WIP Friday - BIAM Week 2

Hey, this BIAM thing is working out pretty well. The last six writing days I've come up with 7,167 words. The story is moving right along.

The drafting of this story is going so much more smoothly than the last one. I think the reason is all the edits I did on Delivering Tuberoses. See, when I was drafting that first novel, I was always very concerned about word choices and character motivation and story continuity, and I found myself starting and stopping and hesitating during the whole drafting phase.

But then I learned that those things are best worried about in the edits. What's more, edits can take care of even the most egregious writing sins.

So now I've given my muse free reign to write the most outlandish stuff, while promising my internal editor a chance to tear it all to pieces next month, after the draft is finished.

A couple of things have happened this week as a result of the free flow of writing.

First, I think this story has finished moving from Middle Grade to Young Adult. The process started when I changed my character's ages from 10, 11, and 12, to 12, 14, and 16. They were just way too young for the adventure they were taking. They're still pretty young, but old enough to be believable.

This week I think I completed the YA transition by writing a couple of violent acts that may just be a bit much for MG. We'll see.

The second thing that happened when allowing my mind to write freely was I invented a new pizza delivery model. It's called the PizzaBot, and it's a two-wheeled computer-driven delivery system. Imagine the vehicle at left, but with a pizza oven instead of a passenger compartment and driven by a computer. Time the drive to coincide with the oven, and presto - hot, fresh pizza delivered right to your driveway, with the baking happening during the drive, significantly cutting the overall time.

Yum.