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   Carlito
   Carlito · Apr 1, 2016

   Here I will share my progress (hopefully daily) so maybe I'll stay more accountable
   
   Captive is YA contemporary romance.
   Blurb:
   

   Spoiler

   
   Molly has a plan. In the summer before college, she's going to volunteer in the Philippines and she's going to re-kindle the strained relationship she has with her long-time crush, Noah. Noah also has a plan. He wants to prepare for college and hang out with his girlfriend.
   But when something on Molly's trip goes wrong and tragedy strikes Noah's family, all of their plans are thrown off track. Noah starts to question the future that has been laid out for him, and Molly will have to fight to make it back home to Noah.

   
   
   This is actually draft #4 and it's significantly changing from previous drafts. I already have 21,483 words and I'm hoping to write 1100 words a day. So hopefully by the end of this I'll be around 55k. That won't put me at the end, but I'll be much closer!
   
   When I post my word count for the day, I'll also post the last line I wrote that day because I think that's fun. I'll still be doing weekly updates over on my wall.
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   Carlito
   Carlito · Apr 1, 2016

   Day one: 1,153 words
   
   Last line: "He literally always wants to be around you and talking to you and he’s not really like that with anyone else."
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   Carlito
   Carlito · Apr 2, 2016

   Aaaand I'm already behind :p Today was really busy though so hopefully I can make up some ground tomorrow!
   
   Day two: 433
   
   Last line: "The plan is in motion."
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   Carlito
   Carlito · Apr 3, 2016

   Day three: 1934
   Camp total: 3520 (now I'm somehow ahead of target!)
   
   Last line: "I already miss it."
   
   Weekly update is on my wall!
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   Carlito
   Carlito · Apr 4, 2016

   I was too overwhelmed with the knowledge that I have to go back to my internship tomorrow (the kids have been on spring break) to do much of anything today. Back into the grind for seven more weeks. I love my internship, but it's tiring.
   
   So day four: 11
   Camp total: 3531
   
   Last line (and only line): "Things were weird with Noah after Jenson and I broke up."
   
   *slow clap for me* :p
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   Carlito
   Carlito · Apr 5, 2016

   Day five: 1262
   Camp total: 4793
   
   Last line: "But I watched him walk away and tried to reconcile that I had probably just ruined everything."
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   Carlito
   Carlito · Apr 6, 2016

   Day six: 724
   Camp total: 5517 (about one day behind but I'm confident I can catch up. this is a really busy school week.)
   
   Last line: "But the realist in me, which is quickly taking over my optimistic side, says there’s no way that’s the case and I’m just kidding myself."
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   Carlito
   Carlito · Apr 8, 2016

   Day six: 0...
   
   Day seven: 1157
   Camp total: 6674 (now officially two days behind, but I intend on this being an excellent writing weekend).
   
   Last line: "Katarina shrieks and lunges at me, nearly knocking me out of the tent under the weight and power of her bear hug."
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   Carlito
   Carlito · Apr 9, 2016

   (yesterday should have read day seven and eight)
   
   Day nine: 2121
   Camp total: 8795 (back to being a day behind!)
   
   Last line: "It’s about believing in her."
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    Carlito
    Carlito · Apr 12, 2016

    Day 10 & 11: 00000000000000000
    
    Day 12: 942 (back in this!)
    Camp total: 9737
    
    Last line: "“I’m shaking in my chair,” He teased."
    
    
    I should be at 12k so I'm 2263 words (two days) behind. I think I'm still in this!
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    Carlito
    Carlito · Apr 13, 2016

    Day 13: 538
    Camp total: 10275
    
    Last line: "I don’t know how many times each of us has tried asking our captors some variation of “where are we and where is everyone else?” but they just look at us like we’re complete idiots."
    
    I probably could have done more today, but I finished a scene that was causing me trouble and now I'm quite sure what all I want to do with this next scene. Figured instead of forcing it, it might be good to think about it for a while.
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    Carlito
    Carlito · Apr 16, 2016

    I'm no longer writing in sequential order because I think it'll be easier this way. I have multiple POVs going and it's hard to write jumping between them.
    
    So day 14: 0
    Day 15: 34
    Day 16: 1689
    
    Camp total: 11,998 (should be at 16k. optimistic about still catching up :p)
    
    Last line: "I had to know what was going on."
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    Carlito
    Carlito · Apr 18, 2016

    Day 17: 0
    Day 18: 1124
    
    Camp total: 13,122 (should nearly be at 20k...)
    
    Last line: "“What’s going on Molly?” Becca asked, clearly concerned about me."
    
    
    Progress update is over on my wall!
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    Carlito
    Carlito · Apr 19, 2016

    Day 19: 1457
    
    Camp total: 14,579
    
    Last line: “I’m pretty confident you’re worth waiting for.”
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    Carlito
    Carlito · Apr 20, 2016

    Day 20: 1032
    
    Camp total: 15,611
    
    Last line: "There were eight days before Homecoming and I didn’t have a date."

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