Yesterday, I wrote a grand total of 184 words. I was very distractable and the words just weren’t flowing. Today, however, I wrote 1,306 words, and things are moving again. One of the MCs, Emily, surprised me today. She is about to do something I hadn’t planned on, but it’ll work nicely.
Stats (both days combined):
Wordcount today: 1,490
Total for Nano so far: 4,456
Words left: 25,544
Treat: Homemade Apple Crisp – yummy!
Nick is: still in the twilight zone
Asha is: terrified
Emily is: scared and depressed
Mood music: Pandora (various)
Excerpt:
I drifted off, the dream returning once I was sleeping. It seemed I couldn’t get away from the darkness…
The zombies surrounded me, licking their lips with blackened tongues. Panting like dogs. Their skeletal hands, skinless except for a few places, reached for me…
One got my wrist. Its touch was unlike anything I’d ever felt before. Slimy, cold as ice. It permeated deep in my bones.
I shivered, giving in to the sensation even as I wondered what was happening to me.
The pain at my wrist jolted me back to reality. Its teeth – what was left of them – sunk into my skin and I didn’t feel anything any more….
Weaver of Words 