I finally found my word doc of chapter 11, which for some reason was labeled chapter 9. Had a panic attack for a few minutes there when I thought I'd accidentally deleted my chapter 11 draft before NaNoWriMo.
So the good news? The chapter is 50% done.
The bad news? The chapter is 50% done.
As usual Danzo is the one causing troubles. Somehow I've managed to make him a "chatty-Cathy" which is just so wrong. Takes OOC to a whole new level. So that's a re-write that needs to be done a.s.a.p. And I don't have a lot of descriptions about his facial expressions- because let's face it, he's as expressive as a rock. Such a pain as it leaves most of dialogues hanging awkwardly and Harry just seems like a creep because he keeps staring... and this probably makes no sense so I'll stop.
Also I found a long scene in there- well I'm not sure why it's there. I think I might have written it as some sort of gag scene, because it's just too ridiculous to be part of the chapter. I can't remember what I was thinking when I wrote it.
Either way, I don't think chapter 11 will go over the 10,000 mark after I'm done with the re-writing, cutting and editing. But ah well, I think it'll be an interesting chapter that'll definitely be out before Christmas.
Off to do some writing and editing,
Polar.
P.S. Gah, my fingers hurt. I forgot my gloves at home today- bad day to do so. And let's just say my fingers are not pleased. Have you ever tried using door keys with cold fingers? Painful. Took me five minutes of fumbling in the dark to do so.
P.P.S. So... yeah, how are you guys? Some of you PMed my ffnet ages ago and I failed to reply. Sorry about that. I hope you don't mind the late replies- which I shall get to in a while.
P.P.P.S You know as much as I want to hate Danzo- I really can't. In a way, he's a 'real' ninja and you have to give him some credit for that. He did cause more problems than he solved but... I think he's interesting. I wish he was easier to write- but a part of me likes the challenge he poses.
