That's a really good question. I don't give predictions (my crystal ball just looks like a ball of crystal to me) but I can tell you where I am now in the story based on my current outline.
There are several story arcs. There are two parallel plots: a subplot in the past, and the main one in the present. The past story arc has almost caught up with the present. It will tie into the present towards the end of the story.
The main story arc has two aspects: the romance, and the sports.
The romance story arc has gone through four of roughly six phases. We are just entering phase five.
The sports aspect has gone through five of seven phases that roughly parallel the romance (though not exactly) given the two effect each other.
In terms of time within the story, we have two physical time periods left to cover: the summer training, and the next competition season.
In terms of "numbers of scenes" in my outline, we just finished scene 100. My outline says it will take about 20 scenes to write the summer, and probably a little less to do the competition season.
In terms of length, the story is currently 100k. I think it will be about 150K by the time it's done. Now, it's not unusual for me to write 7-10k in one sitting, but Out Of Bounds -- like my SG-1 The Walls Of Jericho (http://www.icarus.slashcity.net/stories/wallsofjericho.html) -- is coming out in 1,000-word scenes.
If I had 50 straight days with nothing else to do ... but then there's RL. The Walls Of Jericho was 35,000 words and took, posted a scene at a time like this, from November 2004 to spring 2005 to complete. However, this coming quarter I am in my senior year, I'm taking very difficult classes, and on top of it, I will be working part time.
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Date: 2007-12-27 09:14 pm (UTC)There are several story arcs. There are two parallel plots: a subplot in the past, and the main one in the present. The past story arc has almost caught up with the present. It will tie into the present towards the end of the story.
The main story arc has two aspects: the romance, and the sports.
The romance story arc has gone through four of roughly six phases. We are just entering phase five.
The sports aspect has gone through five of seven phases that roughly parallel the romance (though not exactly) given the two effect each other.
In terms of time within the story, we have two physical time periods left to cover: the summer training, and the next competition season.
In terms of "numbers of scenes" in my outline, we just finished scene 100. My outline says it will take about 20 scenes to write the summer, and probably a little less to do the competition season.
In terms of length, the story is currently 100k. I think it will be about 150K by the time it's done. Now, it's not unusual for me to write 7-10k in one sitting, but Out Of Bounds -- like my SG-1 The Walls Of Jericho (http://www.icarus.slashcity.net/stories/wallsofjericho.html) -- is coming out in 1,000-word scenes.
If I had 50 straight days with nothing else to do ... but then there's RL. The Walls Of Jericho was 35,000 words and took, posted a scene at a time like this, from November 2004 to spring 2005 to complete. However, this coming quarter I am in my senior year, I'm taking very difficult classes, and on top of it, I will be working part time.
I hope that answers your question.