Like a Well-Oiled Machine

We had hoped to have Sibling of Music Novel up to 20,000 words by the time we made this update, but between dog birthday parties, driving our son to the airport. and a power outage, we only managed to hit 17,000. Not that we’re complaining. We’re actually quite pleased with our progress.

It had been a while since we were in composition mode, and it sometimes takes us a little fishing around to find the right gear when we switch things up. Apparently this time we were away for the Goldilocks amount, because all we had to do was adjust the mirrors a little bit and we were ready to go. This is even though we’ve only used one recurring character as a POV character so far, the rest being brand new to this outing. We found the new voices quite quickly, and are really enjoying the stuff we’re coming up with. We’re patting ourselves on the back over here.

A lot of writers say that you should never be happy with your works in progress, but that’s not a belief we subscribe to. We generally enjoy the writing process, and genuinely love sharing our work with each other at the end of every session. The immediate feedback is great! No worries: we’re not so in love with the work that we think the first draft is perfect. It will all need to be polished and finessed. But for a first draft, it’s pretty fucking great if we do say so ourselves.

Having a writing partner means hearing the laughter right away when a joke lands, hearing the suppressed sobs when the knife twists just so in a beloved character’s emotions, and just generally knowing if your prose is on the right track.