Current Project Status: March Review

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Facing Fearful Odds -- Book 1: Walk the Earth (10 chapters planned)

Chapter 6 is 100% and in GOLD BETA (35,976 words)
Chapter 7 is 100% and in GOLD BETA (29,804 words)
Chapter 8 is ~15% done. (1,544 words)
Chapter 9 is 50% done.
      * 9-A is 100% done and is GOLD BETA (11,481 words)
      * 9-B is 100% done and is GOLD BETA (8,379 words)
      * 9-C is 10% done (2,882 words)
      * 9-D is 5% done (481 words)
Chapter 10 is 50% done. (1,147 words)
      * 10-A is 100% done AWAITING BETA (10,281 words)
      * 10-B is 10% done. (3,551 words)


Total Project Status as of 9/1/2009: Book 1 is 50% done, with five chapters remaining. (72,030 words)
Total Project Status as of 10/1/2009: Book 1 is 56% done, with a little over four chapters remaining. (106,859 words) (+ 34,829)
Total Project Status as of 11/1/2009: Book 1 is 67% done, with a little over four chapters remaining. (113,544 words) (+ 6,685)
Total Project Status as of 12/1/2009: Book 1 is 72% done, with three chapters remaining. (121,097 words) (+ 7,553)
Total Project Status as of 1/1/2010: Book 1 is 75% done, with three chapters remaining. (135,392 words) (+14,295 words)
Total Project Status as of 2/1/2010: Book 1 is 75% done, with three chapters remaining. (146,215 words) (+10,823 words)
Total Project Status as of 3/1/2010: Book 1 is 80% done, with two and half chapters remaining. (162,293 words) (+16,078 words)
Total Project Status as of 4/1/2010: Book 1 is 90% done, with two and half chapters remaining. (184,419 words) (+22,126 words)

Comments: Well, I didn't finish the rough draft of Book 1 yet. I did make some solid progress which I'm happy about. I also did a load of writing for other projects, amounting to a total production count of 40~45,000 words for the month of March. The first two chapters of FFO have finally been locked down in their Omega Editions. As I've been re-reading the early chapters as part of my Omega Edit of Book 1, I discovered two important lingering plot threads that I need to weave back into the last three chapters. I also need to pick a damn hair color for Suki and stick with it (brown? red? auburn?).

Regardless, I'm going to start publicly posting FFO towards the end of the month of April. I want to get a little more work in, but I think that overall the story is in solid shape. Updates will be on a weekly basis; still haven't picked what day of the week I'll be regularly posting chapters -- if you want a say in this, there's a poll at the top of my profile here.