NaNoWriMo updates.

[ladyofleithian]

Currently at 70,714 words. *Rubs wrists, hands and eyes* Let's say that my eyes -- by the time I was done, I felt almost like poor later-Admiral Piett as he was first introduced in the Empire Strikes Back novelization, what with the description of his eyes looking all worn out from staring at terminals. I'm going to have to use eyedrops more or something. Also learned that I'm not terribly good with space battles; I had to sort of check the A New Hope script to make sure that I had my technobabble right. On the other hand, I learned that I'm really good with emotional scenes, apparently, what with Owen and Beru's fear of Mara being killed up in space -- call it a sort of Adult Fear thing that I wanted to add into the story -- Ventress not wanting the Death Star to fire on Yavin IV because it would kill Vader and Terminus as well (that and Even Evil Has Standards. I sort of see Ventress as...well, ruthless, but not a Complete Monster, if that makes any sense. She has a bit of nobility left in her still. It helps that her backstory in canon is definitely really pitiable), and Terminus' sort of breakdown in his cell while he's feeling the disturbance aboard the Death Star, as well as him telling Mara that most of the people on the Death Star aren't monsters. There are monsters on the Death Star, the way I see it, but they're not all monsters. If that makes any sense. And Mara trying to warn the people on the Death Star to evacuate. So yeah, character stuff I can do. Space battles...probably not so much. But I think even that...I think I did okay considering that I was sort of working myself to the limit today. (One day left and all. *Is suddenly nervous*)