Thank God, I Finally Finished Chapter 6-B.

Finished 6-B last night, after two weeks of dithering and researching everything from swordfighting to fort terminology. In the end I just needed to suck it up and just write the goddamn thing. It's the first time I've done a long fight scene -- (the fight in Taking Sights don't count because they're between mechas verses giant monsters) --  so we'll see how well it stands up to my wonderful betas. Whatever the case, the first draft is done, and that's always the hardest part.

I'm looking forward to finishing up Chapter 6. Not only has it been far bigger in scope than I imagined it would be, but it's turned out to be pretty dark and violent. It's as dark as Facing Fearful Odds will get, barring one instance near the end of Book 2, but it's necessary because it establishes two major plot lines that will run throughout the rest of FFO's three books and climax in the movie finale.

Still, Chapter 7 features the introduction of Toph, and it'll be good to get back to some light humor and adventurism to round out the last four chapters of Book 1. It's exciting to think that I'm getting closer to finally finishing this thing!

Chapter 6 status

            6-A is 100% done, and undergoing BETA (13,511 words)
            6-B is 100% done, and waiting in the queue to be sent out to my BETAS. (10,799 words)
            6-C is 20% done, with everything before the final scene to do. (2,236 words)
            6-D is 90% done, with a few minor scenes to do. (4,739 words)    


Over thirty thousand words just for this chapter alone! That makes for over 100,000 words just for the first six chapters of Book 1 alone! With 37 chapters to go, plus the movie novella, I think it's not outrageous to say that Facing Fearful Odds, once completed, could total over eight hundred thousand words.

Freaky.

Now onto Chapter 6-C!!