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Yeah, I’m… really not sure I’m actually halfway there yet… 😕

34708 / 70000 words. 50% done!

Didn’t get a full 2K in today, due to other stuff I had to deal with. But at least there was progress.

36112 / 70000 words. 52% done!

About 55% done by word count (based on my target length). But I’m only about, oh, 45% or so done based on my place in the outline.

Okay, so that’s not a dramatic difference, and if the book ends up being a bit longer than 70K, nobody’s going to be upset. But I’m still interested in seeing how close I am to my estimate when all’s said and done.

38520 / 70000 words. 55% done!

Of course, I’m also realizing that I’m going to some pretty dark places for a YA fantasy… 😈

So I’ve been doubtful of the concept behind "First Class" since it was announced. I normally don’t care for "watch them when they were young" prequels.

But you know what? I think this movie actually captured the X-Men better than the previous three. It’s not a flawless movie by any means–there are some lines that are real clunkers–and if it’s really a prequel and not a reboot, there are an awful lot of continuity errors. Still, I had a blast at it, and I think it may be my favorite of the X-Men franchise. (If not, it’s only behind X2. I’ll need to think about it, and probably see it a couple more times for a fair comparison.)

And while I know it’ll never happen–I doubt there’s enough of a market, and I doubt anyone would do a prequel to a prequel–but damn, I want to see some movies about Erik during his Nazi-hunting days.

(Part of my liking for this movie may come from the fact that I love the idea of period superhero pieces. I want to see more X-Men movies set in the 60s. Heck, it’s one of the reasons I’m looking forward to Captain America so much.)

Short book is proving not to be so short.

Still not changing my target word count yet. There’s still time to discover that the latter chapters aren’t running as long as the early ones. But somehow, I doubt it.

28258 / 70000 words. 40% done!

Not quite a full 2K today, but since I have to start packing for Comicpalooza, and since this took me to the end of a chapter, I’m calling it done for the day.

I’m probably kidding myself by not increasing the target word count from 70K at this point, but futile hope is still hope. 😉

30061 / 70000 words. 43% done!