the botched install of our fridge/freezer but nobody turned up. I was feeling grumpy and basically begged off family dinner which gave me the afternoon/evening back. It also meant I was available for the sprints on the WriYe stream.

Plus you know being so close I just really wanted to hit that number. 50k on a single story – I actually did it! Ok now I just need to finish the story. Next scene will be James going over the information and deciding on a plan. Then maybe another relationship flashback (I still have three to go remember) and then the return to Praxis, the big showdown, truths revealed boom boom boom.

Not all tomorrow though haha but still I can see where I’m going. Plus tomorrow is the last day before Shadowlands and I’m sure on Tuesday I will be epically distracted from writing by the new shiny expansion. My paladin will be begging to level. I will still need to write though. I want to finish this story this month.

I have not forgotten that fluffy wedding oneshot I threatened the other day…

Words Written: 4,335
Current Total: 50,544