Expectation: Your alarm buzzes and you startle awake, squinting at the time. It is 6:30 am and throwing off the warm covers, you step out of bed. You brush your teeth and settle down at your desk with a hot cup of coffee. It is now 6:45, and you’re making good time. You open the word doc, using your other hand to flip through your notebook which contains your neatly outlined plot. You trace your finger through the chapter names, stopping at the last one, she finds the sword. You study it for a few minutes and then get to typing, pausing every few seconds, trying to think of a good word to use. Before long, your word count shows 600 words. You read through what you’ve written, checking the flow of the scenes and smile to yourself when you realise that you’re pretty satisfied with it. Maybe its not the best but it is good for a first draft. You close the word doc and turn your attention to the notebook. Uncapping the pen you find in your bottom desk drawer; you tick the tenth chapt...
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