A brief update on the outline

I sat down this weekend with the intention to write, and write I did. I wrote 873 words on Saturday and 521 on Sunday.

I decided in the past two weeks to shift the focus of the story slightly, which has resulted in outlining new events and creating new locations and characters. The plot of the story has largely stayed the same, but now I can put in more of the things I originally envisioned – namely, more of the dark fantasy and horror elements that disappeared as I started writing things down.

The first two acts (out of five) are now fully outlined and broken into chapters. Act 1 has 10 chapters and Act 2 has 9, so I’m going to try and keep the other acts around 10 chapter as well.

I’m still behind on my word count for the month – and the year – but I’m making very good progress and I’m happy with what I’ve written.